UK Express 10000 FAMILIES IN RUSH TO FIND THE GOOD LIFE IN WEST COUNTRYUK Express, UK –2 hours agoColin Bradshaw, Royal Mail’s Head of Data Strategy, said: “We receive more than one million requests each year from home movers wanting to redirect their … More: continued here
With so many of our local post offices destined for the chop, what …Guardian, UK –2 hours agoGrim news from my friend Jane in Somerset – her local post office in West Monkton has had it. It's just one more of the 2500 small post offices destined for …Protest against post office closureEaling Timesall 2 news articles…
90 Labour MPs oppose post office closureTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –29 minutes agoThe findings come on the eve of the only Commons vote on the divisive plan to shut 2500 post office branches. The decision, which the Government says is … More: continued here
Huffington Post Tim Russert Bobblehead For Sale On eBayHuffington Post, NY –5 hours agoA bobblehead-style doll depicting Tim Russert is up for auction on eBay. As FishbowlDC points out, the bobblehead doll is a new milestone for Russert after … More: continued here
Digitaltrends.com eBay (EBAY)'s outgoing CEO jumps into politicsBloggingStocks –5 hours agoOver the past ten years, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)'s CEO, Meg Whitman, has had a love / hate relationship with eBay users. No matter what your personal thoughts …eBay's Whitman to Co-Chair McCain CampaignDigitaltrends.comMcCain taps eBay exec for key campaign roleHouston ChronicleeBay's Meg Whitman to co-chair McCain's…
$4 left remaining after food-stamp shopping spreeJacksonville Daily Progress, TX –4 hours agoBy Cristin Ross Today is the first official day of the first-ever Jacksonville Food Stamp Challenge. Four other gallant volunteers and I are going to eat …Taking the Food Stamp ChallengeJacksonville Daily Progressall 2 news articles More: continued here
State ferry Chinook once again fails to attract eBay biddersSeattle Times, United States –4 hours agoFerry officials say the best option would be to relist the boat for a third time on eBay, with a lower minimum price bid. "The person who is doing the … More: continued here
BBC News London Mayor Ken Livingstone mounts legal challenge over post …Times Online, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail's plans to close 2500 post offices could be thrown into disarray after the Mayor of London said yesterday that he would mount a legal challenge …London Mayor to Challenge Proposed Closure of 171 Post OfficesBloombergSomeone's watching youBBC NewsLegal bid…
Telegraph.co.uk Closing post offices is social vandalismTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –54 minutes agoThe post office is a lifeline for many, as well as a crucial part of business. To close 169 of them at a stroke should be counted an act of social vandalism …Villages post office stores face the axeTalking Retail1000 village shops may close with post…
Post office events deemed a successHesperia Star, CA –1 hour agoBy PETER DAY Instead of quietly waiting in line, Hesperia Post Office customers recently nibbled on cake and sipped on punch while music gently played in … More: continued here