The postal service watchdog has condemned the proposed axing of a village post office which has already survived an earlier review. Mow Cop Post Office is one of five branches in Newcastle borough which has been earmarked for closure under the … More: continued here
Closed for lunch; Unforeseen problems conspired against local post…Pembroke Daily Observer, Canada –2 hours agoBreath easy traditional mail users, the dust has settled and everything is back to normal at the Canada Post office at 162 Pembroke Street East. … More: continued here
Hell Mail Postage Stamp Prices Go Up In UKHell Mail, UK –4 minutes agoRoyal Mail says that stamped mail continues to run at a loss despite the increases – as much as £178m in 2007. Royal Mail said that it is becoming … More: continued here
Daily Mail Respecting the value of moneyDirector of Finance online, UK –2 hours agoThe use of the 50p coin to commemorate events, however, – like the Royal Mail’s over-frequent issues of new stamp designs – has risked reducing the coinage …Britannia may rule again…on £2 coinsDaily MailWhy banish our own Britannia from her realm?Liverpool Daily PostView from…
If you had a winning lottery ticket, you would certainly cash it in. But almost half of the people who are eligible for food stamps in Massachusetts do not bother to apply for them, according to federal figures. More: continued here
Shropshire Star MP’s anger as rural post offices face axeLudlow Advertiser, UK –4 hours agoThe Post Office, which issued the list of threatened post offices on Tuesday morning said some will be replaced by "outreach services" which include a …‘Hands off post offices’ warningShropshire Starall 2 news articles More: continued here
KEN FORCED TO SELL 'SOMETHING' ON EBAYLincolnshire Echo, UK –5 hours agoA man trying to make money by selling 'nothing' on auction website eBay has been forced to sell a small envelope containing nothing instead. … More: continued here
A Perth man, whose midlife crisis prompted him to sell his entire life on eBay, has been forced to put his job on hold as he deals with a deluge of interest from prospective buyers, single women and well-wishers dotted all over the world. More: continued here
Demand for food stamps'very close' to recordPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA –2 minutes agoI have to pay my bills," said McGregor, 56, of Crafton, one of a growing number of Pennsylvanians turning to food stamps to help fill their pantries. … More: continued here
WINCHESTER Socialists are keeping up the struggle to stop plans to close the city’s main post office and move it to WH Smith. Around a dozen members held a demonstration at the Buttercross on Saturday (April 5) to voice their opposition to the controversial plans. More: continued here