Old Post Office gets another suitor: HiltonWashington PostAny doubt that the Old Post Office Pavilion would be able to attract top real estate developers and hotels in a tepid real estate market has been put to rest. Hilton Worldwide has proposed developing the Pennsylvania Avenue landmark into a 245-room … …
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Royal Mail's£15m festive post boostManchester Evening NewsRoyal Mail is to invest an extra £15m in its operation to handle the huge Christmas postbag this year. The postal group is setting up nine sites across the country – including one in Manchester – to sort packets in the coming weeks as …
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The Independent Fire Company in the small town of Ranson told the Hagerstown Herald-Mail that the explosion occurred at about 7:45 a.m. Friday at the Ranson Post Office. More: continued here
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Online retailer eBay has launched a spoof campaign that mocks the claims made in a press campaign by David Jones. The eBay attack-ad highlights the conditions DJs attaches to the promises it makes in its price-matching policy, which eBay says does not extend to online retailers, liquidation sales or clearance …
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Read More »PGA Tour satisfied with two tournaments in Asia
The PGA Tour no longer is looking for new tournaments in Asia as it considers revamping the schedule so that a new season would start in the fall after the FedEx Cup is over. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps use big first quarter to hang on for 30-24 win over Blue Bombers – Hamilton Spectator
CBC.ca Stamps use big first quarter to hang on for 30-24 win over Blue BombersHamilton SpectatorBombers lose to Stamps Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Alex Brink throws the ball against the Stampeders in Calgary on Saturday. The Stamps won, 30-24. CALGARY The Stampeders jumped out to the start they wanted, but …
Read More »What happened to the government’s pledges on the Post Office? | Lindsay Mackie
Its actions are leading to a shrivelled network of post offices and the ultimate destruction of a great public institution Exactly a year ago Vince Cable and Ed Davey, ministers of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, put their names to their big Post Office plan. It was called …
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