A DROITWICH post office will re-open on Monday (October 20) after a long-standing campaign to save it from permanent closure. More: continued here
Read More »Dress made from LOOM BANDS sold for charity after £170k eBay bidder refuses … – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Dress made from LOOM BANDS sold for charity after £170k eBay bidder refuses …Mirror.co.ukA dress made from 24,000 loom bands which sparked an incredible eBay bidding war – reaching a massive £170,000 before the sale collapsed – has now been flogged for charity for just £220. Patient Kathryn Burnand, …
Read More »Old Post Office Museum unveils new gallery – Graham Leader
Graham Leader Old Post Office Museum unveils new galleryGraham LeaderThis sculpture by Linda Sioux Henley is titled "Tug of War." Henley's sculptures will be on display until Oct. 31. (Brian Rash). Down at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center, the space may be limited, but the directors make …
Read More »Exeter Royal Mail looking for over 200 Christmas staff – Exeter Express and Echo
Exeter Royal Mail looking for over 200 Christmas staffExeter Express and EchoRoyal Mail has launched a drive to recruit around 220 temporary workers in Exeter to help sort its Christmas mailbag. Temporary positions across a variety of shifts will be available between mid-November and early January 2015. The peak of …
Read More »Scam mail crackdown seizes £108,000
More than £108,000 has been returned to victims of prize draw mail scams after a crackdown, Trading Standards and Royal Mail say. More: continued here
Read More »College’s first Stamps Scholars start projects – The Dartmouth
College's first Stamps Scholars start projectsThe DartmouthStudying irrigation canals in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, and climate change and geopolitical issues in the Arctic, among other projects, six Dartmouth students are using their $10,000 awards by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation to … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail sells Paddington site for £111m – ShareCast
Royal Mail sells Paddington site for £111mShareCastRoyal Mail is set to sell one of its old central London mail centres to a real estate company for £111m in cash. The site, a one-acre area near Paddington railway station, was vacated in 2008 and it's part of a portfolio the postal …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers 700 Christmas jobs at Northampton distribution centre – Northampton Herald and Post
Northampton Herald and Post Royal Mail delivers 700 Christmas jobs at Northampton distribution centreNorthampton Herald and PostRoyal Mail's Operations Director, Tony Fox, said: “Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Royal Mail and we plan all year round to help ensure we deliver the best possible service to …
Read More »Mail in election ballots require two stamps – KESQ
Mail in election ballots require two stampsKESQWith election day around the corner, it's important to make sure your vote counts. Many are unaware that two first class stamps are required to cast your vote when you mail in your ballot. Gregory Height of Rancho Mirage was surprised to learn that. …
Read More »Coast Chronicles: The Little Post Office That Could – Chinook Observer
Coast Chronicles: The Little Post Office That CouldChinook ObserverA couple weeks ago I got a handwritten note in my mailbox from Kathy Olson that the Nahcotta post office was about to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Would I like to write an article about it? You bet! I'd say 125 years' …
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