Daily Mail Postbox painted gold in honour of Jessica Ennis's Olympic heptathlon triumph …Daily MailThe post box, in Barker's Pool, Sheffield, was painted gold on Sunday to honour Jessica Ennis's gold medal in the heptathlon. Royal Mail said it did not know what the graffiti said as an engineer repaired the damage very quickly as…
Craigslist's Latest Moves Show It Cares More About Its Market Position Than …ForbesThe archetypal example of an online intermediary striking back against distintermediation came, ironically, from Craigslist's arch-enemy eBay ($eBay). About a dozen years ago, a start-up, Bidder's Edge, sought to create a super-set of auction listings …and more » More: continued here
BBC News 'Wrong' postbox painted gold in honour of Olympian Peter CharlesBBC NewsRoyal Mail has painted the "wrong" postbox gold in honour of Hampshire Olympian Peter Charles. The postbox in Alton was painted after Charles won a gold medal in the Olympic equestrian event along with Scott Brash, Nick Skelton and Ben Maher.Postboxes go gold…
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LONDON – Instead of portraits of the queen, Britain is getting kings and queens of sports. More: continued here
Royal Mail attracted criticism for not honouring Paralympic athletes in the same way as Olympians. More: continued here
BBC News Andy Murray's Olympic gold postbox to be redone after paint picked offBBC NewsThe box was painted to commemorate the Olympic tennis champion's singles win over Roger Federer on Sunday. But the Royal Mail said on Wednesday that "substantial amounts of the gold paint are no longer there". It is believed that visitors to…
Councillors slam Post Office moveThe Wiltshire Gazette and HeraldThe Post Office, from 41-43 Market Place, will be moved as part of a national plan to convert 6000 branches to a 'new style', with changes to the building proposed for September or October this year. In the planning and environment committee on … More: continued here
The Guardian Stamps of approval: Royal Mail issues stamps for gold-medal winning British …Washington PostThe Royal Mail is has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing — and…
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