Royal Mail sale row grows as profits doubleTimes Online, UKUnions seized on bumper profits at Royal Mail to argue that a doubling of profit, despite a continued fall in the number of letters being posted, should render controversial government plans to part privatise the company obsolete. … More: continued here
eBay ban for couple selling seedsKeighley News, UKBy Keighley News reporter » A couple who were raising cash through eBay to help pay for fertility treatment have been banned from using the website. Andrew and Leanne Hardaker say they are victims of rigid rules to protect buyers and sellers from rogue … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Don't simply stamp 'Private' on the Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UKWill Royal Mail be New Labour's political and managerial watershed? There could hardly be a clearer test case of what, if anything, 12 years of bruising encounters with public-sector reform have taught it. No one doubts that the Mail badly needs an …Royal Mail profit doublesReutersA Right…
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail doubles profits, prompting calls to stop part-privatisationTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomRoyal Mail has doubled its profits despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted, prompting calls to stop part-privatisation of the group. By Myra Butterworth It said profits had risen to £321 million even though the average daily postbag … More: continued…
Stamp of appreciation for the palm treeNew Straits Times, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR: A collection of special stamps and first-day covers with the palm theme will be sold on Tuesday, said Pos Malaysia stamp and philately unit head Yasmin Ramli. The stamps, which come in three designs, are aimed at educating the public on … More: continued here
Bright revamp for post officeBeverley Guardian, UKBy Staff Copy BEVERLEY'S main Post Office in Register Square is being refurbished over the next four weeks. Post Office bosses say the work, which started this week, will provide a lighter, brighter and more modern environment. …Bridge Street post office refurb beginsSouth Wales Argusall 2 news articles More: continued…
Daily Mail L'Oreal has setback in Paris eBay counterfeit caseReutersPARIS, May 13 (Reuters) – A Paris court on Wednesday rejected L'Oreal's claim that eBay (EBAY.O) was liable for selling counterfeited goods, saying the online auctioneer had met its obligations to fight such trading. The court said the two companies …eBay defeats L'Oreal court caseBBC NewsFrench…
Telegraph.co.uk 'Don't stamp out rare plants'Peterborough Today, UKBy Tara Dundon A PLANT expert from Peterborough has put her botanical skills to good use to help produce the Royal Mail's latest batch of commemorative stamps. With more than 450 species of wild plants currently facing national extinction, Royal Mail…Stamp collection celebrates 250th anniversary of Kew GardensTelegraph.co.ukLondon News:…
NEW YORK — One day after Chrysler severed its affiliation with nearly 800 dealers — including Sandoval Dodge in Las Cruces — General Motors Corp. sent out FedEx-delivered letters on Friday to about 1,100 dealers nationwide announcing similar cuts. More: continued here
When general sales manager Larry Baker saw the FedEx truck pull up outside Alex Montgomery Chevrolet Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Mount Washington yesterday at 11:55 a.m., he knew bad news was coming. More: continued here