Postal customers can skip a trip to the post office and ship their holiday packages via the Internet. The holiday mailing season is kicking off and mailers can order Express Mail and Priority Mail boxes and envelopes for holiday packages online. More: continued here
The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to ‘proactively’ refund all bank charges if it loses the current High Court battle with the Office of Fair Trading. More: continued here
Operation Santa Claus kicks off today at the Farley Post Office in Midtown. Letters written to Santa by underprivileged children are available to the public to answer. More: continued here
Royal Mail’s letters business is being hit harder by competition from electronic alternatives, such as email and the internet, than it is by rival mail operators. The company has released figures that are understood to show its profits taking a £500m a year hit from e-substitution compared with the £100m cut attributed to competition. The…
The Royal Bank of Scotland will refund millions of pounds in ‘unauthorised’ overdraft charges if it loses the current High Court test case, it has confirmed. More: continued here
A record number of Tennesseans have been using food stamps as aid during hard economic times. State officials said the number of households on food stamps has risen 9.5 percent. More: continued here
Astoria residents had more than one reason to give thanks this Thanksgiving. Locals cheered after Con Edison announced shortly before the holiday that it had scrapped plans to sell 21 acres on the Astoria waterfront to a developer. More: continued here
A record number of Tennesseans are using food stamps as aid during hard economic times. More: continued here
The New York Post Office is kicking off its Operation Santa Claus for 2008. It’s your chance to help a answer a child’s Christmas wishes. More: continued here
Dire economic conditions are forcing a record number of Tennesseans to use food stamps. More: continued here