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THE CONTROVERSIAL decision to axe two popular post offices in Redditch was signed, sealed and delivered this week. Post Office bosses confirmed on Wednesday (October 29) that Mount Pleasant and Woodrow branches would close as part of a nationwide cull. More: continued here

Runner completed 13 miles in Birmingham half marathon with broken legBirminghamMail.net, UK –1 hour agoThe Royal Mail van driver, who now has had a metal plate inserted in his left leg, said: “I must have fractured it earlier in the race without knowing it. … More: continued here

Post office robber huntedNews Wales, UK –6 minutes agoNorth Wales police using a helicopter are hunting a man or men who robbed the village post office at Llanarmon yn Ial in Denbighshire at ten o'clck this … More: continued here

Feds investigate irregularities at W.Va. post officeCharleston Gazette,  USA –13 minutes agoA rural post office in West Virginia has been temporarily closed while postal officials investigate possible financial irregularities at the facility. … More: continued here

It’s Halloween and the Calgary Stampeders are full of tricks. Thursday, for instance, the veterans huddled with all the rookies following practice, patted them on their backs for a job well done and promptly splatted whipped cream pies into their faces. More: continued here

Post office to stay open, plans to close Newtown facility are…Danbury News Times, CT –2 hours agoBy Melissa Bruen NEWTOWN — The Housatonic Railroad's order to vacate the Hawleyville post office has been put on hold. "We will continue operating from the … More: continued here

Web exclusive: Lincoln stamps unveiled as celebration nearsKankakee Daily Journal, IL –1 hour agoThe US Postal Service unveiled a set of Abraham Lincoln stamps Thursday as a preview of his 200th birthday celebration. The four stamps chronicle Lincoln’s … More: continued here

North Wales police using a helicopter are hunting a man or men who robbed the village post office at Llanarmon yn Ial in Denbighshire at ten o’clck this morning. More: continued here

Beware of an email warning about a scamHuddersfield Examiner, UK –Oct 29, 2008But Royal Mail says the chain email now being sent out is old and is advising people to ignore it. The Royal Mail says the matter was cleared up in 2005 … More: continued here

Counter claims in by-election battleThe Press Association –10 hours agoMr Roy was closely quizzed on Post Office closures, and at one point told his Tory rival he did not know what a Post Office card account was. … More: continued here