A YEAR of uncertainty at Longridge Post Office has ended with a new owner taking over as postmaster. Paul Hunt, has experience as the former postmaster in Chipping until the branch closed in 2008. Since then, he has run an outreach Post Office on two days from his successful Chipping business, Brabin’s Shop and Gallery, and been employed since 2009 by his predecessor in Longridge, Katie Ellis, as host to help run outreach Post Offices in Bashall Eaves and Bolton-by-Bowland.Now he is to run the Longridge business as a joint effort with his wife Laura. He told The News: “When the Longridge PO sale fell through a year ago, and having worked for Katie Ellis and known her staff well, we looked at the details in Longridge and felt it was a good opportunity for us both.“We knew it was a busy office with a strong staff team with lots of experience who know the complications of the job, so we were not daunted.“We aim to work to reduce queues and optimise customer … [Read more...] about All change at the Post Office
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How do I update my driving licence with a change of address, can I do it at the Post Office and is there a fine if I don’t?
IF you've just moved house or got married you could be unwittingly breaking the law - and at risk of being slapped with a £1,000 fine. Millions of drivers are running the risk of the hefty penalty from police for having outdated details on their driving licences. Here's how to avoid the fine... How do I update my driving licence? In order to keep your driving licence, vehicle log book and tax up-to-date, you must register any changes of address to the DVLA. This not only includes permanent addresses, but also if you're moving temporarily to university. Likewise, if you get married or you take another name, it is important you let the DVLA know, in order to avoid a hefty fine. You can do so by filling out a short online application form. It doesn't cost anything to amend your address. Can the DVLA fine me if I don't update my address? And the penalty may be enforced if it's flagged up when you're stopped by traffic cops, hire a car or commit a driving offence abroad. Previous … [Read more...] about How do I update my driving licence with a change of address, can I do it at the Post Office and is there a fine if I don’t?
How Congress Used the Post Office to Unite the Nation
Everyone knows that President Donald Trump loves feuds, but one of his strangest targets is Amazon. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the retail giant is “scamming” the U.S. Post Office by taking advantage of the venerable institution’s low shipping rates.Trump has long complained about the Washington Post, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ownership of it. But it’s still worth assessing the merits of the president’s argument. Is Amazon exploiting the Post Office?No more than any other company in U.S. history. From the beginning, the Post Office has subsidized the cost of delivering all manner of goods, from newspapers to mail-order clothing, to encourage service to as many Americans as possible. It has done so in the name of knitting the nation together into a single, national market. Amazon is simply the latest in a long line of commercial interests to benefit.When the founders sat down in Philadelphia and hammered out the document that … [Read more...] about How Congress Used the Post Office to Unite the Nation
How Amazon’s Relationship With the Post Office Really Works
Since signing a landmark five-year contract in 2013 to deliver packages on Sundays, Amazon.com Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service have declared their business relationship a success. The president firmly disagrees. In a series of Twitter messages in recent days, Donald Trump accuses Amazon, the giant e-retailer, of draining the postal service of money it can’t afford to lose.1. What does Trump say?On Twitter, Trump said that Amazon is "costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy," a situation that puts "many thousands of retailers out of business." He repeated a claim that the postal service loses "$1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon" and said "only fools, or worse" believe the postal service makes money from doing business with Amazon.2. Does the Postal Service lose money on Amazon deliveries?The Postal Service says it makes money on the Amazon deal, and it’s legally prohibited from charging shippers less … [Read more...] about How Amazon’s Relationship With the Post Office Really Works
How the Post Office Makes Amazon a Federal Issue
Since signing a landmark five-year contract in 2013 to deliver packages on Sundays, Amazon.com Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service have declared their business relationship a success. The president firmly disagrees. In a series of Twitter messages in recent days, Donald Trump accuses Amazon, the giant e-retailer, of draining the postal service of money it can’t afford to lose.1. What does Trump say?On Twitter, Trump said that Amazon is "costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy," a situation that puts "many thousands of retailers out of business." He repeated a claim that the postal service loses "$1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon" and said "only fools, or worse" believe the postal service makes money from doing business with Amazon.2. Does the Postal Service lose money on Amazon deliveries?The Postal Service says it makes money on the Amazon deal, and it’s legally prohibited from charging shippers less … [Read more...] about How the Post Office Makes Amazon a Federal Issue