Trolley sleeves are used to line the 850,000 wheeled cages that transport parcels through Royal Mail’s network. The mail company has now replaced its old trolley sleeves with more durable alternatives that can be used up to 3,000 times over an expected lifespan of four years and are made from …

Peugeot has been appointed to supply Royal Mail’s latest tranche of electric vans in the UK, which the company announced in July would be added to the fleet in time for the festive peak. Among the 2,100 electric vehicles supplied in this latest deal are 1,100 E-Partner vans built at …

Trick-or-treaters out across the region donned impressive outfits to give homeowners a fright. Kids of all ages dressed up in scary costumes for the annual festival with the weather holding up for an evening of door knocking. Youngsters dressed as aliens, pumpkins, ghosts and more as they took to the …

November 1 2024, 12:56 pm | BY Ricki Green | No Comments In the lead-up to Christmas, Campaign Brief is shining a spotlight on the season’s most anticipated campaigns. As new campaigns roll out, we’ll be rounding up the highlights to keep you in the loop.   Royal Mail has …

Tom Parker Bowles has unveiled a classic Royal Family breakfast that his mother, Queen Camilla, once whipped up every December in ‘huge quantities’. The recipe, nicknamed ‘buttered eggs’ by the Princess Margaret, only requires four main ingredients and you can make it in just 10 to 20 minutes. Writing in …

Remembrance Sunday commemorations will go ahead as usual in Carlisle as the city centre while building works to redevelop the area are ongoing. Displays are currently up in preparation for the event on November 10. More than 5,000 knitted and crocheted poppies have been months in the making and are …

Molly-Mae Hague has pulled out all the stops for Halloween this year with her ‘iconic’ costume and transformation of her Cheshire mansion. The mum-of-one, 25, dressed up as Grandma Wolf paired with her daughter as Little Red Riding Hood as she turned her lavish home into ‘Bambi’s boogie ball’. The …

THE Welsh Ambulance Service is urging people to have a spooktacular but safe Hallowe’en. Last year, the trust received 4,682 calls to 999 over the Hallowe’en period and a further 10,500 non-emergency calls to NHS 111 Wales. The trust has given this advice: When stepping out in costume, choose brightly coloured …

Royal Mail has ordered more than 2,000 eLCVs for its delivery fleet as part of its plans to become a net zero organisation by 2040. The agreement includes 1,100 E-Partners built at the Stellantis plant in Ellesmere Port, as well as 1,000 fully electric E-Expert vans. Under the deal Royal …

It has been almost two decades since Nicholas Ferguson, a grand figure in the private equity business, caused a storm by talking out loud about his industry’s dirty little secret. It could not be right, he said, that highly remunerated private equity executives could pay less tax than a cleaner …