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David Jones MP | October 7th 2008 by David Jones MP
Today, the result of the seven-week public consultation process over the post office closure programme in North Wales is announced. Predictably, it makes gloomy reading – indeed, even gloomier than I had feared.Of all the post offices in North Wale read more
Billings (6): The United States Post Office
Urban Photography | September 30th 2008 by Serdar Kaya
The United States Post Office, downtown branch at the southwest corner of the intersection of the First Avenue and the 26th Street at Billings, Montana. read more
Billings (5): The United States Post Office
Urban Photography | September 30th 2008 by Serdar Kaya
The United States Post Office, downtown branch at the southwest corner of the intersection of the First Avenue and the 26th Street at Billings, Montana. read more
Billings (4): First Avenue
Urban Photography | September 30th 2008 by Serdar Kaya
Looking toward the intersection of the First Avenue and the 26th Street at Billings, Montana.The first building on the left is the downtown branch of the United States Postal Services.The tall building behind the post office is the Crowne Plaza. &nb read more
Full Post Offices Computerisation in near future
Heartmates, once upon a life time | September 26th 2008 by Arun
Moving forward with the computerization efforts, the department of posts aims to automate all 25,000 departmental post offices in India in couple of years. Accroding to the postal department about 80,000 post offices were computerized across the coun read more
Maldon Post Office, Victoria, Australia (1875)
The Philatelic Database | September 24th 2008 by richard
Leigh Kinrade read more
And so to bed
David Jones MP | September 8th 2008 by David Jones MP
At last, the post office closure issue, which has occupied almost all the last six weeks, has been put to bed – or, rather, has been taken as far as I can take it.We all worked flat out today, collating the documents and completing the letters of r read more
Working weekend
David Jones MP | September 7th 2008 by David Jones MP
Civic Sunday today, in Colwyn Bay. The Mayor, Cllr Phil Edwards, had arranged for Côr Meibion Colwyn to sing, both at the service at Capel Horeb and later at the civic lunch. They were stunningly good, producing the kind of sound that only a Welsh read more
Circular post
David Jones MP | September 6th 2008 by David Jones MP
Yesterday evening was the last of the post office closure meetings, at Llanfwrog. The weather had been foul all day, which probably accounted for the relatively small audience in the excellent new, circular community centre.The whole closure consulta read more
Yes, why?
David Jones MP | September 1st 2008 by David Jones MP
Another evening, another post office meeting, this time in Betws yn Rhos, a rural village five miles outside Colwyn Bay. Again, the villagers are unhappy at the loss of a major local service. The whole closure process is dreadfully dispiriting.This e read more
Nothing to complain about
David Jones MP | September 1st 2008 by David Jones MP
Virtually the whole of this recess has been spent dealing with the post office closure issue. The Government’s argument, trotted out by the unfortunate Post Office officials who attend the public meetings, is that the network is, in its present for read more
Last post
David Jones MP | August 29th 2008 by David Jones MP
Last post office meeting of the week, at the Church House in Colwyn Bay, to discuss the closure of the branch at Abergele Road.There was good representation at the meeting from local county councillors, though sadly none from Glyn ward, where the bra read more
Heart of Hiraethog
David Jones MP | August 28th 2008 by David Jones MP
This evening's post office meeting was my third this week. This time it was at Cerrigydrudion, where about 200 people turned out.Cerrig is an important village, at the heart of Hiraethog and the crossroads of two important routes, one of which is the read more
Lest you forget
David Jones MP | August 27th 2008 by David Jones MP
To Llansannan this evening, where I chair another post office closure meeting.Here, the proposal is to supply an “outreach” service, which means that a van will turn up twice a week. Unsurprisingly, the audience is not overwhelmingly enthusiasti read more
Taking the flak
David Jones MP | August 26th 2008 by David Jones MP
This evening, chaired the first of the post office closure meetings, at Rhos on Sea. An audience of about 120 attended, all uniformly critical of the Government’s closure plans.Two officials from Post Office Ltd were also present. They have spent read more
Last post for some of Pembrokeshire's Post Offices
Pembrokeshire Directory | August 5th 2008
The decision to close vital post offices across the county has been stamped and delivered by company bosses.It was announced today (Tuesday) that, in the South and West Wales area, 38 branches will close and 19 will be replaced by outreach services. read more
South Maui Zip
Wailea Daily Photo | July 22nd 2008 by Kuanyin Moi
While waiting for my partner who was inside the post office the other day, I took this photo. Ya know how we photo bugs are with our itchy fingers! As I was staring at this photo, I noticed that the word Office seems to be a mite crooked, and maybe i read more
The Ichang Post-Office (1895)
The Philatelic Database | July 4th 2008 by richard
The following article comes from The Stamp News (February and March, 1895) and should be of interest to collectors of China. For the following cutting we are indebted to the Chairman of… read more
Milanji: An Unknown Post Office in British Central Africa
The Philatelic Database | June 17th 2008 by richard
Richard A. Turton. This article by CD Twynam, was originally published in GSM (October 1956). African articles are extremely popular and we are pleased to republish this obscure piece. One of the earliest… read more
It’s Mailbox Improvement Week! (really)
Ugly Mailbox.com | May 19th 2008 by Linda Fannin
The third week of May is Mailbox Improvement Week. The U.S. Postal Service is asking all homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes to improve the appearance of their mailboxes, as well as fix any issues that will bring their boxes up to offici read more
Lib Dem MP uses FOI Act to get info on Post Office Closures
Norfolk Blogger | May 16th 2008 by Nich Starling - Norfolk Blogger
Norman Lamb, MP for North Norfolk, is using the Freedom of Information Act to request a full copy and breakdown of the score ranking system the Post Office used when deciding to close a number of Post Offices in his North Norfolk constituency.It migh read more
Federal Building West Avenue
Newport News, Virginia Daily Photo | May 15th 2008 by ptowngirl
Views of the Federal building (U.S. Custom House building) on West Avenue in Downtown Newport News. The Post Office also resides in this building. read more
The Powers behind Post Office Closures
In the Spirit of the Forum for Stable Currencies | May 12th 2008 by Sabine K McNeill
This excellent article was written by Barbara Panvel, the creator of the Attwood Award. read more
The New York City Post Office: 1600s until the 1870s (Part 1)
The Philatelic Database | April 5th 2008 by richard
A history of the New York City post office from the 1600s until the 1870s. Traces the evolution of mail transport from the early days of ‘coffee-house delivery’ through the founding of a post office up to the 1870s. read more
our loss of community
voiceless | March 7th 2008 by rob
Everyday here we just keep hearing of the struggle for small communities, villages, even those within towns, to keep their world together, to retain those things which bind them. Their services, resources, facilities, like something as basic and ess read more
too hot to handle
voiceless | February 18th 2008 by rob
What is it about the concept of 'hot-desking' that just won't go away. Won't do the decent thing and die a quiet death, as is the way of all ridiculous ideas born in the minds of those who are never at the losing end of them.'Hot-desking' is somethi read more
How To Destroy Society
The Difference Magazine | December 10th 2007 by The Difference Magazine
Have you been to a post office lately? At one point today, the queue went out the door and around the corner and that was well before the lunchtime rush had even started! Spare a thought, then, for pensioners this Christmas, who may find themselve read more
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