Seven day a week service from new Reading town centre post office

'Armed' robber ties up postmasterBBC NewsThe intruder hit the postmaster over the head after forcing his way to the post office in Treharris, near Merthyr Tydfil, as it was closing on Thursday. …Armed robbery in TreharrisNews Walesall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Corn, Trains, and the Post OfficeNew Hampshire WatchdogAnd finally, the US Post Office may have to shut down unless Congress bails it out. Gizmodo sums up its financial troubles by concluding that the Post Office is obsolete. The post office will handle an estimated 167 billion pieces of mail this year, …and more » More: continued…

ABC News Post office closings: Necessary but insufficientBaltimore Sun (blog)They are among 42 in Maryland and 3700 nationwide that the Postal Service says it can no longer afford to operate, either because they don't have enough patrons or are located near another post office. That's sad news to those who rely on one of them…

A retired schoolteacher from east Galway has gone on hunger strike in an attempt to save his local post office. More: continued here

Construction begins on old post officeThe Franklin Sun26, according to the contractors hired to convert the old Franklin Parish post office. Winnsboro Main Street manager Kay lafrance-Knight said the workers … More: continued here

A new Contract Post Office with virtually all postal services is now open in Hickory. More: continued here