The seven-month struggle of 115,000 postal workers against restructuring by Royal Mail is being sabotaged by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). After 18 days of strike action since last August against an imposed sub-inflation pay award of 2 percent, demands for the tearing up terms and conditions and plans for …

UK communications regulator Ofcom has been asked to intervene in the dispute between Royal Mail and logistics company Whistl over access rights to Royal Mail’s letter delivery network. Ofcom’s access regime requires Royal Mail to offer access, on reasonable request, to its postal network for bulk mail “fair and reasonable …

British commercial vehicle start-up Tevva’s new 7.5-tonne battery electric truck, which recently went into production, will be eligible for a government grant of up to £16,000. The machine was revealed last year and went on sale in January after the firm secured European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA). for …

West Ham co-owner Daniel Kretinsky is set to spend big on two French deals according to new reports this week. One week after landing a £1bn 15-year mega deal to provide back-up energy supply to the National Grid in the UK, West Ham’s Czech billionaire co-owner Kretinsky is said to …

Sarah Ainslie in the dark room in her studio. Pic: Sonal Nain Women in Bethnal Green welcomed photographer Sarah Ainslie into their working lives for her latest exhibition of portraits. Sonal Nain reports I’m inside the studio of an award-winning photographer, having my picture taken against the backdrop of her …

Harry and Meghan’s decision to use Prince and Princess titles for Archie and Lilibet is a ‘predictable’ move which ‘proves Harry is still a monarchist’, royal expert claims Tessa Dunlop claimed it proved couple’s connection to the royals is ‘priceless’ Statement from the Sussexes confirmed they had christened ‘Princess Lilibet’ …

Parent company Esken last week confirmed the process to find the “right” buyer for the airport had already begun – with a sale said to be in the “interests of all stakeholders”. Airport bosses are confident a sale will “benefit airline partners, customers and the region.” But aviation industry expert …

The King told Prince Harry that his children would be allowed to be called Prince and Princess in a ‘private conversation’ after the Queen’s funeral last year, it is understood. Harry and Meghan’s 21-month-old daughter Lilibet saw her royal title of ‘Princess’ used formally for the first time yesterday, giving the first indication …

Michael Lindup, funeral director and manager of Harold P. Heywood in Failsworth, is pressing to install a special Royal Mail postbox at Hollinwood Cemetery so that Oldhamers can post letters and cards to their lost loved ones. The idea comes after a nine-year-old girl in Nottingham, Matilda Handy, successfully campaigned …

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planners, meeting on Wednesday, March 8, were recommended to back an application for the demolition of the sorting office in the conservation area, replacing it with a 19th century-style four-storey mixed development of 34 residential units and ground-level commercial properties. The application, made by Trillium (RMF) …