Post offices reopen thanks to new schemeEast Anglian Daily Times, UKTWO post offices in north Essex are set to reopen under a scheme which aims to rescue local branches for their communities. Panfield Lane in Braintree and The Egg Box, White Notley, are to reopen under the Essex Post Office Scheme, …
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Unions accused of deterring Mail buyersFinancial Times, UKBy Jean Eaglesham, Chief Political Correspondent The “shrill” union opposition to government plans to part-privatise Royal Mail is making it harder to sell a stake in the state-owned postal operator, Lord Mandelson warned on Tuesday. … More: continued here
Read More »iPhone, iPod Prototypes On eBay Bug Apple – ChannelWeb
MacNN iPhone, iPod Prototypes On eBay Bug AppleChannelWeb, NYApple iPod and iPhone prototypes were on the loose on eBay recently — but they were yanked off before they could be sold, at least through the popular auction site. A prerelease iPhone apparently hit eBay earlier this week — though it was …
Read More »L'Oreal-EBay Dispute Delayed in French Courts – Women’s Wear Daily
L'Oreal-EBay Dispute Delayed in French CourtsWomen’s Wear Dailyby WWD Staff LONDON — The French leg of L’Oréal’s multicountry legal wrangle with Internet auction site eBay is a case of going, going, not quite gone yet. Subscribe now to WWD.COM, for complete access to breaking news and events that shape the …
Read More »Compromise struck to preserve more of Tokyo Central Post Office – The Japan Times
Compromise struck to preserve more of Tokyo Central Post OfficeThe Japan Times, JapanJapan Post Holdings Co. has proposed getting the Tokyo Central Post Office registered as a tangible cultural property by preserving more of the building in its development plan for the property, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kunio …Post offices …
Read More »Newtown Post Office consultation launched – Border Telegraph
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Read More »A new agenda for political change – guardian.co.uk
A new agenda for political changeguardian.co.uk, UK… and green technology, and protecting the existing jobs of ordinary working people; an end to the half-baked privatisations like that proposed for the Royal Mail, and for previously publicly owned companies to be taken back into public ownership. … More: continued here
Read More »East Amherst Post Office opens at new location – Amherst Bee (subscription)
East Amherst Post Office opens at new locationAmherst Bee (subscription), USAThe East Amherst Post Office opens at its new retail location at 9630 Transit Road, south of County Road, on Monday, March 16. Post office box mail not retrieved prior to the move will be available for pickup on Monday …
Read More »Painting, maybe by Keith Haring, sells for $1525 – The Associated Press
Painting, maybe by Keith Haring, sells for $1525The Associated PressThe eBay listing didn't claim "Hope" is the genuine article. It said buyers were bidding on a painting that looked remarkably like Haring's work. The unsigned 7-foot painting is on the back of a piece of wood paneling and shows a …
Read More »Delegate wants photo ID for food stamp recipients – Beckley Register-Herald
Delegate wants photo ID for food stamp recipientsBeckley Register-Herald, WVDelegate Tom Loui-sos not only heartily endorses Blair’s proposal but has crafted one of his own to compel anyone getting food stamps to present a photo ID at the supermarket. Under the existing setup, Louisos, D-Fayette, explained Tuesday, …Drug Testing Bill IntroducedWest …
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