Postmen Rick Fontenot (left) and George McNutt sorted through mail on Monday, Dec. 17, which is known for being the busiest mail day of the year. Two trucks unloaded at the Lonoke Post Office early Monday morning. “We usually only get one truck,” Fontenot said. “We are extremely busy.” More: …
Read More »Royal Mail review likely to prompt call for split (Times Online)
A wide-ranging review of the effect of competition on Royal Mail is expected to be announced today amid concerns that the group’s ability to provide a core service is being damaged. More: continued here
Read More »Post office change looming in Seymour (Republican-American)
SEYMOUR — It looks like consumers who do business at the post office on Main Street here, long a landmark in town, will have to travel north on Route 67 to buy stamps and mail letters and packages. To the corner of Mountain Road and Route 67. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Rush (WMGT Macon)
The mailroom at the Post Office is working non-stop, to make sure your gifts make it under the tree. During the holidays, the post office handles two to three times more mail, making it the busiest time of year. With Christmas just days away, employees are working against the clock …
Read More »Armed gang steal post office cash (BBC News)
Armed robbers wearing white paper suits steal cash from a Lincolnshire post office. More: continued here
Read More »Post office to make a change of address (Asbury Park Press)
The retail portion of the township post office will soon have a new home. More: continued here
Read More »Post office keeps busy with letters to Santa (Ironwood Daily Globe)
IRONWOOD — The holiday season is a busy time for everyone and nowhere is that more true than at the U.S. Post Office in Ironwood. More: continued here
Read More »Canadian Financial Stocks Fall, Led by Royal Bank; RIM Advances (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Canadian financial shares fell, led by Royal Bank of Canada, on concern that they may face additional writedowns related to U.S. home loans. More: continued here
Read More »Post office campaign attracts support (Wiltshire Times)
THE Wiltshire Times’ Stamp of Disapproval campaign supporting threatened post office branches in west and north Wiltshire is attracting public support. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail puts up stamp prices (Channel 4)
The price of a first-class stamp is going up by 2p to 36p next year while second-class rises by 3p to 27p. More: continued here
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