Lindsay Mackie: How Lord Mandelson’s plans to revitalise the Post Office network could help guide the economy through testing times More: continued here
eBay is performing necessary maintenance on its Search system starting Monday evening and finishing at 8 pm PT on Wednesday. More: continued here
Newbury Weekly News Group Policy change too late to save Welwyn Garden City post officeTimes 24, UK –4 hours agoSir – I write to express my consternation about what is happening – or NOT happening – to our post office network. First, we have the torture arising from …Post office branch threatened by lack of customersNewbury Weekly…
Define the most difficult challenge in pro sports. Many will say it is to win a championship as a favourite. Underdogs are cushioned by diminished expectations. Plucky challengers can lose a big game yet still win in the hearts of their fans. More: continued here
Armed robbers flee Sutton Coldfield post office empty-handedBirmingham Post, UK –3 minutes agoArmed robbers threatened staff at gunpoint during a hold-up in a packed post office in Sutton Coldfield yesterday. The two thugs brandishing a shotgun and … More: continued here
Post Office 'should dump' Royal MailMirror.co.uk, UK –12 hours agoHe said: "Royal Mail needs the Post Office to provide a universal service while the Post Office remains dependent on Royal Mail for about a third of its …Royal Mail can afford to keep post office open say protestersScotsmanSeparate Post Office from Royal Mail, says regulatorThe HeraldThousands more…
FedEx says it will raise rates for its ground and home delivery services by an average of 5.9 percent beginning on Jan. 5. More: continued here
Half of eligible Houstonians are not receiving food stamps, costing the local economy $164 million in lost spending, according to estimates in a new report by an anti-hunger group. More: continued here
MONTREAL — There was a time when it looked as if Jeremaine Copeland wouldn’t be with the Calgary Stampeders once they finally made a Grey Cup run. Just 18 months ago, Copeland was on the bubble in his career. More: continued here
The Royal Mail is planning to honour Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One triumph with a commemorative set of stamps, The Times has learnt. More: continued here