A WISHAW postie has been suspended as part of probe after tens of thousands of pieces of mail went missing. Royal Mail have this week confirmed that the postman is the subject of an internal investigation into the ‘intentional delay of mail’. More: continued here

'Terrible day' as Great Hale post office shutsSleaford Standard, UK –3 hours agoBy Sadie Lawlor It was the day when Great Hale Post Office closed, leaving villagers, including many elderly customers, to travel to Heckington Co-op about …Post office owner's angerEastbourne Herald814 sign village post office petitionThis is Wiltshire.co.uk20000 signatures against closuresGazette …

A battle cry has been sounded to save a Standish post office. (30/01/2008 13:47:56) More: continued here

Telgi gets 10 years RIHindu, India –1 hour agoFor counterfeiting government stamps, Telgi, was awarded 10-year RI and a fine of Rs. 1 crore was imposed. As for the charges of selling counterfeit stamps… More: continued here

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Norman Rosenthal, who for three decades steered the exhibitions program at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, is stepping down at his own request to become a freelance curator, the academy said. More: continued here

New postal delivery officePeterborough Evening Telegraph, UK –1 hour agoRoyal Mail has revealed plans to open a bigger, more modern, delivery office in Orton Southgate – combining existing facilities in south Peterborough, … More: continued here

Exchange of postge stamps in Liridi-ve.com, Malta –3 hours agoby Alan Fenech – alfen@di-ve.com MaltaPost has announced the withdrawal from circulation of Lm – denominated stamps and their exchange for dual currency … More: continued here

Now in beta test, EffectiveUI’s new eBay Desktop is aimed at letting users shop, search and buy from their desktops instead of inside Web browsers, as well as to simplify user tasks and ‘optimize rich media’ along the way. More: continued here

Senate President's eBay EscapadesBaltimore Sun, United States –38 minutes agoWell, he admitted while presiding over today’s session, he spends a lot of time surfing eBay.com. “I’m an eBay freak,” he confessed. … More: continued here

Why email won’t work in isolationPrecisionMarketing, UK –2 hours agoIf you believe the findings of the DMA report, email works best when linked with direct mail– a fact which is likely to send Royal Mail into ecstasy … More: continued here