MP blasts own party over mailLancashire Evening Post, UKBy Chris Visser A Lancashire MP battling to save the Royal Mail has blasted her own party – after Labour chose a cheaper rival for a mass rallying call. Labour has used Dutch firm TNT to post pro-Labour material to 800000 homes. … …
Read More »A Tough Year For European Postal Operators – Hell Mail
A Tough Year For European Postal OperatorsHell Mail, UKThe timetable is there, but there is far less scope for operators to consider risky ventures now, particularly when the decline in stamped mail still hasn't bottomed out yet. The partial sale of Royal Mail in the UK could not be more badly-timed …
Read More »Santa Clara County families piling into social services offices as … – San Jose Mercury News
Santa Clara County families piling into social services offices as …San Jose Mercury News, USAApplications for food stamps increased 60 percent between September and January, Social Services Agency Director Will Lightbourne told county supervisors Tuesday. Those seeking cash assistance through the CalWORKS program — which requires parents to …Record number …
Read More »Post Office has new address – Beaches Leader
Post Office has new addressBeaches Leader, FLby CHUCK ADAMS, Staff Writer The first day of business at the new US post office branch in Jacksonville Beach was “confusing,” desk clerk Charlene Ruhlman said early Monday afternoon. One of her co-workers, Germaine Quarterman, responded, … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Earnings Call: Low Expectations – InternetNews.com
eBay Earnings Call: Low ExpectationsInternetNews.com, NYBy Michelle Megna: More stories by this author: eBay will issue first calendar quarter earnings tomorrow after the close of trading on Wall Street, and investors will be looking for quite a bit of information on how the online marketplace is faring, …eBay Releases IPO Plan …
Read More »Brown under pressure to ditch Royal Mail plan – Independent
Brown under pressure to ditch Royal Mail planIndependent, UKGordon Brown faces growing pressure from mutinous Labour backbenchers to ditch or delay moves to partly privatise Royal Mail. Party whips have warned the Prime Minister, who is already dealing with the "smeargate" scandal, that the plans have stretched … More: continued here
Read More »Thibodaux woman guilty of disaster food stamp theft – Daily Comet
Thibodaux woman guilty of disaster food stamp theftDaily Comet, LATHIBODAUX – A 31-year-old Thibodaux woman pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to receiving more than $8000 after filing fraudulent applications for food stamps following Hurricane Katrina, US Attorney Jim Letten said. While a Louisiana Department … More: continued here
Read More »'Misleading' eBay prices ad banned – The Press Association
BBC News 'Misleading' eBay prices ad bannedThe Press AssociationThe advertising watchdog has banned eBay from boasting its prices are a quarter cheaper than those in high street shops. A poster advertising the popular online marketplace read: "Guess what? 25% cheaper than the high street on brand new items. …Watchdog bans …
Read More »Two accused of robbing post office (Southwest Iowa News)
WHNS – An alert witness helped Omaha police track down two men suspected of robbing a post office at 2910 State St. The robbery was reported at 10:50 a.m. Two men demanded money at gunpoint and left with an undetermined amount of money, Tierney said. More: continued here
Read More »City close to buying post office (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
Fernandina Beach Commissioners were expected to accept Tuesday night a non-binding letter of intent from the U.S. Postal Service to purchase the historic Centre Street post office building and take on its multimillion-dollar renovation and operating costs. More: continued here
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