AFP Under pressure from conservationists, eBay bans all ivory salesAFP –5 hours agoWASHINGTON (AFP) — EBay announced a ban on all ivory sales as a conservation group released a report on Tuesday accusing the Internet auction house of … More: continued here
Read More »Downtown Eustis, Fla., listed on eBay (UPI)
EUSTIS, Fla., Oct. 21 (UPI) — A good part of downtown Eustis, Fla., can be had on eBay for anyone with a desire for lakefront land and $7.8 million in pocket, its owner says. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office closing 24 branches (ic Lanarkshire)
Twenty-four post offices will shut in the latest round of cuts to the service in Scotland, it has been announced. The branches closing are in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the south of Scotland. The Post Office said the closures will start next month. More: continued here
Read More »DEQ joins probe of train and Post Office incidents (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
The Department of Environmental Quality has joined the probe of unrelated incidents this morning including a train derailment in Stone County and a suspicious item at the Pass Christian Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office is defiant as critics attack plan to shut 24 branches (The Herald)
The Post Office remained defiant last night after being criticised over 24 closures in Scotland. The branches to shut are in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the south, with the closures starting next month. More: continued here
Read More »Thousands more turn to food stamps in tough economy (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
The number of Arizona families receiving food stamps has climbed by more than 20 percent in the past year as the economy grew worse. “We have increased our food stamp participation by about 47,000 families since August of 2007,” said Marco Liu with the Arizona Department of Economic Security. More: …
Read More »Cricklade sorting office may close – Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Cricklade sorting office may closeWilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK –4 hours agoThe Royal Mail wants to close the branch as part of a national cost-cutting exercise and merge it with the depot in West Swindon. … More: continued here
Read More »HARRY MOUNT: Long May We Rein: A peep inside the nation’s most famous stables – the Royal Mews (Daily Mail)
Oh to be Navan, the Queen’s six-year-old Windsor Grey, currently residing in loose box No. 1, the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace. More: continued here
Read More »Pass Christian post office reopened after chemical scare (Updated … – SunHerald.com
Pass Christian post office reopened after chemical scare (Updated …SunHerald.com, MS –2 hours agoBy JR WELSH – SUN HERALD PASS CHRISTIAN — A suspicious powder discovered on a loading dock of the US Post Office here this morning forced the building's …Pass Christian post office closed after chemical scareBiloxi Sun HeraldDEQ joins …
Read More »SEBL signs money transfer accord with Post Office – The New Nation
SEBL signs money transfer accord with Post OfficeThe New Nation, Bangladesh –3 hours agoSoutheast Bank Limited (SEBL) recently signed a Remittance Distribution Agreement with Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) for Distribution of Inward Foreign … More: continued here
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