A British naval officer has died in a paragliding accident in southern Spain. The 36-year-old died after hitting the ground during a spectacular flight among the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range near Granada More: continued here

POSTMISTRESS Irene Allen has thanked the Advertiser for its support after it was announced that Newburgh Post Office has been saved from closure. Last Friday Irene was told her future was secure at the branch from which she also runs a much-loved shop and tearooms. More: continued here

New kids take on the dotcom dinosaursguardian.co.uk, UK –13 hours agoThis week sees the launch, initially in the US and Canada, of an eBay"killer" named Wigix.com which is unashamedly aiming at the solar plexus of the most …The Anti-EBay LaunchesWired NewsStart-up hopes to outdo eBay with online marketCNET News.comBeat eBay's selling charges …

The U.S. postal service is searching the main post office downtown for some missing pension checks More: continued here

WAVERLY – The prices of stamps just won’t stick. For the third time in as many years, the cost of a first-class postage stamp will increase. The increase will be effective starting May 12. More: continued here

The legal wrangle between Craigslist and eBay is about the competition in the online classifieds market, eBay’s complaint in the case reveals. More: continued here

TALENTED: Cardross author Dawn NelsonHelensburgh Advertiser, UK –3 hours agoDawn Nelson’s debut novel, DarkIsle, has been short-listed for the 2008 Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Awards in the eight- to-10 years category. …MONSTER TALE EARNS AWARD NOMINATIONThe Dumbarton and Vale of Leven ReporterJames Jauncey thrilling novel shortlisted for awardPerthshire Advertiserall 4 news …

Oldington on topKidderminster Shuttle, UK –4 minutes agoDivision Two: Stourport D 107, St Johns Tiger Turf 128; Kinver A 129, Stourport Wkmns Victoria 109; Bewdley B 109, Royal Mail A 135; St Ambrose B 127, … More: continued here

Joy as Newburgh post office is saved from closureicSeftonandWestLancs, UK –3 hours agoby Amy Salter, Ormskirk Advertiser POSTMISTRESS Irene Allen has thanked the Advertiser for its support after it was announced that Newburgh Post Office has … More: continued here

ITProPortal Ebay shots itself in the foot by suing Craiglist over KijijiITProPortal, UK –3 hours agoEbay made public why it chose to sue Craiglist in a Delaware court last week; in a strange move, the auction company decided to become aggressive towards a … More: continued here