The Post Office underground railway – Mail Rail – ran under the streets of London for three quarters of a century and has been dormant since 2003, but that could be about to change More: continued here
Rewarder, the largest marketplace for knowledge and expertise, today announced a new partnership with eBay Classifieds. The integration enables an entirely new capability on eBay C More: continued here
In December 1952, George Spotts had just returned to his hometown of Blue Mound after serving two years in Korea as part of a three-year stint in the U.S. Army. There were no jobs in the small Linn County town, so Spotts headed to Topeka. More: continued here
Letter carriers recall days at downtown post officeTopeka Capital JournalSpotts was hired by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail for the downtown post office during the 1952 and 1953 Christmas seasons; in-between, he worked at the Post Exchange at Forbes Air Force Base. By January 1954, he was a “sub” for the post office….
ABC News 'Royal' Couple Allegedly Claimed Welfare and Food Stamps While Living on …ABC NewsAndrea Chisholm, 54, and Colin Chisholm III, 62, allegedly collected more than $167,000 in welfare, food stamps and medical assistance across two states over a period of around seven years, according to a complaint filed with a Minnesota State court.Authorities hunt…
Cash-strapped Italian govt puts luxury cars on eBayFRANCE 24Luxury cars owned by the Italian state have gone up for auction on eBay in the latest effort by the country's cash-strapped government to cut costs and respond to public demand for a reining in of extravagant spending by the political elite. New Prime … More: continued…
The Independent 'Unique' twigs go on eBay – and attract bidsThe IndependentEbay user Wackychop's listing offers six twigs, all with a “unique personality”, from De Beauvoir Square in London, with a starting price of 99p. The twigs appear to be in high demand with bids currently at over £25 and rising. Wackychop is also …Set…
Post Office snack shack operator calls it quitsEagle-TribuneHAVERHILL — After 22 years operating his popular snack stand inside the post office at Washington Square, Ron Chapdelaine is closing the business to spend more time doing the things he loves. That's not to say he didn't love running the little stand …and more » More: continued here
Metro Artur Mrozowski is planning to sell his skin when he dies (Picture: eBay)MetroThe 41-year-old has 90 per cent of his body covered in jaguar print and is now selling his 'leather' on eBay. He has re-posted the listing after the original was pulled because it failed to comply with eBay's T&Cs as body parts…
Ireland’s bailed-out bank aims to counter UK rivals with link to 20m Post Office customers More: continued here