Telegraph.co.uk Doddle and Hermes agree tie-up to rival Post Office serviceTelegraph.co.ukParcel collection service Doddle has agreed a tie-up with Hermes as it looks to ramp up its presence as a challenger to the Post Office. Hermes will offer collection of its parcels and returns for online shopping from 10 of …
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Fond du Lac Reporter Post office named after local war heroFond du Lac ReporterFOND DU LAC – A war hero received a hero's welcome after returning home to receive an honor he had never expected — a post office named after him. An intimate crowd of around 100 friends, family, …
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ThinkProgress Alabama School Shames 3rd Grader Over Lunch MoneyThinkProgressA 3rd grader at Gardendale Elementary School in Gardendale, Alabama was recently sent home with a stamp on his arm reading, “I Need Lunch Money.” The message was intended for his parents, who are outraged the school didn't alert them to the …
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Yahoo Finance UK Royal Mail makes managers improved pay offerYahoo Finance UKRoyal Mail has made an improved pay offer to thousands of managers who had been threatening to take industrial action. The proposed deal is worth 1.6% from last September and a further 1.3% from this September. The Unite union …
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expressandstar.com Scorned Bridgnorth husband puts ALL of his wife's possessions on eBay in revengeexpressandstar.comBidding for the clothes reached £185 before Calibristeve said it was taken doewn by eBay because there was swearing in the description. In the advert for the car, he says his ex-wife left him for her personal …
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