Postie stole to pay mortgageStoke & Staffordshire, UKDebt-ridden Waterhouse plundered special delivery packets at the Royal Mail depot in Stone after volunteering to sort them, Stafford Crown Court heard. Richard Cole, prosecuting, said all the thefts involved packages of foreign currency, … More: continued here
Brisbane: Graffiti hits post officeSan Francisco Chronicle, USAJackie Speier of Hillsborough – about graffiti at the Brisbane post office. He says he also talked to employees at the post office, urging them to get rid of the scribblings – to no avail. The graffiti is relatively minor: marks on the front and back … More:…
Fight Continues To Save Crewe Sorting OfficeCrewe and Nantwich Guardian, UKNANTWICH councillors have written to Royal Mail bosses urging them to reconsider closing the Weston Road sorting office in Crewe. The company is planning to close the Crewe site, transferring work to a new mail centre in Warrington. … More: continued here
Food stamp stats troubling, but have silver liningAsheville Citizen-Times, NCThe county has nearly 27000 individuals in households receiving food stamps, a rate of 11.8 percent as of April. That's actually below the state average of 13 percent. A large slice of those numbers consist of people who have never turned to public … More: continued here
Britain defends issuing postage stamps from disputed territoriesXinhua, ChinaUNITED NATIONS, May 27 (Xinhua) — Britain stands by its decision to issue postage stamps from the disputed territories of and around the Falkland Islands, or Malvinas as they are known in Argentina, according to a letter to the UN secretary-general … More: continued here
Endangered plants featured on stampsCCTV, ChinaBritain's Royal Mail has issued ten new stamps featuring endangered species. This is the third series of its kind and highlights plants in Britain threatened with extinction, along with the efforts to preserve and reintroduce them into the wild. …Win flora and fauna stamp setswww.solihullnews.netall 2 news articles More: continued here
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Reuters Times too tough to shop guilt-free? Do it on the slyReutersThe poll, commissioned by shopping website eBay in Australia, revealed that as many as 8 in 10 people continue to treat themselves to purchases despite the recession, which they stash away from friends and family. Just over half admitted they did not … More:…
Oil, gasoline prices reach high for 2009Minneapolis Star Tribune, MNCostco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that by early summer it will accept food stamps at two of its New York City stores as part of a pilot program. Costco, one of the nation's largest wholesale club chains, is the latest of several discounters to … More: continued…
Sydney Morning Herald Want An HTC Magic From Google I/O? Try eBay.TechCrunch, CAThe Google Ion (aka the HTC Magic or the “G2″) that was given to everyone who attended the Google I/O conference today is already available on eBay. Quite frankly, I'm shocked that it seemed to take an hour for this to happen. …3's HTC…