Our financial investigator Jessica Gorst-Williams comes to the rescue. More: continued here

The Royal Mail has defended the omission of Shropshire football legend Billy Wright from a set of commemorative stamps – because he has already been featured. More: continued here

Why Stamps Were Withdrawn From Village LeadersAllAfrica.comALL village leaders across the country were, last week, ordered to hand over official stamps in their possession. The move follows orders from the Ministry of Local Government, which they say is aimed at promoting good governance and timely service … More: continued here

Lancaster Post Office preparing for changeLancaster Eagle GazettePostal worker Richard Bethea delivers mail Friday afternoon on North Mount Pleasant Avenue. The Lancaster post office announced it will cut delivery of first class mail on Saturdays, but will leave the post office open for customer service and access …Mixed local reaction …

Xbox Durango DevKit up on eBay again, will there be a winner?WinBetaWe seriously doubt this item will get sold, as the price will probably skyrocket, not only that, but Microsoft and eBay authorities might step in. Obviously, there is no proof of this item even being what it says. So …

San Francisco Chronicle Grim outlook for post office buildingsSan Francisco ChronicleThe U.S. Postal Service's move last week to end Saturday mail delivery can't bode well for efforts to save a number of historic post offices being sold in California, with possibly more to come. Currently, at least 12 post offices …

The Nation. (blog) This Week: Will Congress Save the Post Office?The Nation. (blog)“The damage associated with the curtailing of Saturday delivery will be most severe in rural areas and inner cities, where small businesses and working families rely on post offices that are already targeted for shuttering,” he writes. “It …

Belgium Now Has Stamps That Smell and Taste of ChocolateJezebelThe Belgian post office, adorably named Bpost, has launched a set of special stamps that smell and taste of chocolate. Crazy, right? They're printing just over 500,00 on special paper that's imbued the aroma of cocoa. I am gonna eat so …

Creating Belgium's chocolate-flavoured postage stamps More: continued here

Misplaced blame: Congress must stop delaying needed post office reformsLongview News-JournalAnd year after year, postmasters general stood before lawmakers offering solutions. They asked to reduce delivery days. They asked to end a congressional mandate forcing the post office to borrow money to pre-fund 75 years' worth of future retiree … …