United Kingdom –News Direct– The Minister of State for Decarbonisation and Technology Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP visited Daventry Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) on Thursday 15 June. The visit, jointly hosted by Prologis UK and Mobilityways, provided the minister with the opportunity to better understand how workers at Prologis …

Anyone with old, non-barcoded stamps is urged to use them ahead of 31 July 2023, or swap them for barcoded ones instead. Mail sent after 31 July using non-barcoded ‘definitive stamps’ will be invalid and subject to a surcharge. This is because it will be treated in the same way …

Gear4music shares slip as retailer crashes to a loss after soaring costs beat back revenue growth Britain’s largest online musical equipment retailer declared a £0.4m pre-tax loss Cost-of-living pressures in the UK hit demand for discretionary consumer goods Gross margins declined after the company cut stock and incurred higher costs …

HSBC bank in Oxfordshire town centre CLOSING today (Image: Newsquest) The HSBC branch is Bicester is set to close its doors for good today (June 20). The bank is located at 1 Sheep Street in the town centre. This comes amid the closure of hundreds of UK bank branches with …

From July 31, non-barcoded stamps will not be accepted and anyone sending mail with them could be surcharged, details of how much that could be will be released nearer the times. Customers who cannot use any non-barcoded stamps before 31 July will still be able to swap non-barcoded stamps for …

Royal Mail is required to provide next-day delivery to UK addresses, but this does not include the Channel islands. It has previously said the move would “reduce costs” and “demonstrate a commitment to minimising the impact on the environment”. It would mean a two-day service instead of next-day priority mail …

Royal Mail has issued a reminder to customers to “use up or swap out” their old stamps as they will become obsolete by the end of next month From July 31, non-barcoded definitive stamps will no longer be accepted to send postage. Royal Mail is urging customers to either use …

Royal Mail has urged customers to use up their old stamps. The postal service is urging people to use old stamps before they are swapped out for more modernised versions. From July 31, non-barcoded definitive stamps will no longer be accepted to send postage. Royal Mail is urging customers to …

The postal service urged households to prepare for delays today after three of its network operations were disrupted. While Royal Mail aims to deliver to “all addresses” six days a week, “significant” issues in its logistics operation mean that this may not be possible. Its latest update explained that the …

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 318 people had died in the area by June 1 – up from 317 on the week before. They were among 30,166 deaths recorded across the North West. The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – …