LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail moved a step closer to privatisation on Thursday after the appointment of a firm to set up an employee share scheme, one of the pre-conditions for a sale. …
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[ad_1] Royal Mail has warned customers that today is their last chance to send packages and cards first-class in time for Christmas as staff return to work after two days of strikes. The company said it had been forced to bring forward its deadline by five days because of the industrial action. It is already…
[ad_1] 1975 will be remembered as a 12 months of destruction and devastation after fire all-but destroyed Kirkgate Market. Stallholders fled for their lives as the blaze swept through Europe’s largest covered market. The cause remains uncertain to this day – there were suggestions either of an electrical fault or an overturned paraffin lamp. It…
Extended mail timesSutton Coldfield Observer, UK –2 hours agoSteve Caulton of Royal Mail said: "As usual Sutton's postmen and women will be working incredibly hard to deliver all the cards and packets in time for …MP visits postiesNorth Devon Gazette & Advertiserall 3 news articles More: continued here
[ad_1] Manchester’s favourite Mexican is bringing your newest nightlife destination to Leeds. Are you ready for a fresh taste of Mexico Leeds? Well you better be – because Madre, the day-to-night eatery that has made waves over in Manchester and Liverpool, is setting up shop on Wellington Street in due course. But Salon Madre, its…
Tens of thousands of Royal Mail workers face the threat of losing their job after the company reported a £120 million loss in its letters and parcels business following a huge slump in the number of people … More: continued here
[ad_1] The Duchess of Cambridge cut a casual figure as she arrived at Ark Open Farm near Belfast today, as part of her tour of the UK to promote her landmark survey on the early years, ‘5 Big Questions on the Under-Fives’. Kate Middleton, 38, looked stylish in black skinny jeans, brown recycled Penelope Chivers…