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 …
Read More »Printweek – 2024 in review: June
The Delta Group’s announced that its new digital-only Bishop’s Stortford ‘supersite’ would be operational in Q3 2024… Commercial printer Gemini ceased trading on 3 June. Administrators were duly appointed on 10 June… Meliora Group announced plans to bring its operations – Delga, digital labels firm Delga Labels, commercial printer Scarbutts …
Read More »Princess Charlotte could get Princess Anne’s key title after ‘royal crash course’
Princess Charlotte has reportedly been getting a ‘royal crash course’ from Princess Anne – and could eventually take her title. The nine-year-old has made a number of public appearances in recent months, including a notable Wimbledon visit with mum Kate Middleton. Her great aunt Princess Anne was once again crowned …
Read More »Prince William and Kate Middleton’s ‘fish finger’ bed sleeping arrangements at Sandringham
Christmas is a tricky time when you have a big family – and it seems the royals are not immune to struggling with sleeping arrangements. The Prince and Princess of Wales were reportedly forced to sleep on “fish finger” style beds when they travelled up to Norfolk to stay with …
Read More »Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life
Those 17 years haven’t come without their challenges. Fundamentally, we work with offenders – people that have committed crimes and have a public order to see through. It’s safe to say not everyone wants to be there. But it’s our responsibility to ensure offenders complete their unpaid work hours, so …
Read More »Printweek – 2024 in review: May
Macfarlane Group marked 75 years of business… Sappi Europe completed phase two of a three-phase modernisation project at its Gratkorn Mill in Austria… Precision Colour Printing was sold to Hypax, an investment firm that has further buys in its sights… Peter Jolly returned to Duplo International, where he began his …
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