Construction permit request issued for old post officeBelleville Intelligencer, Canada –4 hours ago"They're renovating the building including the area where the post office used to be," said Rod Bovay, director of development services for Belleville. … More: continued here

Call to re-use old Blackpool post officeBlackpool Gazette, UK –6 hours agoBy Shelagh Parkinson Royal Mail re-opened the Abingdon Street post office before Christmas as a collection point in place of the Edward Street collection … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Alternatives: Alibris Sees Rise in Collectibles, Etsy Going …Auctionbytes –57 minutes agoManion's International Auction House passed its 2-year anniversary of offering eBay-style listings by third-party sellers. The online auction site said it … More: continued here

Business committee evidence: Postal services inquiryePolitix, UK –5 minutes agoThe government has been attacked over plans that critics say would nationalise the Royal Mail's debts and privatise their profits. … More: continued here

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And this is where you won’t be workingCoventry Telegraph, UK –1 hour agoWORK started yesterday on Royal Mail’s £70million centre on Northampton which will replace Coventry’s Bishop Street office with a loss of up to 500 jobs. … More: continued here

Stanley Gibbons warns as sales of stamps deferredInternational Herald Tribune, France –11 minutes agoBy Paul Lauener Stanley Gibbons Group , the stamp collecting and memorabilia group, warned pretax profit for 2008 was likely to be below market expectations … More: continued here

Left without a post office, Noxen Township residents upset with …Citizens Voice, PA –5 hours agoWith emergency suspension of operations at a post office on Route 29, David Dembowski, 71, now has to drive about 5 miles to pick up mail at Harveys Lake. … More: continued here

Four Telgi aides get bail in fake stamp paper scamNewspost Online, India –1 hour agoNew Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court granted bail to four aides of Abdul Karim Telgi, the prime accused in the Rs.30 billion fake stamp paper scam. …Delhi HC grants bail to 4 Telgi aides in …

Shropshire Star Home service as post office to closeShropshire Star, UK –54 minutes agoA home outreach service will be introduced in a south Shropshire village, Post Office bosses said today. The new service will replace Munslow Post Office, … More: continued here