The change will affect millions of customers using the postal service on Saturdays The change will affect millions of customers Royal Mail has been given the green light to make a huge change to its second class postal service starting from today. Ofcom has allowed the postal firm to no …
Read More »Retailers urged to prepare for parcel growth as Royal Mail hits 8,000 Collect+ locations | News
Royal Mail services are now available across 8,000 Collect+ locations and PayPoint retailers have been urged to prepare for a growth in parcel volumes, customers and commission. The partnership between the two parcel services, announced back in February, aims to provide customers with flexible options for dropping off parcels while …
Read More »Major National Lottery overhaul disruption as systems go offline over weekend
Allwyn, the operator of the National Lottery, today confirmed the temporarily pause will start on 11pm Saturday night – following the Lotto and Thunderball draws – and will last until late Monday morning National Lottery to go offline this weekend with players unable to claim prizes(Image: Tosh Lubek via Getty …
Read More »Kurt Geiger adds places to free Business by Design Academy following surge in demand
Kurt Geiger is set to offer an additional ten places on its free Business by Design Academy, after seeing a 130% surge in demand compared to last year. The accredited programme, originally launched by the Kurt Geiger Kindness Foundation in January 2024, provides young people facing financial barriers with hands-on …
Read More »Anne meets Ukrainian band at Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo rehearsal
The Princess Royal wore sunglasses and the Tattoo’s official tartan as she watched a rehearsal at Redford Barracks in the Scottish capital. She watched international teams perform their displays of military drill, music and dancing ahead of the show’s run beginning at Edinburgh Castle later this week. Anne viewed a …
Read More »The retired civil servant and royal fan who swears blind she spotted the Waleses on a £40million superyacht off the coast of an enchanting Greek island
Normally at this time of year the people of the Ionian Islands talk of being overworked and little else. With nearly three million tourists visiting the region during July and August, they certainly have their work cut out. Not that they’d have it any other way, of course. For more …
Read More »Tips on avoiding parcel delivery phishing scams
Citizens Advice East Herts chief executive Maxine Bromyard writes for the Indie. “I got a text asking me to click on a link to reschedule a parcel delivery I’d missed. I was waiting for a parcel from Royal Mail at the time, so I clicked on the link and was …
Read More »Villagers ‘disgusted’ over sudden changes to post box
The post box, which stands outside the community-run Dobcross Village Store and Post Office, was sealed up on Monday (July 28), in order to be converted into a new digital post box. As the Village Store and Post Office currently receives commission fees when the customers come in to post parcels, …
Read More »Meryl Streep proves that neutral tailoring is always a winner
We can’t take our eyes off the steady stream of snaps from The Devil Wears Prada 2. Currently filming on the streets of New York, all of our favourite fashionistas are back and they’re dressing better than ever, and while many credit Anne Hathaway’s character, Andy Sachs, as being the …
Read More »American shopper ‘sent into coma’ after discovering ‘scary’ British supermarkets
An American shopper has been ‘sent into a coma’ after stepping into a Sainsbury’s store and discovering the differences between UK and US supermarkets. Content creator Paige Wester, who is an American living in England, posted a TikTok where she revealed her shock and confusion over how Brits shop. Taking to Sainsbury’s and …
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