Post Office's £150m subsidy 'in jeopardy'guardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoBrussels has approved a government subsidy of £150m a year to enable Royal Mail to run a network of 11500 post offices by keeping loss-making branches open. …Post Office rules out more closuresTimes OnlinePost Office court victory for 73-year-old disabled womanTelegraph.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here
Shiselweni chiefs tired of being rubber stampsThe Swazi Observer, Swaziland –15 minutes agoBy Starsky Mkhonta SHISELWENI chiefs say they are tired of being rubber-stamps. They told Minister for Tourism, Environment and Communications , Thandi … More: continued here
A COUNCIL has voted not to increase the amount it pays for residents at a Royal British Legion home in Powys which is under threat of closure. More: continued here
Councillors planning post office fightbackHalifax Evening Courier, UK –14 minutes agoCouncillors will meet this week to work on an official response to plans to close 11 post offices. Calderdale Council's services scrutiny panel will discuss … More: continued here
Fort Pierce Mayor Bob Benton has asked Sen. Mel Martinez to take steps to name the Orange Avenue post office after CeeCee Lyles More: continued here
Cassidy: Online detective work helps nab bad guy with stolen laptopSan Jose Mercury News, USA –6 hours agoThe man tried to sign on to Lingel's eBay account. (Carenza remotely changed the eBay password, among others.) He visited porn sites and downloaded music … More: continued here
EBay shopper pleads guilty to $40000 credit card theftFrederick News Post (subscription), MD –25 minutes ago… Pa., woman admitted using her employer's credit cards to run up more than $40000 in charges during a two-month shopping spree on eBay. … More: continued here
Not even Saturday’s high temperatures could keep approximately 125 people away from FedEx Field’s parking lot in Landover to enjoy a moon bounce, face painting, raffles and the chance to recognize and recruit foster parents. More: continued here
RESIDENT ANGRY OVER POST OFFICE CLOSURESBanbridge Leader, UK –3 hours agoIn a letter to The Leader, the frustrated local said, "I thought Royal Mail was a public service, but all you hear in the media these days from Royal Mail… More: continued here
eBay held accountable for auctioned counterfeit itemsGeek.com –4 hours agoby Matthew posted on June 10, 2008 3:01 pm eBay, the number one online auction destination, has been found liable for 3 counterfeit items sold on its site … More: continued here