24dash Union presses for 'radical expansion' of Post Office services24dash, UKUnion leaders pressed local and central government to switch a vast range of services to post office branches in rural areas as well as city centres to generate new sources of income. Andy Furey, national officer of the Communication Workers Union, … More: continued here
Village post office bucks trend by reopeningNorthern Echo, UKA VILLAGE post office is to buck the national trend by reopening – two years after it was shut down. Scores of post offices have been closed in the last year – including five in Darlington – but the branch at Piercebridge, on the outskirts of town, ……
Local branches shortlisted for People's Post Office awardsAntrim Times, UKTWO local Post Offices have been shortlisted for the prestigious award of Best Post Office in Northern Ireland in the 2009 People's Post Office Awards, in association with NS&I. Antrim town branch has been shortlisted in the Best Crown branch category, … More: continued here
Norwich Evening News City double stabbing latestNorwich Evening News, UKPolice were called to Lower Clarence Road, at the back of the Royal Mail sorting office, at about 5.10pm yesterday after reports of the double stabbing. The attack is believed to have happened after the two men met up with another group of men. …Double stabbing in…
Nanowerk LLC New Quick Polymer Stamp available for Nanoimprint ModuleNanowerk LLC, HI(Nanowerk News) NIL Technology now offers a Quick Polymer Stamp™ (QPS™), facilitating a fast nanoimprint approach. The QPS is a working stamp, easily produced from a Silicon or Quartz master, to be directly used for UV nanoimprint lithography. … More: continued here
Call for answers over Wortley mail fiascoWortley Today, UKBy Paul Robinson Worried residents have stepped up calls for answers over the fiasco of undelivered mail at a Wortley postal depot. Wortley Today revealed that Royal Mail bosses had launched an investigation after a stash of old post was found at … More: continued here
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith spoke out Monday in favor of a wide range of solutions to America’s dangerous addiction to foreign oil. More: continued here
BILLINGS – A record number of Montana households are relying on food stamps. More than 1 in 11 Montanans now use food stamps to help cover their grocery bills. At the start of April, they received a record $10.6 million in food stamp benefits. More: continued here
Terrifying raid on Rossendale post officeLancashire Telegraph, UKBy Camilla Sutcliffe » CUSTOMERS dived for cover as robbers smashed their way through a post office security screen during a “terrifying” raid. Four men in balaclavas “took over” Helmshore Post Office at just after 11am yesterday. …Woman punched in post office raidManchester Evening NewsGang robs Rossendale post officeLancashire…
Henry VII's stamp of approval at Royal Mail launchWalesOnline, United KingdomHENRY VII was due to “visit” Caerphilly Castle today to launch the Royal Mail's latest set of House of Tudor commemorative stamps. Caerphilly postman Rick Turner was taking on the regal role of the 15th-century monarch in a recreation of the first … More: continued here