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Read More »Worksop: Royal Mail posties reach seventy year milestone – Worksop Today
Worksop Today Worksop: Royal Mail posties reach seventy year milestoneWorksop TodayBrenda Bolton and Michael Kirkham, both from Worksop, began working at the Royal Mail delivery office on Ryton Street 35 years ago and say they 'still love' their jobs. Along with their team, Brenda and Michael work hard to deliver …
Read More »Royal Mail pushes Christmas stamp range in Vine animation videos – The Drum
Royal Mail pushes Christmas stamp range in Vine animation videosThe DrumHead of marketing at Royal Mail, Fraser Chisholm, said: “We wanted to bring the stamps to life and make them appeal to a younger generation. Vine is a very fun and visual platform and we wanted to show that stamps …
Read More »Melted snowman for sale on eBay. (N)ice one – Metro
Metro Melted snowman for sale on eBay. (N)ice oneMetroSome genius has listed a melted snowman for sale on eBay. You read right. (Presumably s/he ran out of striped paint and elbow grease to flog.) The ex-frosted fella is up for sale with the title 'Snowman, last year's' – and a …
Read More »County says ‘No’ to NP post office move – North Platte Telegraph
County says 'No' to NP post office moveNorth Platte Telegraph… post office on Monday. Allen Hirschfeld, Dan Mauk and Rob Stefka attended the meeting, asking the board to oppose the move. Hirschfeld said that the downtown businesses were not interested in the post office moving out to the industrial park …
Read More »eBay’s Christmas Gift to ALEC: No Renewal – Triple Pundit (blog)
eBay's Christmas Gift to ALEC: No RenewalTriple Pundit (blog)eBay_ALEC_ Just in time for the holidays, e-commerce giant eBay announced that it's pulling the plug on its affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). With a centennial list of major corporations that have now nixed their … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail stops unoffical deliveries of newspapers along with the mail to … – Gloucestershire Echo
Gloucestershire Echo Royal Mail stops unoffical deliveries of newspapers along with the mail to …Gloucestershire EchoThe Royal Mail has said it will no longer take newspapers along with the mail to properties in village such as Toddington and Alderton. It has come to a blow to an elderly woman who …
Read More »Then and Now: Downtown Post Office – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Then and Now: Downtown Post OfficeFairbanks Daily News-MinerThen: The original caption from Monday, December 17, 1979 reads: "CROWDED POST OFFICE—A line of people with packages stretched out the door at times in the downtown Post Office Saturday, with just a week before Christmas. Here Chris Brittian drops …and …
Read More »Metal stamps used to tattoo Auschwitz prisoners found
The discovery has been hailed by the museum that now stands on the site of the camp as one "of the most significant in years". More: continued here
Read More »No public hearing to discuss post office closure
The U.S. Postal Service does not intend to have a public hearing for people to tell postal authorities what they think of closing the downtown post office. More: continued here
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