Burnham-On-Sea Postman bitten on hand by snakeguardian.co.uk, UKA spokesman for Royal Mail said: "Royal Mail takes very seriously the safety of its employees, particularly our frontline staff who collect and deliver the mail. "Unfortunately, attacks by animals are a hazard faced by our postmen and women, …Exclusive: Brean postman attacked by …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses must be straight with workforce – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail bosses must be straight with workforceMirror.co.uk, UKThe Royal Mail does itself no favours by creating the impression it is less than open about job losses. Trust in the publicly run service's management is rock bottom in sorting offices and on rounds. Some 50000 jobs have gone since 2002 …
Read More »Community service for postie who burnt mail – The Herald
Community service for postie who burnt mailThe Herald, UKBrooks was also ordered to pay £250 towards the cost of the Royal Mail's investigation and prosecution. Bill lahive, defending Brooks, said that he could not deliver all the mail assigned to him on his rounds despite working sometimes two or three … …
Read More »Reports of ebay's New Dispute Process in Action – AuctionBytes Blog
AuctionBytes Blog Reports of ebay's New Dispute Process in ActionAuctionBytes Blog, MAReports are surfacing from buyers who have encountered ebay's new dispute resolution process announced on April 14, 2009. ebay said the process will apply to cases where buyers claim an item was not received or the item they received was …
Read More »Pope's visit to Israel gets stamp of approval – Israel 21C
Pope's visit to Israel gets stamp of approvalIsrael 21C, CAApr. 27 – The upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Israel in May is to be commemorated by a selection of stamps. The Israel Philatelic Service will be issuing two My Own Stamp sheets, the first on sale from May 4, …
Read More »USPS to have Simpsons stamps ceremony in Wis. – Chicago Tribune
USPS to have Simpsons stamps ceremony in Wis.Chicago Tribune, United StatesIt's releasing stamps of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson on May 7. The same day, it's holding a contest in Walworth County's Springfield where fans who look or sound like a Simpson can win framed artwork of a character. …
Read More »Why life is tweet for those who've made the (high-speed) connection – Derby Evening Telegraph
Why life is tweet for those who've made the (high-speed) connectionDerby Evening Telegraph, UKIn the simplest form, the sites allow people to send messages to each other but much more quickly than through the Royal Mail. They can also swap pictures and movies, talk to strangers with similar hobbies and promote …
Read More »Special stamp issues during int'l stamp exhibition in HK – Xinhua
Special stamp issues during int'l stamp exhibition in HKXinhua, ChinaHONG KONG, April 27 (Xinhua) ¨C Hongkong Post Monday announced that two special stamp issues would be released during "Hong Kong 2009 — 23rd Asian International Stamp Exhibition" to be held in the city from May 14 to 17. To mark the …
Read More »Push for public access to New Deal murals – Philadelphia Inquirer
Push for public access to New Deal muralsPhiladelphia Inquirer, PAIn 1939, two renowned New York artists, Raphael and Moses Soyer, received federal commissions to paint murals for the Kingsessing branch post office under the heralded New Deal post office art program. Their artwork – two 15-foot-long murals made up of … …
Read More »Posties set to strike over Royal Mail cuts – Glasgow Daily Record
Posties set to strike over Royal Mail cutsGlasgow Daily Record, UKPOSTAL services could be thrown into chaos by crippling strikes over Royal Mail plans for 1600 job cuts. Union leaders accuse bosses trying to "bulldoze" through changes which would devastate services across the country. The threat emerged just 48 … More: …
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