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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Air France launches e-mail service on some international flights (Seattle Times)
Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that’s based on standard cell… More: continued here
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New post office opens just in time for Christmas rush (The Frisco Enterprise)
Residents on the west side of Frisco will have less of a distanced to travel to buy a stamp or mail a package. What is known as a finance station inside the United States Postal Service opened at Teel and Main this week. Most people think of it as a post office. More: continued here
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Royal Mail to your taste (International Herald Tribune)
The Royal Mail, the British postal service, which has been hit hard by the effects of digitization, is trying to stimulate business by appealing to the senses. More: continued here
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Leighton will do extra term at Royal Mail (Daily Telegraph)
The Government has extended Allan Leighton’s tenure as chairman of Royal Mail, three months after it abandoned a search for his successor, and announced a review of the postal services market. More: continued here
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Post Office’s holiday rush (Lonoke Democrat)
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: continued here
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Post office makes mailbox changes (La Crosse Tribune)
Changes in weekday collection times were made late last week at four of the large blue mailboxes on the city’s North Side, La Crosse post office officials said Thursday. More: continued here
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Royal Mail review plan sparks SNP fears over universal service (The Herald)
The UK Government insisted it was committed to a universal postal service yesterday as it announced a major review of the impact of competition on Royal Mail. More: continued here
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Post office work (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Customers walk past the closed east entrance of the Albany Post Office this morning. Workers said the project, which is making the entrance compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, will be finished in a few days. More: continued here
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Royal Mail to increase stamp prices (Channel 4)
The price of a first-class stamp is to increase by 2p to 36p from next April, while second-class stamps will go up by 3p to 27p, the Royal Mail has announced. More: continued here