There will be changes to the way goods move between Great Britain and Northern Ireland At the end of the transition period when the Northern Ireland Protocol comes into force there will be changes to the way goods move between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Local business may be impacted …
Read More »Kent County Council spends around £2 million maintaining its Maidstone HQ
Public cash is being “thrown down a hole” to keep County Hall running during the coronavirus crisis, says a finance councillor. Around £2million is being spent each year on the safety and basic maintenance costs of Kent County Council’s (KCC) historic headquarters in Maidstone which was built in 1888. KCC’s …
Read More »Stoke-on-Trent key worker heroes part 1
I would like to say thanks to all key workers during this pandemic time. I want to vote Joyce Davies ( HCSW, from combined health ), who is always there for us ( myself & son ) after my husband passed away. Joyce and my manager Janet Taylor ( combined …
Read More »Road safety fears at Hoole bridge over giant ad screen plan
Road safety concerns are being raised about plans for a pair of giant LED advertising screens facing the traffic in both directions on Chester’s Hoole bridge. Alight Media has applied for consent to display an advertisement in the form of two screens each measuring six metres in width and three …
Read More »A mask fit for a Royal: Queen Letizia of Spain dazzles in a gold skirt for theatre visit
Queen Letizia of Spain donned a mask fit for a Royal as she and King Felipe VI took their daughters to the reopening of a Madrid theatre. The mother-of-two, 47, dazzled in a gold skirt, while ensuring protection from coronavirus, as she posed for photos with her husband and children, Princess …
Read More »Kate Middleton resumes royal duties with garden centre visit
The Duchess of Cambridge revealed she and Prince William have been doing the food shopping during lockdown as she returned to royal duties with a visit to the local garden centre. Kate Middleton, 38, dressed down in a £175 gilet, shirt and jeans for yesterday’s trip to family-run Fakenham Garden …
Read More »Princess Charlotte won’t return to school before Prince George
Princess Charlotte will not return to school in London until her brother Prince George does due to ‘logistical’ reasons, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are currently residing at their Norfolk countryside home Anmer Hall, where they are homeschooling their three children. But while Thomas’ …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service Status on International Mail Shipments (6/19/2020)
With the coronavirus COVID-19 emergency continuing to spread around the globe, mail and small parcel operations are impacted worldwide. Between a shortage of commercial passenger airlines to carry the mail and local authorities and transit/destination postal services shutting down or restricting services, sending international packages with the U.S. Postal Service …
Read More »INVESTMENT EXTRA: Scottish Mortgage delivers out of this world return
Back in 1909, Louis Bleriot piloted the first flight across the Channel, making history – and winning a £1,000 prize from this newspaper. That same year, the Straits Mortgage and Trust was set up to finance the Malaysian rubber industry. Today that investment trust, now known as Scottish Mortgage, is …
Read More »The Week Ahead: Royal Mail, Tesco, Auto Trader – Analysis & Commentary
Monday 22 June Trading statements Polar Capital Holdings AGM/EGM Ethernity Networks, Saga, Wincanton, Avacta, President Energy Tuesday 23 June Trading statements Speedy Hire, NCC Group, Trackwise, Naked Wines, Cranswick, Scapa, Shoe Zone, Trifast, St James’s Place AGM/EGM Smart Metering, Savannah Resources, PV Crystalox Solar Wednesday 24 June Trading statements ULS …
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