Postman set fire to over 1000 letters and parcelsDerby Evening Telegraph, UKThe charred remains of the mail burnt by Christopher Wills was discovered by firefighters who were called out on reports of a blaze in a hedge. Royal Mail officials were alerted and an investigation traced the letters back to the …
Read More »Anglers invited to fish public waters sans license, stamps Saturday (Beaumont Enterprise)
Grab a net and a fishing pole. Saturday is National Free Fishing Day, an annual event used to promote the sport and allow anglers to fish all public waters without a license or stamps. More: continued here
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THE Bills Tony Stamp is being axed because hes too old and not sexy enough More: continued here
Read More »Post office plan on track? – Steamboat Pilot
Post office plan on track?Steamboat Pilot, COBy Tom Ross (Contact) Steamboat Springs — The vital signs of the real estate deal that would facilitate moving the Steamboat Springs Post Office out of downtown were stabilizing Thursday after US Postal Service officials pulled back from earlier … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office closure programme 'bulldozed' through, MPs say – Telegraph.co.uk
The Sun Post Office closure programme 'bulldozed' through, MPs sayTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe Post Office closure programme was "bulldozed" through local opposition, with the consultation exercise little more than a "sham", according to a damning indictment from influential MPs. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor The controversial …Consulation over post office closures …
Read More »Watch out, eBay – Facebook Eyes Ecommerce – AuctionBytes Blog
AuctionBytes Blog Watch out, eBay – Facebook Eyes EcommerceAuctionBytes Blog, MABy Ina Steiner It looks like Facebook, the social networking site made popular by college students, may consider itself an ideal platform for ecommerce. Facebook rolled out new payment terms and is testing a payment service with some third-party …Can Ecommerce …
Read More »Hunger for food stamps rising – The Daily Advance
Hunger for food stamps risingThe Daily Advance, NCBy DIANA MAZZELLA Nearly 1000 more area residents have been added to county food stamp rolls in the past five months — largely due to more people losing their jobs, social service workers in the five-county area say. In November, department of social … …
Read More »Web sites' terms of service changes tracked – San Francisco Chronicle
Mashable Web sites' terms of service changes trackedSan Francisco Chronicle, USAThe Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday launched a new online tool that tracks changes in the Terms of Service agreements of 44 Web sites like Google, eBay, Amazon, Craigslist and Facebook. The foundation's TOSBack.org site automatically checks …EFF Posts 'Terms …
Read More »Post Office shut down 'a sham' – The Sun
Daily Mail Post Office shut down 'a sham'The Sun, UKThe Government claims its post office reforms will save £298million between now and 2011. Edward Leigh, chairman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, yesterday branded the consultation “little more than a sham”. He said: “The Government department …Post Office closures 'bulldozed' inThe …
Read More »Royal Mail sell-off on hold amid fears of MP rebellion – Mirror.co.uk
Royal Mail sell-off on hold amid fears of MP rebellionMirror.co.uk, UKIn a major climbdown, the Prime Minister looks unlikely to press ahead with the controversial Postal Services Bill this month. There is no date for the legislation on the parliamentary order papers in June. It could be introduced in July, … …
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