Barclays has highlighted a crucial £5,000 limit that all customers need to be aware of. This comes after a customer complained about being unable to bank in person, which led them to contact Barclays due to the inconvenience. A frustrated customer shared an image of a notice on the closed …
Read More »Royal Ballet star Marianela Nunez says she learned English by watching Friends
The 42-year-old left her native Argentina to join the company after being offered a contract while touring in Los Angeles, but was unable to join them because UK employment law stopped her from working until she turned 16, meaning she joined The Royal Ballet School first. Speaking to Lauren Laverne …
Read More »Scots Royal Navy vessel build halted by staff over fire safety fears
Fire safety fears caused staff building a Royal Navy vessel in one of Scotland’s major shipyards to down tools, the Sunday Mail can reveal. HMS Glasgow is the first of eight Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates being fitted out at Scotstoun on the Clyde as part of a £4.2billion contract …
Read More »25 money changes coming in 2025 including stamp duty, energy bills and childcare
The year of 2025 is set to be another big one for your finances – with a raft of key deadlines and bill hikes for you to be aware of. Energy bills, train fares, council tax and the TV licence are just some of the everyday expenses that are set …
Read More »A 1st class career! Longest serving Royal Mail postman finishes final shift after 60 years of working for the delivery service
By PADRAIC FLANAGAN Published: 20:02 EST, 28 December 2024 | Updated: 20:34 EST, 28 December 2024 Britain’s longest-serving Royal Mail postman finished his final night-shift yesterday, marking the end of a record-breaking 60-year career. Robert Hudson, from Leyton, east London, started his career in December 1964 – aged 16 – …
Read More »why the London takeover bonanza is ringing alarm bells
Dame Amanda Blanc enjoyed a moment of reflection. As she sat down for her Christmas lunch with her family, the chief executive of the FTSE 100 insurance company Aviva knew she had pulled off one of the biggest takeovers of 2024. Barely 48 hours before the stock market shut down …
Read More »Father and son politicians praise busy Annan posties
Annan’s Royal Mail delivery office in Station Road has had a festive buzz as the 24 staff have stepped up a gear for the Christmas rush across Dumfries and Galloway. The team not only deliver letters, cards and parcels to households and businesses in Annan but also to Eastriggs and …
Read More »Small boat Channel crossings continue after migrant total reaches 150,000
Small boat crossings have continued in the English Channel on Saturday despite the morning’s foggy conditions. Pictures showed the Dungeness lifeboat bringing a number of people, thought to have been picked up from a small boat in the Channel, into the port at Dover. The latest arrivals follow crossings made …
Read More »Bicester MP praises sorting office staff for speed of work | Oxford Mail
Bicester and Woodstock's MP paid visits to multiple sorting offices at Royal Mail's busiest time of year. Source link
Read More »Crowdfunding to help with dad’s funeral costs on JustGiving
Update: We have exceeded our goal and are so thankful to you all. Any money leftover will go towards headstone costs and helping Yeling as she settles alone on the island without Dad xx As many of you are aware, our Dad was hit by a car on the Isle …
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