FAQ: Post Office benefits contract (Guardian Unlimited)

The Post Office received a major boost today when the government ditched plans to offer a benefits card contact worth £1bn to the private sector . The move, announced by work and pensions secretary James Purnell, could save thousands of post offices. But despite the lifeline, the long-term future of …

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FedEx Hub in Kernersville to Employ 750 (WGHP Greensboro)

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Officials broke ground Friday morning on the site of a $100 million FedEx Ground distribution hub in Kernersville that’s expected to employ 750 workers when it opens in 2011. Two centers in Winston-Salem will be consolidated with the new, 400,000-square-foot center, which will eventually process 45,000 packages …

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Give us back our postman – Norwich Evening News

Give us back our postmanNorwich Evening News, UK –8 hours agoA group of villagers are fighting to get a popular postman put back on his old round after he was moved by Royal Mail bosses. Postman Kevin Hudson, 50, …Villagers want their postman backNorfolk Eastern Daily Pressall 2 news articles More: continued …

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Yahoo Adds eBay Anywhere to Home Page (AuctionBytes)

Yahoo added a new application that allows users to add the eBay Anywhere application to their customized home pages. Yahoo said the inclusion of the eBay app demonstrates how its opening its homepage to third-parties to make users’ life simpler. More: continued here

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Stamps fans on red alert (Calgary Sun)

It’s slim pickings for Calgary Stampeders jerseys in the lead-up to the team’s battle for Grey Cup glory Sunday, with the manufacturer run dry. The Stamps Store at McMahon Stadium expects to sell out of the red jerseys by the weekend, assistant manager Mike Hardiman said yesterday. More: continued here

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