BBC News Postie who hid letters in his house avoids a jail sentenceScotsman, United Kingdom –2 hours agoHe insisted he was still "a good postie", but was sacked by Royal Mail and is now about to start a job as a bus driver. at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday …Postman who stashed letters …

AuctionBytes Blog Pink-Slip Monday for Ecommerce with uBid, eBay LayoffsAuctionBytes Blog, MA –3 hours agouBid laid off about 12 of its 91 employees on Monday, the same day eBay laid off 1000 employees and several hundred temps. Infopia chipped in with 12 of its … More: continued here

Challenge over street namingsDaventry Express, UK –14 minutes agoHowever, after consulting villagers, picking proposals for names and approaching Royal Mail over possible postcode changes, one householder, Julia Lang, … More: continued here

Roads stay nameless after challengeNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –Oct 9, 2008However with emergency services and the Royal Mail increasingly operating out of regionalised centres, villagers can no longer rely on local knowledge to … More: continued here

Post office coffee event raises £1000News Guardian, UK –3 minutes agoBy NEWS REPORTER STAFF at West Monkseaton Post Office in North Tyneside have raised a record amount for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation while hosting their … More: continued here

Reason for closure of post office was bankruptcyEvening Post, UK –2 minutes agoAt the time Royal Mail refused to disclose any details of the move – directing customers to other branches in Knowle Park, Totterdown and Sandy Park. … More: continued here

Internet joker puts Iceland for sale on eBayGlasgow Daily Record, UK –3 minutes agoAN ONLINE joker has put crisis-hit Iceland up for sale on eBay – for just 99p. The island has been forced into economic meltdown by the global credit crunch … More: continued here

Dishonest sub-postmaster jailedComet 24, UK –15 hours agoA sub-postmaster who stole more than £50000 from Royal Mail was jailed for two years and four months today (Friday). Economics graduate Abiodun Omotoso, 33, … More: continued here

If you're ever tempted to poke fun at stamp collectors as pursuing …Kansas.com, KS –53 minutes agoThe US Postal Service has issued another set of great car stamps that will make exchanging holiday greetings with fellow gearheads especially pleasant this … More: continued here

British World War II Bomber Pilot Recovers Remains of Friend 60 …FOXNews –9 hours agoHis quest “spoke of the searing and life-long impact of service in the armed services,” a Royal British Legion spokesman told the Mail. … More: continued here