Image: Royal Mail Royal Mail’s Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub, and Manchester vehicle operating centre are the initial sites switching to HVO, with four more locations set to transition in the coming months. By implementing HVO at these sites, a total of 2.1 million litres of diesel consumption will …
Read More »“The SNP is the only party offering a genuine alternative”
Tuesday July 18th 2023 Colin Beattie MSP, Midlothian North & Musselburgh, writes his monthly column for Midlothian View Despite thirteen years of Tory austerity cuts, underfunding of public services and a failure to invest in economic growth, to the dismay of some Labour MSP’s, Keir Starmer has stated his intentions …
Read More »Historian Martyn Taylor describes the history of the Post Office in Bury St Edmunds
The recently developed Post Office in Bury St Edmunds dates back to Victorian times, but the postal service in England started during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I when post roads were created and post boys delivering letters – something they would do for hundreds of years. As most of …
Read More »Restaurant chain which serves New York style pizza slices to launch in Glasgow after Edinburgh success
The owner of a pizza chain has revealed he started his business by selling his trainer collection as he prepares to open his first Glasgow outlet. Civerinos will open up shop in Finnieston this September after expanding to four premises in Edinburgh. Michele Civiera financed his first venue in 2016 …
Read More »Courier, Express, and Parcel Market to grow at a CAGR of 7.07% from 2022 to 2027| Express Ltd., FedEx Corp., First Flight Courier Ltd., and more to emerge as key players
NEW YORK, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The courier, express, and parcel market size is estimated to grow by USD 162.5 billion from 2022 to 2027 at a CAGR of 7.07% according to Technavio. The growing competition in the market is compelling vendors to adopt various growth strategies, such as promotional activities and …
Read More »Royal Mail begins transition to renewable diesel alternative for HGVs
Royal Mail is tackling the emissions from its larger fleet by transitioning some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) to be fuelled by renewable diesel alternative Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Royal Mail’s Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centre are the first sites to transition to …
Read More »Royal Mail to focus on decarbanising their HGVs
Royal Mail is tackling the emissions from its larger fleet by transitioning some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) to be fuelled by renewable diesel alternative Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Royal Mail’s Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centre are the first sites to transition to …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery lorries will run on vegetable oil in Greater Manchester
Royal Mail delivery lorries will run on vegetable oil in Greater Manchester as part of ambitious new plans for the company to tackle carbon emissions. A number of its larger fleet vehicles at the Manchester vehicle operating centre, as well as locations in Sheffield and the Midlands will see heavy …
Read More »First annual royal swan census of King’s reign gets under way
As King, Charles retains the right to claim ownership of any unmarked mute swan swimming in open waters, though this right is mainly exercised on certain stretches of the Thames. The Swan Uppers measure one of the birds (Aaron Chown/PA) Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population …
Read More »Campaigners urge Scottish Government to comply with ruling on fishing licences
A campaign group who took the Scottish Government to court over fishing activity have claimed they are still granting licences despite a court ruling which found the practice unlawful. Open Seas has called on the Scottish Government to “immediately halt” their approach to licensing fishing activity in ways that cause …
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