Gregor Gall: Royal Mail review means loss of universal service (Guardian Unlimited)
Gregor Gall: After the Hooper review, the crisis of viability at Royal Mail means the end of the UK’s public universal service provider More: continued here
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FedEx to keep stores open for part of Christmas (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
FedEx Corp. said Wednesday it will keep all of its Express locations open for part of Thursday to allow customers to pick up packages. More: continued here
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Royal Mail deliver a cash shock to OAP Christina – icLanarkshire – East Kilbride News
Royal Mail deliver a cash shock to OAP ChristinaicLanarkshire – East Kilbride News, UK –5 hours agoA WESTWOOD woman has branded the Royal Mail a shower of scrooges after she was forced to pay over £1 to pick up a Christmas card. Christina Young received a … More: continued here
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Royal Mail to put 3p on a first-class stamp (Daily Mail)
Royal Mail has announced the biggest ever rise in the cost of a stamp. From April, a first-class stamp will cost 39p, a rise of 3p or 8.3 per cent, more than double the rate of inflation. More: continued here
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Future of Royal Mail revealed today (Guardian Unlimited)
The future of Royal Mail is expected to be spelled out today amid reports that up to a third of the company could be sold to a foreign competitor. The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, is expected to publish the findings of an independent review of Royal Mail — perhaps as early as this afternoon. According…
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Illinois Has More Food-Stamp Recipients Than Ever – Chicago Public Radio
Illinois Has More Food-Stamp Recipients Than EverChicago Public Radio, IL –1 hour agoAs economic conditions have gotten worse, the number of Illinois residents who receive food stamps has set another record. More than 1.3 million people in … More: continued here
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FedEx sorting stations open for part of Christmas (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Severe weather across the U.S. has caused a delivery backlog at FedEx Corp., prompting the shipping company to take the extraordinary step of keeping all of its domestic sorting stations… More: continued here
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Conway post office announces special hours – Log Cabin Democrat
East Texas Review Conway post office announces special hoursLog Cabin Democrat, AR –5 hours agoThe United States Post Office views this as an opportunity to afford retail employees more time with their families by closing several retail operations …Post Office holiday hoursBaxter BulletinPost offices will close early WednesdayBelleville News DemocratQuincy post office to remain open late WednesdayThe…
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Conway post office announces special hours (The Log Cabin Democrat)
As many businesses close early Christmas Eve, the number of customers visiting our lobbies greatly diminishes. The United States Post Office views this as an opportunity to afford retail employees more time with their families by closing several retail operations early on Christmas Eve throughout Arkansas. Regular mail delivery today will be unaffected by the…
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Layoffs spark public venting – San Jose Mercury News
Layoffs spark public ventingSan Jose Mercury News, USA –2 hours agoEarlier this month, the eBay employees vamped to Jerry Herman's "I Am What I Am" and Abba's "The Dancing Queen." In years past, Silicon Valley had a … More: continued here