Some sellers on the U.S. Internet auction site eBay say they’re upset that the online marketplace is allowing retailers to list products at fixed prices.The Observer reported Sunday that critics say the move marks the beginning of the end for the popular Web site.Auctions in some categories are already pretty …
Read More »Gold winner Rice stamped in history (The West Australian)
Australian gold medal-winning swimmer Stephanie Rice will be the first to feature in a series of postage stamps being released to mark the Beijing Olympic Games. More: continued here
Read More »Stair row man wins mail fight (Bridlington Today)
AFTER a five-month battle Royal Mail has finally admitted it was wrong to stop delivering letters to an address it believed was a health and safety risk. (07/08/2008) More: continued here
Read More »Cracking high-security locks is child’s play: experts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Security specialists on Sunday showed that cracking top-rated locks said to secure the US Pentagon and Britain’s royal family is child’s play. More: continued here
Read More »TNT blows rival out of water as mail deals soar (Yorkshire Post Today)
TNT Post claimed it had benefited from Royal Mail’s “complacency” as it revealed it is on target to double to 60 million to number of mail items it handles in Yorkshire this year. (11/08/2008 08:28:47) More: continued here
Read More »All-time low for output figures (icWales)
OUTPUT in the private sector in Wales fell to an all-time low in July, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index research from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). More: continued here
Read More »UPS said to be in talks to buy its Dutch rival, TNT (International Herald Tribune)
A person briefed on the talks said the discussions were in the early stages. More: continued here
Read More »PO supporters have protest wrapped up – Cambridge Evening News
PO supporters have protest wrapped upCambridge Evening News, UK –21 minutes agoCAMPAIGNERS battling to save a post office from closure hope to deliver a victory – by dressing up as parcels. It is part of an ongoing battle to save 23 … More: continued here
Read More »Free spirits and free fuel (Lancaster Online)
Vegetable oil can be used for more than just cooking. Just ask Michael Hoy.Hoy and eight of his friends bought a school bus on eBay in 2006 and rode it across the country.Hoy said it was an excellent trip, except for one thing: the $3,000 he and his friends had …
Read More »Jim fixed it for us! – Selby Times
Jim fixed it for us!Selby Times, UK –1 hour agoOFFICIAL reopening of South Milford Post Office was performed this week by well-known TV personality Sir Jimmy Savile. The Leeds born and bred celebrity … More: continued here
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