Labour has ditched its key private rented sector manifesto policy for the general election. Andrew Fisher, its key manifesto architect, has decided that giving private tenants the ‘right to buy’ their rented properties would be unworkable, the FT has revealed. The policy, which was announced back in September during a …

BT has gone further to demonstrate its value to wider society by building its strategy around the restoration of its “national champion” status. There’s a bitter irony, then, that this is the moment that Labour has chosen to attack it Despite significant misgivings, a little over three years ago, I went …

The sound of jingle bells is in the air at Big Yellow Self Storage in Chester with the official launch of the annual Big Yellow Christmas Toy Appeal. Staff at the Sealand Road store next to B&Q are aiming to raise £10,000 worth of donated new toys and gifts during …

You don’t need to be Lewis Hamilton to apply for these jobs Here are 11 driving jobs you can apply for in and around Hartlepool. Royal Mail postal delivery driver Role: Delivering mail and parcels to houses and businesses within a set area, you’ll start your day for an hour …

Seasoned political watchers have had their eyes glued to the historic high drama of the EU Withdrawal Agreement – but they will have also been watching debates on the Queen’s Speech. A peculiarly British mechanism by which the government of the day outlines its legislative programme, this Queen’s Speech brought …

Royal Mail have hit their Quarterly target for both 1st Class and 2nd Class on-time mail delivery Quality of Service targets for the second quarter in a row. Royal Mail Quality of Service targets being achieved is significant and for the previous seven quarters they had missed the target. This …

    Royal Mail will finally distribute Christmas gifts. The British postal service company has reached an agreement with its workers, who were preparing a strike this Christmas to protest for their working and safety conditions. Last month, 100,000 postal company workers voted yes to strike.   The postal service company …

Image copyright University of Bristol Image caption Student flats next to Bristol Temple Meads were approved in October The opening of a new £300m campus for the University of Bristol has been delayed by a year. The development near Temple Meads station will house a digital innovation centre, a business …

The Royal Mail has been accused of falling down on its responsibilities A CUSTOMER who complained to Royal Mail about her letters being dumped on the landing in her tenement was told the problem was her postie was dyslexic. Shan Ross, who lives in the Royal Mile, twice found her …

  Socialist Equality Party stands candidates in UK general election By our reporter 18 November 2019 The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) is standing three candidates in Britain’s general election. The party’s election statement puts forward the following essential demands: No to Brexit! No to the European Union! For the United …