Construction freeze puts post office plans on holdPortsmouth Herald News, NH –4 hours agoFor the city, that means a delay in plans for the post office and the Internal Revenue Service to move to a brand new $24.8 million facility at 40 Oak Ave. … More: continued here

Jail for ‘modern-day Fagin’ who used eBay to sell £100,000 of goods stolen by team of shoplifters More: continued here

Luke Farrugia struck twice as Royal Mail defeated rivals Cookham Dean 4-2 to step up their Reading Football League title challenge. More: continued here

“Should people be allowed to buy candy, chips and pop with food stamps?” More: continued here

Americans Favor Five-Day Mail Delivery, Other Post Office Cutbacks (Princeton, NJ) — Americans favor ending Saturday mail delivery instead of the government bailing out the U.S. Post Office. More: continued here

The Memphis men’s basketball team was going to wear purple-and-orange uniforms in tomorrow night’s massacre of Southern Methodist for FedEx Appreciation Night. More: continued here

Fujitsu, self-service and the Queen's mailSelf Service (press release), KY –2 hours agoIn 2006, the Royal Mail– the postal service in the United Kingdom – was in danger of losing its 350-year monopoly on UK mail delivery. … More: continued here

This week’s letters to our financial troubleshooter include one from an eBay seller conned out of £2000 by a sophisticated scam. More: continued here

Post office reopens in Lone GroveKXII-TV, TX –10 minutes agoThe town’s post office reopened Tuesday. The Lone Grove Post Office reopened at 8 am Tuesday and is providing limited stamp sales while repairs continue at … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Government source throws Royal Mail part-privatisation in doubtBrand Republic, UK –18 hours agoby Staff, Brand Republic 16-Feb-09, 12:45 LONDON – The government's plan to part-privatise Royal Mail is "dead in the water" because of the strength of …Royal Mail Crisis Still UnresolvedHell MailPlans to part-sell Royal Mail'dead in water'Mirror.co.ukTime to stop …