A FURNESS postmaster has called on the public to help him fight to survive. The Evening Mail is campaigning alongside the Anty Cross Post Office in Ruskin Avenue, Dalton, to help keep its doors open. More: continued here
Replacement post box plea backed by MPFlintshire Standard, UK –3 hours agoMr Hanson said: "Over recent months I have made representations to Royal Mail on behalf of local residents, who have been asking for a replacement post box. … More: continued here
Chicago Tribune Seven Charged In International Counterfeit Art Scheme On eBayInformationWeek, NY –2 hours agoBy KC Jones US and Spanish prosecutors have charged seven people in Europe and the United States with producing counterfeit prints and selling them on eBay, …Seven charged in 'eBay art scam'BBC NewsAnother Reason to Never Buy Expensive Art on eBayChicagoist7 charged in…
Post Office Ltd has apologised after its customer helpline gave the wrong date for the end of the public consultation on proposed branch closures. The helpline wrongly told Tooting MP Sadiq Khan that the consultation started in April. In fact it started in February and finishes on April 2. More: continued here
Charities face new direct mail efficiency pressuresData quality news, UK –4 hours ago… called on the postal industry regulator, Postcomm, to make the sector even more competitive by scrapping the VAT exemption enjoyed by the Royal Mail. …Post Office Network Needs To Be Opened UpHell Mailall 3 news articles More: continued here
YLE News Finland's Oldest Post Office to CloseYLE News, Finland –1 hour agoThe oldest post office in Finland, in Eckerö in the semi-autonomous Åland Islands, is to be shut down. The post office has operated for 180 years in the … More: continued here
Post Office apologises for helpline errorWimbledon Guardian, UK –3 hours agoBy Chloe Lambert Post Office Ltd has apologised after its customer helpline gave the wrong date for the end of the public consultation on proposed branch …Councils consider "rescue plan" for post officesWimbledon Guardianall 4 news articles More: continued here
Software group files lawsuits against eight eBay sellersWashington Post, United States –1 hour agoThe Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed eight new lawsuits against eBay-based software sellers, alleging that they are selling …SIIA slaps lawsuits on eight eBay Adobe sellersRegisterSIIA Sues 8 eBay Sellers Over Software CopiesInformationWeekSoftware Group Sues EBay Sellers Over Counterfeit Adobe SoftwareAHNEarthtimesall…
MISTAKES may have been made in the decision to close post offices, mail bosses admitted this week, as hundreds protested on the streets of Highgate. At a meeting in Hampstead Town Hall on Monday night, Post Office Limited admitted it may need to rethink its closure plans. More: continued here
FURNESS MP John Hutton has voted to close post offices in his own constituency. A proposal to suspend the mass post office closure programme pending further consultation was defeated last night by just 20 votes – as 19 Labour MPs revolted against the government. More: continued here