Telegraph.co.uk Sheffield company supplied Norway killer BreivikThe StarA SHEFFIELD-based eBay business unwittingly supplied Norwegian serial killer Anders Breivik with a tool to help him make poison-tipped bullets. Tool Timez, which sells tools via the internet auction site, sold the mass murderer a 65mm drill press vice …Norway massacre: British traders …
Read More »Stamp honors Merchant Marine – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Lake Wylie Pilot Stamp honors Merchant MarineInland Valley Daily BulletinHolding a blue veteran's ball cap over his heart, Derscheid looked on with pride Thursday as the US Postal Service unveiled a Merchant Marine commemorative stamp during a brief ceremony at the Port of Los Angeles. "Pearl Harbor was attacked just …
Read More »EU Opens Investigation Into UK State Aid For Royal Mail – NASDAQ
EU Opens Investigation Into UK State Aid For Royal MailNASDAQBRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission announced Friday that it has launched an investigation into the UK's plan to bail out the Royal Mail's pension fund. "The commission acknowledges the importance of the reform of the postal market in the UK …
Read More »For small communities, post offices more than just place to get mail
OVALO — For residents of an unincorporated community in southern Taylor County, the post office is more than a place to buy stamps and mail packages. More: continued here
Read More »Loss of small-town post offices will further disconnect rural residents
Postmaster Dennis Sank has lorded over the tiny post office in Bath since 1993. But a Postal Service proposal to shutter 3,700 locations across the country could soon take it away from the 333 residents of this river city. More: continued here
Read More »Postal service considers closing Hartsfield office – Moultrie Observer
Postal service considers closing Hartsfield officeMoultrie ObserverHARTSFIELD — For Lenora Perryman, a trip to the post office in Hartsfield means a chance to catch up on both on the mail and friends she meets there. But with the US Postal Service studying whether to close smaller post offices, that frequent …
Read More »Stamps edge Riders
REGINA — Rene Paredes likes dialing long distance. The Calgary Stampeders like the composure their rookie field-goal kicker has shown.Paredes booted a 45-yard field-goal for insurance points after missing from 31 yards earlier Saturday night at Mosaic Stadium, but the four points he scored on the two attempts proved to …
Read More »‘Save our post office,’ plead residents of tiny Flag Pond
FLAG POND — Just down the road from the Flag Pond Post Office sits the empty building that was once Rice’s Store. Across from the post office is the now-closed Flag Pond School which, while still used for community functions, hasn’t seen a student step through its doors in some …
Read More »Small Biz Notes: Learn how to buy, sell on eBay – The News-Press
Small Biz Notes: Learn how to buy, sell on eBayThe News-PressThey will cover the basics of buying and selling on eBay, setting up PayPal accounts, and how to ship using the postal service. There is no charge to attend. No reservations are required. The dates, times, and locations of the …
Read More »EU commission opens inquiry into British Royal Mail restructuring – Monsters and Critics.com
EU commission opens inquiry into British Royal Mail restructuringMonsters and Critics.comThe European Union's executive said it 'has doubts' that the proposed overhaul of the state-owned Royal Mail will not leave competitors on the British postal market at a disadvantage. 'The commission acknowledges the importance of the reform. … More: continued …
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