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After the lecture Tuesday night by Sir Arnold W. Wolfendale, Great Britain’s 14th astronomer royal, a listener asked him if the appointment could only go to someone from that country, or if there could be a foreigner in the position. More: continued here

This is London postcode without a post officeThis is London, UK –1 hour agoAn entire London postcode has been left without a single post office for the first time since the capital was split into districts in 1857. … More: continued here

Post office battle meetingHornsey and Crouch End Journal, UK –1 hour agoAnd residents will unite to block the cutbacks with a protest at the Tottenham post office on West Green Road, set to take place by the end of March. … More: continued here

(Corrects headline, first paragraph to specify that job cuts are at joint venture.) March 5 (Bloomberg) — TNT NV , Europe’s second-biggest express-delivery service, and ING Groep NV will eliminate 1,850 jobs as they end their Dutch post-office banking joint venture over the next five years. More: continued here

Post Office closures are “Politics of the Madhouse”Cotswold Chatterblog, UK –1 hour agoGeoffrey Clifton-Brown the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Cotswolds found some unlikely allies during a debate on Post Office Closures yesterday …Post Office Meeting in Longborough in the CotswoldsCotswold Chatterblogall 2 news articles More: continued here

Lancashire Telegraph heralded over Post Office campaignLancashire Evening Telegraph, UK –2 minutes agoHe said: "If we follow the programme of closures, the most vulnerable will find it most difficult of all to access a post office. "It is important that this … More: continued here

Post Office re-opens with new storeSommerset County Gazette, UK –2 hours agoBy Phil Hill TAUNTON Post Office was officially re-opened after a £2million revamp that will also see a convenience store in the North Street building. … More: continued here

Royal Mail shake-up proposalRoad Transport, UK –1 hour agoUK Mail has called for radical changes in the way Royal Mail is operated. The firm commissioned a report from economic consultant David Stubbs of Europe … More: continued here

MP asks for review of Post Office outreach servicesSleaford Today, UK –4 hours agoBy Sadie Lawlor SLEAFORD MP Douglas Hogg has asked Post Office Ltd to regularly review the outreach facilities which are set to replace some post office… More: continued here

Charity eBay sellers 'must donate'Channel 4 News, UK –6 minutes agoVendors using eBay to sell tickets for charity events will be forced to make a donation to the organisers, the online auction site has said. … More: continued here