ROYAL Mail is to make a major change to fees within days as shoppers face a surcharge this Christmas. The service has revealed that business account customers will be asked to pay an additional peak surcharge of 5p for letters and 10p for parcels. 1 Royal Mail is to make …
Read More »Royal Gold to Participate in the Renmark Financial Communications Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series on Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Royal Gold – Business Wire – Wed Nov 13, 3:05PM CST Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold” or the “Company,” “we” or “our”) announced today that management will present in the live Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series hosted by Renmark Financial Communications Inc. Alistair Baker, Senior …
Read More »How will the planned Post Office closures affect you?
The Post Office has confirmed plans to shut down 115 branches, a move that could potentially lead to the loss of 1,000 jobs. The branches at risk may be transferred to retail partners or postmasters, or they might face closure. Have your say! How will the planned Post Office closures …
Read More »As the first royal wedding to be broadcast in colour, Princess Anne and Mark Phillips’ groundbreaking nuptials set the bar for future blue-blooded celebrations
The marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards proved groundbreaking in more ways than one. Taking place on November 14, 1973, it was the first wedding to be televised during the age of widespread TV ownership – and it was broadcast in colour. …
Read More »Prestwick Airport and Chicago Rockford Airport pen agreement
Bosses at the nationalised airport have signed a joint development agreement with Chicago Rockford International Airport to promote cargo flights between the two locations. The partnership aims to strengthen the air cargo trade lane connecting PIK and RFD, and to facilitate the sharing of information between the airports. Both PIK and RFD …
Read More »‘Tragedy’ warning as ‘vital’ Devon Post Office appears on hitlist
Losing Paignton’s town centre Post Office would be ‘a tragedy’, according to a local councillor who represents the ward where it is based. Paignton is among four Devon Post Offices named on a list of 115 around the country under threat of closure. The Post Office says the branches make …
Read More »HaulTech helps specialist haulier to work smarter
A family-run heavy haulage specialist says HaulTech is helping it to work smarter, improve compliance, and enhance customer service. MA Ponsonby has grown from one truck operated by founder Mike Ponsonby into a thriving business with more than 15 Scania trucks and a large fleet of specialist trailers. Mike is …
Read More »Royal Mint rare 50p coin sells for nearly £200 – how to spot
The 50p coin in question was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since the opening of Kew Gardens in 1759. Just over 210,000 copies of the coin were produced by The Royal Mint, which lists the anniversary Kew Gardens coin as one of its rarest. The coin features the …
Read More »COP29: Eunomia report shows ‘rapid action’ needed within plastics industry
The report was conducted by Eunomia Research and Consulting and commissioned by the Environmental Investigation Agency. At the fourth round of plastic treaty negotiations, Rwanda and Peru proposed a global target to reduce plastic production by 40% by 2040. However, the report has found that even if this target was …
Read More »Prioritising sustainability on the AA’s eclectic fleet
One of the UK’s most experienced and knowledgeable fleet leaders, Duncan Webb has played a key role in the management of the country’s two biggest fleets – Royal Mail and BT – during his 25-career in fleet. Now fleet director at the AA, where this year he collected the Fleet …
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