BBC News Council makes post bus cost claimBBC News, UKAn increase in subsidies requested by Royal Mail to keep remote post buses on the road could have been met, Highland Council has revealed. Royal Mail plans to stop operating five services – two in the far north and three in the west Highlands – in ……
Coins and Stamps: Harrison coin won't be a raritySacramento Bee, USABy Peter Rexford William Henry Harrison is noted for two things – the longest inauguration speech in history and the shortest presidency. Harrison took the oath of office in 1841. His presidency went south in record time. The problems began on a cold … More:…
Gang raid Roscommon post officeBelfast Telegraph, United KingdomIt's believed a gang which raided a post office in Co Roscommon today escaped with a substantial sum of cash. The owner of the premises was tied up and held at gun-point during the robbery in Ballinlough this morning. At 8.30am this morning, …Post office robbed in Co RoscommonRTE.ieArmed…
Examiner.com Video: 'Caylee Marie' Reborn doll pulled from eBayExaminer.comJarrard placed the doll up for auction on eBay with the starting bid set at $399.00. Haydel-Jarrard said she does not want to profit from the slain toddler’s death and only the named the doll 'Caylee' because she thought the doll looked like Caylee …"Caylee" doll removed…
Row as tax probe firm is given mail contractGlasgow Daily Record, UKTNT, who are tipped to take over much of the Royal Mail's work under privatisation plans, paid back tens of millions of pounds in unpaid tax after the 2006 revelations. An HMRC source said: "The contract is the largest one awarded in government for all…
GI Solutions Group Extends Print and Communications Solutions for …PR Web (press release), WA… companies to send their post via the internet directly to the Unity production facility in Leicester, where the mail is digitally printed, folded and stuffed into envelopes and then sorted, before being transported 'down stream' to Royal Mail. … More: continued here
Post office premises pleaThe Star, UKBy Staff Copy THE hunt is on for premises for a new post office to serve a South Yorkshire community. Lloyds Pharmacy has terminated its contract to provide post office services at 17 St John’s Green from March 27. Now Post Office Ltd is looking for … More: continued here
John C. Hyde, 64Washington Post, United StatesBy Patricia Sullivan John C. Hyde, 64, a journalist and author who established a farmers market targeted to immigrants and that allows shoppers to use food stamps and other federal food assistance coupons, died March 6 at Washington Adventist Hospital … More: continued here
Biz break: S&P drops National Semiconductor's credit rating to …San Jose Mercury News, USA"A huge role in the downfall of eBay as an Internet shopping destination (lies) with its broken relationship with its sellers," said Andy Bergman, operations manager of Michigan-based eBay seller Alpha & Omega Antiques. He said eBay should be lowering …S&P Downgrades…
Post offices add bins to make recycling easierVineland Daily Journal, NJThe Postal Service is adding 1844 new sites to its Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program, bringing the total number of post offices to about 5900. The program puts secure, locked recycling bins in post office lobbies for PO Box customers to remove … More: continued…