Thornton post office in Bradford is to close for refurbishment this month. More: continued here

JPMorgan Cazenove has reiterated an ‘overweight’ recommendation for postal service giant Royal Mail Group (RMG) and lifted its target price by nearly a tenth after reassessing the group's pension liabilities. More: continued here

Belfast Newsletter Alert at Lisburn Royal Mail centreU.TVPolice are currently dealing with a security alert at a Royal Mail centre in Lisburn. Alert at Lisburn Royal Mail centre. Police are at the scene and have cordoned off the area. (© Pacemaker). A suspicious object found at the Linenhall Street premises …

Carl Icahn to persist on eBay splitNew York PostActivist investor Carl Icahn told eBay shareholders in a letter on Thursday he has “not yet begun to fight” to get the e-commerce company to spin off its PayPal payments unit. Icahn, who owns just over 2 percent of eBay, also used …

A spike in missing mail complaints at a midtown Atlanta U.S. Post Office led investigators to arrest a postal worker on mail obstruction charges.   Investigators with the Office of the Inspector General said they observed Ronald Paige stealing packages and rifling through mail.   During an interview with investigators, …

The Drake post office will reopen for business on Monday for the first time since September's historic flooding, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Thursday morning. More: continued here

Carl Icahn Says EBay Shareholders Favor Board ChangeInvestor’s Business DailyActivist investor Carl Icahn released an open letter to eBay (EBAY) shareholders Thursday in the wake of a Bernstein research report that says a majority of investors favor a change in eBay's board composition. "We are strongly encouraged by the … …

Stymied by new rules, FedEx and UPS need permits to restart official service on all their old routes More: continued here

Streator Post Office to host 'Grow Your Business Day'The Times (subscription)… direct mail without the cost of mailing lists or permits. An Every Door Direct workshop will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Streator Post Office, 221 E. Hickory St., according to a news release issued …

Streator Post Office to host Passport FairMyWebTimes.comIf you need a new passport, the Streator Post Office, 221 E. Hickory St., will host a Passport Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 15. Passport Day is for first-time passport applicants or for those with passports that have been expired …