Lord Mandelson’s plans to part-privatise Royal Mail will on Wednesday receive a significant setback, when an all-party Commons inquiry lambasts the business secretary’s approach as “entirely unacceptable”. More: continued here
News14.com Feds hope food stamp raise will boost economyNews14.com, NCStarting April 1, the market accepts Electronic Balance Transfer cards, more commonly known as Food Stamps. Store owner Phillip Hawks takes pride in the variety and quality of the fruits and vegetables his business offers. "Fresh tomatoes, lettuce … More: continued here
Carpenter, IA- An area community is learning more about the fate of their post office. On Friday the U.S. Postal Service sent a letter to people living in carpenter explaining their post office is shutting down. More: continued here
Online auction site eBay is looking to encourage customer loyalty – and cash flow – with a beta rebate program that kicks back 2 percent on particular items. More: continued here
Floridians begin receiving increased food stamp benefitsCape Coral Daily Breeze, FLCharlie Crist today announced that individuals and families receiving food stamps will receive additional monthly benefits beginning today, April 1, as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This legislation increases the … More: continued here
Ex-postmaster is charged with stealing from Republic post officeKY3, MOby KY3 News By Gene Hartley SPRINGFIELD — A federal grand jury believes a former Republic postmaster stole $42375 from the US Postal Service. The grand jury indicted Donna Rippee of Republic on Wednesday. The first count of the indictment says Rippee … More: continued here
The chairman of the Commons committee looking into the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail today questioned whether the sell-off would be limited to a 30 per cent stake. More: continued here
Albany Democrat Herald Albany post office paying $10K a month for storageAlbany Democrat Herald, ORIn 2000, postal operations in Albany needed to expand and the downtown post office was too small to do that, said Postmaster Marcee Teeters. So, shortly after the 8912-square-foot building on Ferry was completed in 1999, most of the work done downtown…
A decade after city planners conceived of the plot of land as a park, the $8 million Old Post Office Plaza will officially open Friday. More: continued here
The Government’s controversial plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has come under attack from a cross-party committee of MPs which complained about a “lack of transparency”. More: continued here