With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, and several other rates will also go up. The Forever stamp will continue to cover the price of…
Royal Mail pension may become new public schemeIPE.com, UKUK – The Postal Services Bill published this week by the UK government includes provisions for the secretary of state for business and enterprise (BERR) to establish a "new public scheme" into which members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) could … More: continued here
EBay, German Police Battle Fakes as Court Fights LoomBloomberg27 (Bloomberg) — German police used tips from EBay Inc. to score the biggest success in their probe of a counterfeiting ring, snaring 20 tons of knock-off La Martina dress shirts, Ed Hardy tank tops and other brands last month. … More: continued here
RTE.ie Armed raid on Co Carlow post officeRTE.ie, IrelandTwo armed men have carried out a raid on a post office in Rathoe, about 12km outside Carlow town. The men, wearing balaclavas and armed with what are believed have been handguns, entered the building at around 11.30am and demanded money. …Post office raided by masked menThe Press…
BBC News Cycling robber's post office raidBBC News, UKCCTV images have been issued of an armed robber who threatened to shoot a post office worker. The victim, 59, believes she saw a dark coloured metal tube sticking out from the suspect's jacket before he escaped empty handed on a mountain bike. … More: continued here
Boston Globe Going, Going, Gone Online: Ferry Islander is Sold on EbayMartha’s Vineyard Gazette, MABy SAM BUNGEY A farmer and trucker from upstate New York bought the Islander this week for $23600, placing bid 58 on Ebay Monday for the vessel that ferried Islanders to and from the rest of America for over fifty years. The…
Hunter brings bite to the bushBrisbane Times, AustraliaFor the past several months, the tiny, tidy western Victorian village of Dunkeld has been an El Dorado for every gourmand worth his or her salt shaker, as foodies from around the globe find their way to the Royal Mail Hotel to sample the cooking of … More: continued…
Post office cuts costsTimes-Mail (subscription), IN“Mail’s down in this office since last year about 8 percent,” said Tom Priddy, Bedford postmaster. Across the country, the math is about the same. And so, like many other enterprises, the US Postal Service is pursuing some cost-cutting measures. … More: continued here
North Dakota artist to illustrate duck stampToledo Blade, OHA rendering of a pair of ruddy ducks by North Dakota artist Jeffery Hoff has captured first place in this year's Ohio wetlands habitat stamp design competition, the Ohio Division of Wildlife said. Hoff's work will appear on the 2010 Ohio duck stamp. … More: continued here
guardian.co.uk Mandelson fails to quell rebellion over Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UKLord Mandelson yesterday began a long campaign to win public support for his plan to overhaul Royal Mail with a private sector partner taking a 30% stake, but failed to immediately assuage his backbench rebels with a host of concessions including …PM faces ambush over Royal Mail…