A quiet Lancashire village expressed its sadness as the axe prepared to fall on a final community post office. (10/05/2008 09:45:03) More: continued here
Read More »Post office losses axe (Daily Mirror)
Post offices have to close because the network is losing £500,000 a day, a minister warned. More: continued here
Read More »Price of stamps increases today (The Florence Times-Daily)
Area post offices are braced for a rush on one cent stamps as the price of mailing a first class letter, which cost 41 cents Sunday, is now 42 cents.The price to mail a postcard also increased a penny to 27 cents.The price increases took effect at midnight. More: continued …
Read More »Pastal Rate Hike Kicks In – WGRZ-TV
Capital News 9 Pastal Rate Hike Kicks InWGRZ-TV, NY –2 hours agoForever stamps also are going up to 42 cents. But buyers may want to stock up anyway, looking ahead to next May when prices are expected to be adjusted …Deadly tornadoes kill 18 along Oklahoma-Missouri borderKCAUHerd Falls To WingsWKBW-TVFBI surveillance video …
Read More »eBay Adds Functionality to Shipping Calculator – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes eBay Adds Functionality to Shipping CalculatorAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner In another move to encourage sellers to offer free shipping, eBay has added functionality to its automated Shipping Calculator so that … More: continued here
Read More »Ahead of the Bell: FedEx lowers 4Q profit estimates (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
After FedEx Corp. cut its fiscal 2008 forecast this weekend, analysts said higher fuel costs and decreased demand will weaken the shipping company’s profit into fiscal 2009 as well. More: continued here
Read More »D-day for post office campaigners – Hartlepool Today
D-day for post office campaignersHartlepool Today, UK –2 hours agoThe sites awaiting their future in Hartlepool are Raby Estate Post Office, in Chatham Road, in the Dyke House area of town, Elwick Road Post Office, … More: continued here
Read More »Price of Postage Stamps Goes Up (FOX 23 News Albany)
Next time you send a letter you’ll have to pay more – Postage stamps go up a penny today. More: continued here
Read More »"Save Borough Post Office" say trade unionists and pensioners – London SE1
London SE1 "Save Borough Post Office" say trade unionists and pensionersLondon SE1, UK –6 minutes agoTrade union members and representatives of the National Pensioners' Convention staged a protest outside Borough Post Office on Monday against plans to close … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Find of the Day: The Jerrari – Autoblog
eBay Find of the Day: The JerrariAutoblog, CA –6 minutes agoThe eBay auction for this abomination includes numerous pieces of documentation, like a 1971 review of the car by "Road & Track." Another is a letter from a … More: continued here
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