Deal of the week: Post Office Junior IsaFinancial TimesThe Post Office has launched its own version of the government's new savings scheme for children, allowing parents to invest up to £3600 for tax-free returns. It can be opened with a direct debit of as little as £10 per month, … …
Read More »Stamps fade in second half
LONDON — As the first half ticked by with the Lucas Vikings clinging to a seven-point lead, one couldn’t help but get the sense a fuse was still smouldering somewhere. Eventually, it blew up on the Parkside Stampeders.[…] More: continued here
Read More »eBay UK Holds Free-Listing Promotion for Casual Sellers – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes eBay UK Holds Free-Listing Promotion for Casual SellersAuctionbyteseBay UK is holding a free-listing promotion for private (non-business) sellers over the weekend. On November 26-27, 2011, private sellers who list up to 100 items in an eligible category using the auction format on eBay.co.uk will not …100 Free auctions for …
Read More »The week that was: 25 November 2011 – Post and Parcel
The week that was: 25 November 2011Post and ParcelSumming up the top stories of the week on Post&Parcel, including a profit increase for Royal Mail, Deutsche Post closing a mail subsidiary, trouble mounting for USPS and innovation in the parcel market at Hermes UK. Royal Mail profits swelled in the …
Read More »Kucinich opposing closure of Puritas Park post office in Cleveland – Sun Star Courier
Kucinich opposing closure of Puritas Park post office in ClevelandSun Star CourierBy Ken Prendergast, Sun News CLEVELAND Plans to close the Puritas Park branch post office are being met by Congressional opposition. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-10, wrote to Postmaster General Patrick Donahue on Nov. 17 to request a meeting to …
Read More »Reduced commissions to hit women agents selling post office saving schemes the most
A member of a self-help group filling application for opening a post office savings account. One of Shyamala Gopinath Committee’s recommendations is to reduce the commissions paid to agents on the post-office recurring deposits from 4 per cent to 1 per cent. More: continued here
Read More »Post offices in Gateway, Rico to stay open; 4 other western Colo. outlets … – The Republic
Post offices in Gateway, Rico to stay open; 4 other western Colo. outlets …The RepublicTwo western Colorado post offices will be spared from a round of nationwide closures. US Postal Service spokesman David Rupert told The Daily Sentinel (http://bit.ly/sZWmxg) that the Gateway and Rico offices will remain open because people …
Read More »State auctioning unclaimed property on eBay – Yorkdispatch.com
State auctioning unclaimed property on eBayYorkdispatch.comThe Treasury's eBay auction has generated more than $4.3 million in sales since, according to a news release. McCord is pitching the site as a convenient alternative to traditional retail gift shopping. This year's inventory includes "great gifts for … More: continued here
Read More »Leveson inquiry: ‘newspapers made my life go up in flames after celebrity dates’ – The Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk Leveson inquiry: 'newspapers made my life go up in flames after celebrity dates'The GuardianIt was shortly after they had started dating X and they got a phone call supposedly from the Royal Mail saying they had a parcel for them but that the label had been torn off. "Amazingly …
Read More »Nawaz calling elected houses rubber stamps insults voters: Shazia – DAWN.com
DAWN.com Nawaz calling elected houses rubber stamps insults voters: ShaziaDAWN.comKARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri on Friday denounced the statement of PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif that “Parliament was a rubber stamp” and said that it was an insult of peoples' mandate. Addressing a press conference along with PPP …and …
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