This week in eBay alternative news there’s lots of growth — and growing pains. Etsy gets new hardware and Bonanzle offers optional site membership plans. Meanwhile, on eBay, the new policy prohibiting paper payments takes effect. More: continued here
Read More »Save Crewe mail centre (Socialist Worker)
As Royal Mail prepared to announce profits of over £177 million, around 500 postal workers and supporters marched in Crewe last Saturday to demand the local mail centre is kept open. More: continued here
Read More »Cultural Council backs Sterling plan for Royal Poinciana Playhouse (The Palm Beach Post)
The debate over the fate of the Royal Poinciana Playhouse is heating up as the Town Council’s Nov. 12 meeting to consider landmarking the Royal Poinciana Plaza draws near. More: continued here
Read More »Double blow for Royal Mail – Reading Evening Post
Double blow for Royal MailReading Evening Post, UK –1 hour agoBy Stuart White Royal Mail have been docked three points and heavily fined for fielding an illegible player against Woodcote/Stoke Row in September. … More: continued here
Read More »Ex-eBay CEO: Education should be 'national security priority' – Trading Markets (press release)
Ex-eBay CEO: Education should be 'national security priority'Trading Markets (press release), CA –22 minutes agoWhen Ms. Whitman took the reins of eBay in 1998, the Silicon Valley start-up had fewer than 30 employees and about $4 million in annual revenues. … More: continued here
Read More »D-Day looms for post office branches – expressandstar.com
D-Day looms for post office branchesexpressandstar.com, UK –5 hours agoMany traditional post office services, such as car tax payments, are now being provided online which is said to have contributed to a downturn in custom. … More: continued here
Read More »Armed men raid city post office (BBC News)
Police are looking for three men involved in an attempted armed robbery at a post office in Stoke-on-Trent. More: continued here
Read More »CORK DOWN FOR ROYAL RETURN (Sporting Life)
Former Champion Bumper hero Cork All Star is set to make his return over obstacles in the Grade Three Anglo Irish Bank Hurdle at Down Royal on Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Saving Dayton’s Post Office (Local 12 Cincinnati)
Residents sign petition to keep Northern Kentucky post office open More: continued here
Read More »Card-maker takes scrapbooking to the next level (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Lifelong Lodi resident Leslie Crosby has taken her scrapbookinghobby and turned it into a mini-business, creating hand-made greeting cards using clear acrylic stamps. Now she’s using her creative knowledge to teach others how to make unique cards and other projects. More: continued here
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