A Royal Marine who lost both legs and his right arm after stepping on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan has been told he is not entitled to a full compensation package. Mark Ormrod, 24, was blown up on patrol in Helmand province on Christmas Eve. He has spent the last …
Read More »Post office sell-off expected to generate £20m for Royal Mail (Times Online)
Royal Mail is selling off post office premises worth £20 million as part of its closure programme. More: continued here
Read More »Irvington School Post Office Program – Westchester.com
Irvington School Post Office ProgramWestchester.com, NY –1 hour agoThe post office, not open to the general public, is part of the United States Postal Service’s literacy program, Wee Deliver, which promotes reading, … More: continued here
Read More »Bhutan elections to end royal rule (CNN.com)
THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — The secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, a land that has made promoting happiness its paramount goal, was ending more than a century of royal rule Monday with its first parliamentary elections. More: continued here
Read More »Land rate up 3000 per cent (The Times of India)
This steep increase in land value is not the machination of realtors, but a negative land price hike effected by the stamps and registration department. More: continued here
Read More »A Virginia address for a post office in Tennessee? – TriCities.com
A Virginia address for a post office in Tennessee?TriCities.com, TN –31 minutes agoBY Mark Hicks I have another question about the post office. Why is the main office on Sixth Street addressed as Bristol, Va.? Sixth Street is in Bristol, … More: continued here
Read More »Local food stamp participation remains high – Gaston Gazette
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Read More »Sweet on Butterscotch: – Arizona Republic
Sweet on Butterscotch:Arizona Republic, AZ –4 hours ago"I was kind of surfing on eBay one night and just saw her," Ryan said. "I thought she was so pretty." The car was a butterscotch 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air … More: continued here
Read More »Ministers should be able to fix Post Office without closures – Scotsman
Ministers should be able to fix Post Office without closuresScotsman, United Kingdom –2 hours agoBy LESLEY RIDDOCH STANDING in a queue in a busy post office that is earmarked for closure through lack of custom is like trying to believe in global warming … More: continued here
Read More »My Week In Media: Actress and singer Nicola Hughes (Independent)
This week I read… An article in the Daily Mail about Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House. He’s done a Government review of dance. There’s going to be £5.5m invested into schools so more children have access to dancing training. More: continued here
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