Birmingham Post - Tag - post office

Boost for Staffordshire village Weston in post office fight

Birmingham Post — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMT

A campaign to return the once-common sight of the post office to rural Britain is celebrating a significant success in the Staffordshire village of Weston.

Post Office Locals need to improve, says consumer group

Birmingham Post — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:23:00 GMT

A watchdog has called for improvements to three new-style post offices in the West Midlands following complaints from consumers.

Birmingham sub postmistress who helped husband steal £38,000 is spared jail

Birmingham Post — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:30:00 GMT

A sub postmistress at a Birmingham post office who helped to cover up the theft of more than £38,000 by her husband has escaped being sent to jail.

Era of mass post office closures over as Cable announces reform plans

Birmingham Post — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:02:00 GMT

The era of mass post office closures is over, Business Secretary Vince Cable has promised.

Lloyds Banking Group axes 650 jobs

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:30:00 GMT

Lloyds Banking Group said today that it would axe another 650 jobs and shut a site in Nottingham as part of a raft of changes.

Museum of the Post Office opens near Ironbridge

Birmingham Post — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:51:00 GMT

On the day thousands of Royal Mail workers were preparing to strike in an escalating row over pay, working conditions and reform, a museum launched in Shropshire celebrating the history of the post office.

Ram raiders steal cash machine from Evesham village post office

Birmingham Post — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:29:00 GMT

A cash machine has been stolen from a village post office in Evesham.

Post offices given benefits lifeline

Birmingham Post — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Government has thrown a lifeline to dozens of West Midlands post offices by announcing they will continue to pay benefits and pensions.

Two out of 125 Post Offices to avoid closure in West Midlands

Birmingham Post — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:25:00 GMT

Another 68 post offices in the West Midlands are set to be told that they must close.

MPs furious as axe falls on 25 Birmingham post offices

Birmingham Post — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:50:00 GMT

MPs have reacted with fury after it was revealed just one Birmingham post office had been saved as a result of a two-month consultation over 56 branches.