BBC News Jersey Post stamps feature coastal towersBBC News… have been integrated into private houses and others were built upon by the Germans during the Occupation of Jersey." The Jersey Post stamps show Flicquet Tower, Portelet Tower, Ouaisne Tower, Lewis Tower, Noirmont Tower and St Catherine's Tower. More: continued here
HOW A DUSTY STAMP ALBUM CAN PROVIDE A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO …Express.co.ukAs the collection enters the 20th century the number of stamps in it will probably increase. There will be some bearing the balding head of Edward VII. Maybe a Penny Red from the reign of his son, George V – the stamp that was…
Royal Mail driver died after crash in horrific winter road conditionsThis is BristolAn inquest was told Peter Marlow's Royal Mail articulated lorry hit a car that had previously collided with the central reservation in horrific conditions. The truck then slewed across the carriageway and collided with the rear end of another lorry … More: continued…
Video: Walkout over at Peterborough postal delivery officePeterborough TelegraphMonday, 10.45am: Royal Mail staff who staged a walkout in Peterborough this morning have returned to work. About 40 staff from the Peterborough Orton Southgate Delivery Office, in Bakewell Road, took the unofficial industrial action this morning (Monday).and more » More: continued here
Our View: Privatize post office, AmtrakAppeal-DemocratMost people nowadays understand that government and business do different things. The days are over of assuming government could profitably run a steel mill or a computer company. And the evidence keeps coming in of government's shortcomings in … More: continued here
Commentary: Should Medicare be run like the airline industry?Kansas City StarOne of the best laugh lines in any Republican's stump speech is a claim that Obamacare brings the “efficiency of the Post Office and the charm of the IRS” to the nation's health care system. The line, first attributed in a different context to Ronald…
The Bradley Stoke Journal Residents urged to support town centre post office appeal by attending Council …The Bradley Stoke JournalManagers at Post Office Ltd have so far rejected calls for a larger post office in Bradley Stoke, saying they believe the present facility is adequate and claiming that an additional branch at the Willow Brook…
eBay moves beyond dotcom rootsgulfnews.comSan Francisco: Engineering a turnround is an elusive mystery to most ailing technology companies. But John Donahoe, chief executive at eBay since 2008, seems to have found a recipe to transform the once hot, dotcom-era auction site into a long-lasting, …EBay to focus on Mobile Apps for ProfitsStakeBuzzEBay Reports Solid Q3…
Gigjets (blog) Microsoft Surface for Windows RT available on eBay starting Rs. 38990DigitBeen waiting for the Surface Tablet and left a little disappointed when the pre-orders didn't open in India? Well, it's eBay to the rescue for you! Just like it happened with the iPhone 5, the Microsoft Surface RT Tablet has surfaced (pun unintended…
Daily Mail eBay avoids £50m corporation tax bill by legally channelling payments through …Daily MailComments (217); Share. The online auction site eBay shaved almost £50million from its corporation tax bill in Britain by legally channelling payments through Luxembourg and Switzerland, it has emerged. The U.S. firm paid just a little over £1million in … More:…