Breeze Airways took delivery of its third Airbus A220-300 on Friday. However, the delivery of this aircraft was a little less straightforward than most. The aircraft’s first attempt at reaching its new home had to be canceled, with a diversion back to Mobile, Alabama. Fortunately, the second attempt was a …
Read More »Tony has Parkinson’s. So, why didn’t Barclays stop him losing £240,000? | Money
A confused 80-year-old with advanced Parkinson’s disease lost £240,000 to fraudsters despite warning his bank and police that he feared he was being scammed. Tony Dunwoodie from Darlington in Co Durham, who is cared for by his wife, Patricia, 84, had transferred about £122,000 to scammers’ accounts in Estonia and …
Read More »Charles and William ‘won’t tolerate Andrew taking centre stage again’
Princes Charles and William won’t allow Prince Andrew to be involved in The Firm’s future events, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of York, 62, took centre stage at Prince Philip’s memorial this week escorting the Queen to the front row of Westminster Abbey leaving the royal family ‘dismayed’. …
Read More »Glasgow mum tricked into clearing out family’s bank accounts by cruel scammers – Plainsmen Post
A Glasgow mum fell victim to a cruel scam which saw her emptying her and her children’s bank accounts. Catherine LeMay was tricked by scammers, who pretended to be from Royal Mail, into clearing out her family’s entire savings. She is now urging others to be vigilant and not be …
Read More »Royal Mail workers considering strike after mass-redundancies
Royal Mail is risking a nationwide strike over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in another case of ‘fire and rehire’, Unite the Union announced this week. Royal Mail is looking to introduce a new band for managers which not only would pay …
Read More »STOCKS TO WATCH: Kath Fontana leaves Mitie
STOCKS TO WATCH: Kath Fontana, Mitie’s managing director for government accounts, leaves firm By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 2 April 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 2 April 2022 It’s rarely quiet in the politically charged world of government contracting, not least for listed player Mitie. Last week, …
Read More »Potential disruption to post as Royal Mail workers considering strike action over ‘fire and rehire’
Royal Mail workers considering strike after mass-redundancies Royal Mail is risking a nationwide strike over plans to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in another case of ‘fire and rehire’, Unite the Union announced this week. Royal Mail is looking to introduce a new band …
Read More »Police warn of sophisticated new scam which is costing victims thousands
//= do_shortcode(‘[in-content-square]’)?> Money Dyfed Powys Police are urging residents to be alert to a new sophisticated method of fraud which has already caused residents to lose over £170,000. Police say that criminals are using a 2-step approach that starts with a text message, usually claiming to be DPD, Royal Mail …
Read More »What the papers say – April 2
The nation’s papers are led by Covid-19 infections hitting an all-time high and the cost-of-living crisis. The Guardian and FTWeekend lead on the spike coming on the verge of the Easter holidays. Guardian front page, Saturday 2 April 2022: Covid hits all-time high in UK as Easter holidays begin pic.twitter.com/ClokDNACGK …
Read More »Reading additions to local list in recent planning decisions
This week, a number of big planning decisions have been made in Reading following a meeting of the council’s planning committee. Two plans dominated discussion during the meeting. The first was the Reading Metropolitan scheme, which involves building 620 homes at the former Royal Mail depot site at 80 Caversham …
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