The Post Office is losing money as we’re all sending fewer letters – but an idea by the Federal Councillor, Albert Rösti, may prove to be controversial.
He’s the head of the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication.
Rösti is proposing the abolition of the A and B posts and cut deliveries from every workday to only 3 days a week.
The number of letters handled by the Post Office has been declining steadily since 2001 and had dropped 40% in the last 20 years.
Major 5 year works plan starts in Geneva next year
Geneva residents are being warned a five-year programme of works to spread geothermal energy starts next year.
Home owner tax on brink of abolishment - or not
Is the much-maligned tax that home owners have to pay on the way out – or not?
Boy killed by bus in Vaud
A young boy was killed in canton Vaud on Tuesday evening after he was hit by a bus.
Quagga mussel found in Lake Zurich for first time
The invasive quagga mussel is continuing to spread.
Police officer pardoned of speeding
A police woman has been pardoned for a speeding offence dating from 2017.
Final - Geneva shops will open this Sunday
Shops in Geneva will be open this Sunday.
