Post office closures: Government “by blackmail”Daelnet, UK –54 minutes agoThey estimate that some 1000 village shops might just be able to struggle on without the Royal Mail business – but having been stripped of these further … More: continued here
eBay gives 'stagnant' ValueClick the pushComputerworldUK, UK –3 minutes agoBy Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service EBay is to take over from ValueClick and start directly managing the affiliate programmes for its core marketplace … More: continued here
Split – A gang of masked, heavily-armed men robbed the main post office in the Croatian port of Split and got away with the equivalent of up to three million dollars in cash, local media reported Sunday evening. The heist occurred Saturday night, but… More: continued here
More than a thousand village shops are facing the threat of closure over “draconian rules” that will ban them from offering rival postal services after their own Post Office sections are shut down. More: continued here
Post Office petitions taken to Downing StreetOxford Mail, UK –3 minutes agoA separate petition containing more than 11000 names of Oxfordshire post office users has already been received by those in charge of the consultation … More: continued here
Prince Charles may be famous for talking to flowers, but he is up with modern technology too and congratulated Wales on their Grand Slam triumph by text message. More: continued here
A Briton who emigrated to Australia six years ago is selling his life as job-lot on internet auction site eBay – for the starting price of one Australian dollar. After splitting with his wife of five years, Ian Usher, 44, is offering a ready-made life in Perth, Australia – including his custom-built house, Mazda car,…
They live in a simple farm house near Denison, Iowa. And you’d never guess that Steven and Crystal Holt were the masterminds behind a multi-million dollar eBay business. More: continued here
Virginia sisters sell corn flake shaped like Illinois on eBayQuad City Times, IA –3 minutes agoThe sisters promise the flake "has undergone no alterations" to its shape, and the eBay description proclaims that "(Its) uncanny resemblance is completely … More: continued here
Split (Croatia), March 17: A gang of masked and heavily-armed men robbed the main post office in the Croatian port city of Split and got away with the equivalent of up to $3 million in cash, local media reported Sunday evening. More: continued here