The famous General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin is seen by Irish people as of grave importance as a heritage site or landmark, a new survey shows. Heritage insurance company, Ecclesiastical, concludes that one in five Irish people feel “the building was the most historically important in Ireland.”
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Reuters Feeling the stamp of e-mailBoston GlobeBut the Postal Service needs to adapt as times change. Especially for those who don't have cars, the trek to another post office will prove a time-eating inconvenience. But it's impossible to ignore that the demand for paper mail has fallen 20 percent …Factbox: U.S. Post Office's troubled financial…
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Monday won the vote for parliament speaker, dealing a blow to President Robert Mugabe in a post-election power struggle. More: continued here
Watchdog considers response to Dearne post office closuresSouth Yorkshire Times, UK –1 minute agoBARNSLEY Council's Regeneration Scrutiny Commission will consider its response to post office closures in the Dearne at a meeting next week. … More: continued here
Woman pensioner robs post officeThis Is Lancashire, UK –4 hours agoA woman in her 60s threatened staff at a post office in Manchester with a knife in an attempted robbery. Just after 11:00am on Thursday, police were called …Armed OAP in failed raidManchester Evening Newsall 3 news articles More: continued here
Firstpost Demonetisation: Post Offices see rise in cash deposit, Rs 32631 cr deposited since 10 NovemberFirstpostNew Delhi: People have deposited a staggering Rs 32,631 crore in nearly 1.55 lakh post offices across the country following demonetisation of Rs 500/1000 currency notes. The post offices have also exchanged about Rs 3,680 crore of old currency notes …and…
Watford Observer Your chance to comment on plans to move post officeWatford ObserverThe Post Office is proposing to relocate a village branch to a convenience store on the same street. Proposals put forward would mean moving Croxley Green branch from its current location at 158 Watford Road to the Tharu convenience store. If approved … More:…