AN Elizabethan manor house in Yorkshire has been chosen as the setting for the launch of Royal Mail’s latest special stamps, the second in its Kings and Queens series cel More: continued here

The Post Office is to launch its own bank next year enabling customers to open accounts at thousands of branches in a return to “old fashioned banking” the head of the organisation said. More: continued here

Officials with eBay encouraged police, prosecutors and U.S. enforcement agencies to contact them for help on investigations, saying that working with law enforcement is a top priority for the huge retail and auction site. More: continued here

Folks in the northeastern corner of Statesville love their little post office. More: continued here

Marathon Post Office now accepts passport applicationsWausau Daily Herald, WIMARATHON — The Marathon Post Office is now able to assist its customers who need a passport to travel. The post office, 311 Walnut St., Marathon, accepts passport applications from 9 am to 3 p.. Monday through Friday. Customers can apply for …

The Post Office is planning to launch a current account next year under moves to expand services and generate new revenue, it was revealed yesterday. Managing director Alan Cook told a committee of MPs there was a “huge opportunity” to expand services across the branch network. More: continued here

Post office contract worker accused of stealing gift cardsBrownsville Herald, TX United StatesBy Jeremy Roebuck, The Monitor McALLEN – A US Postal Service contract worker from La Feria faces federal charges of stealing several gift cards that were mailed in greeting cards. Agents arrested Manuel Saldivar, 37, after a four-month investigation …

It looks like eBay may be considering a program for “certified sellers.” Ina Steiner at AuctionBytes talks about one of her readers who wrote in and told her about a survey for eBay he participated in that showed a made up listing page for a digital camera. It looked something …

April 21 (Bloomberg) — Drivers for FedEx Corp. ’s small- package delivery unit are independent contractors, not employees, a federal appeals court said, in a victory for the carrier over the National Labor Relations Board . More: continued here

AboutMyArea Every post office in Britain to offer current bank accounts next …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe Post Office is to launch its own bank next year, enabling customers to open accounts at thousands of branches in a return to "old fashioned banking", the head of the organisation said. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall …