More than two weeks after a public announcement at a Norristown council meeting, the U.S. Postal Service has determined it will proceed with plans to sell the Norristown post office on Airy Street and lease a nearby building. More: continued here
Read More »Hundreds sign-up to anti-Royal Mail privatisation campaign in Redcar – Darlington and Stockton Times
Hundreds sign-up to anti-Royal Mail privatisation campaign in RedcarDarlington and Stockton TimesHUNDREDS of people signed up to a union campaign to oppose the privatisation of the Royal Mail in a Teesside town yesterday (Wednesday, August 14). More than 300 people wrote postcards to the town's Liberal Democrat MP, Ian Swales, …
Read More »Post Office staff vote for a sales 'ban' on banking products
Thousands of furious Post Office staff have voted to stop pro-actively selling lucrative insurance products, current accounts and credit cards in protest at branch closures and 1,500 planned job cuts. More: continued here
Read More »Knife from Ariel Castro home in Cleveland sold on eBay
CLEVELAND, Aug. 15 (UPI) — An eBay seller declined to say how much he got for a knife he advertised as coming from the infamous home of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro. More: continued here
Read More »My Gadgets by eBay makes it easier to sell your electronics, track resale value – Pocket-lint.com
My Gadgets by eBay makes it easier to sell your electronics, track resale valuePocket-lint.comeBay has opened up a new service that will make it easier for gadget fans to sell their surplus devices. Simply called My Gadgets, the new service for US eBay users will track the value of the …
Read More »EBay shares fall on potential Facebook competition
EBay Inc.'s shares fell Thursday on reports that Facebook is coming out with its own version of PayPal. THE SPARK: The website Allthingsd.com, citing to unnamed sources, said Thursday that Facebook plans … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office union to take action against closures – The Guardian
The Guardian Post Office union to take action against closuresThe GuardianDave Ward, CWU deputy general secretary, said: "This ballot result sends another strong message to Post Office management that their staff completely disagree with their business plan and will not be trampled on. A sales ban will hit an integral …
Read More »EBay shares fall on potential Facebook competition – Businessweek
ZDNet EBay shares fall on potential Facebook competitionBusinessweekEBay Inc.'s shares fell Thursday on reports that Facebook is coming out with its own version of PayPal. THE SPARK: The website Allthingsd.com, citing to unnamed sources, said Thursday that Facebook plans to test a new payments product that would allow …EBay Stock Skids …
Read More »14th Century scroll spotted on eBay by Powys council – BBC News
BBC News 14th Century scroll spotted on eBay by Powys councilBBC NewsA chance sighting on eBay has led to Powys council acquiring its newest – yet oldest – artefact for its archives. An archives staff member spotted the 1318 land deed relating to land near the town of Old Radnor …
Read More »Gretna sets Aug. 23 rally to protest possible post office closure – NOLA.com
Gretna sets Aug. 23 rally to protest possible post office closureNOLA.com"I know that you as a parish have as much need, if not much, much more of a need, for that post office to stay here in our historic district, than the city, as well as the court system and …
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