Fashion prices edged up in October as retailers began to unwind the heavy discounting that has characterised the sector over the past year. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index, shop prices overall were down 0.8% marking the third consecutive month of falling prices (September had declined …
Read More »British postal service to stock up on electric Peugeots
The supplier of the vehicles has now been finalised: Peugeot has been commissioned to supply 1,100 e-Partner and 1,000 e-Expert vehicles. The type of vehicle ordered had not been stated at the initial order announcement in July. In the press release, Peugeot specifies that the E-Partner now features an updated …
Read More »Remembrance Weekend events in Royal Greenwich
From Friday 8 to Monday 11 November, remembrance events will take place across the Royal Borough of Greenwich, with the Abbey Wood and Thamesmead, Blackheath and Charlton, and Eltham and Well Hall branches of the Royal British Legion. A two-minute silence, wreath laying ceremonies, remembrance services and a public parade …
Read More »Peugeot to supply 2,100 electric vans to Royal Mail, UK
On October 28, Peugeot announced that it will supply 2,100 electric vans to its partner Royal Mail, UK. The order includes 1,000 Peugeot E-Partner vans from Ellesmere Port, and 1,000 E-Expert vans. This makes Peugeot the only brand producing electric vans in volume in the UK. The company has been …
Read More »Deadly Frankenstein opioids from China hundreds of time stronger than regular painkillers are flooding UK
Lethal super-strength opioids have been detected in fake medicines bought across the UK, it has emerged. Figures show that in the last year, there have been 130 examples of someone trying to buy medicines illegally and instead receiving substances contaminated with nitazenes. These man-made opioids, which can be hundreds of …
Read More »Eric Trump says ‘no one in America cares’ about Prince Harry or his ‘unpopular’ wife Meghan
Eric Trump has suggested that Prince Harry’s visa is safe because ‘no one cares’ about the Duke or his ‘unpopular’ wife Meghan. The ex-president’s second son, 40, told the Daily Mail that his father Donald ‘loved the Queen’ and lamented how Harry had done a ‘huge detriment’ to the royal family …
Read More »NFSP demands government review to avoid ‘another Post Office scandal’
‘An immediate and urgent review of ongoing injustices relating to the treatment of postmasters’ has been called for by the chief executive officer of the National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP), Calum Greenhow. Greenhow wrote to the secretary of state for business and trade, Jonathan Reynolds, to request a review to …
Read More »Royal Mail introduces ambient technology tags to boost efficiency and cut carbon
In a world first, Royal Mail has partnered with tech innovator Wiliot to become the first delivery company to use Wiliot’s digital tagging technology to provide unprecedented visibility across its network. Royal Mail is about to finish tagging its 850,000 containers, called Yorks, which are used to transport customers’ parcels …
Read More »Evri gets dubious accolade, tops list of UK’s worst courier firms
Published October 29, 2024 Coming top isn’t always good. Take parcel delivery firm Evri, which has again come in at number one when it comes to customer dissatisfaction. archiv More specifically, Evri customers are the most disgruntled with their experience of contacting customer services for help, according to an annual …
Read More »Royal Mail adds 2100 Peugeot eLCVs to fleet
Royal Mail is adding more than 2,000 eLCVs to its existing electric delivery fleet as part of its plans to become a net zero organisation by 2040. The agreement includes 1100 E-Partners built at Ellesmere Port, as well as 1,000 fully electric E-Expert vans. Under the deal Royal Mail plans …
Read More »