Parcel2Go Backs eBay's Call for Government to Bring Forward Fast Internet Roll-outPR Web (press release)A call by auction and retail website eBay for the government to increase mobile internet speeds and support Britain's online marketplace has been echoed by the UK's largest online parcel delivery service, Parcel2Go. The economy is …
Read More »Post office owner jailed for stealing from safe – Your Local Guardian
Post office owner jailed for stealing from safeYour Local GuardianA postmaster who took money from the post office safe to pay for a shop extension has been jailed for a year. Yogesh Patel, 53, who ran the shop in Southend, Croydon, pleaded guilty to fraud at Croydon Crown Court. …and …
Read More »The startup choice: Get big or get bought – CNN
The startup choice: Get big or get boughtCNN"There are a lot of companies out there right now trying to put themselves on the market," says Milo founder Jack Abraham, who sold his shopping services site to eBay last year for a reported $75 million. "I get introductions to a lot …
Read More »Internet sales tax fight returns to Congress – CNET
Internet sales tax fight returns to CongressCNETeBay is preparing to amplify its attack on a proposed law that would usher in sales taxes on Internet shopping, CNET has learned. The online auctioneer plans to tell a congressional …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Editorial: Post Office helps Toys for Tots
The Post Office will go the extra mile on Saturday to help you help Toys for Tots. More: continued here
Read More »South Africa remembers Indians with postage stamps – Hill Post
South Africa remembers Indians with postage stampsHill PostPretoria : South Africa has launched a series of postage stamps commemorating the arrival of Indian labourers to the country 150 years ago, state-run news agency BuaNews reported. Two stamps were launched Monday by the Department of Communications and …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail denies poor Watford service – myHermes
Royal Mail denies poor Watford servicemyHermesBosses from Royal Mail have denied its Watford courier and delivery service is badly run following talks with local MP Richard Harrington. Mr Harrington claimed last week that the area's postal service was still suffering from delays after the … More: continued here
Read More »Paulsboro Post Office officials say closure is temporary
PAULSBORO — Despite rumors of closure, officials said the United States Post Office (USPS) here will open its doors again. In October, flood damage prompted the temporary closure of the North Delaware Street building. More: continued here
Read More »New footbridge across East Croydon platforms – Your Local Guardian
New footbridge across East Croydon platformsYour Local GuardianEngineers are set to tear up the disused Royal Mail conveyor bridge running across the platforms to make way for a new footbridge which will eventually provide access to and from the Ruskin Square and Lansdowne Road developments. … More: continued here
Read More »Stamping out sticky post office shortages – Independent Online (blog)
Stamping out sticky post office shortagesIndependent Online (blog)Earlier this month, Denis Johnson of Swellendam wanted to post several cards overseas. The cost, he was told at his local post office, was R5.05 each. But there were no 5c stamps, nor were there any 10-, 20- and 30c stamps. So Johnson …
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