SHARES in casino and bingo firm Rank plunged after it warned of rising costs and slow recovery. The FTSE 250 group, which owns the Grosvenor Casinos chain, lamented the lack of wealthy foreign customers returning to its London venues following Covid. The turnout in its Grosvenor casinos had improved since April, but …
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20 June 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Sweden based parcel locker providers Instabox is to install 550 units at the Dutch supermarket chain PLUS, which will then ensure nationwide coverage for the parcel locker provider. PLUS has 550 stores across the Netherlands and is one of the biggest supermarket chains in …
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Britain’s biggest rail strike in decades will cause mass travel chaos around the country from tomorrow. Services on the railways and London Underground will be crippled from Tuesday in a walkout on a scale not seen since 1989 in a row over pay, jobs and conditions. Over 50,000 members of …
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Instabox has entered into an extensive partnership with the supermarket chain PLUS in the Netherlands. The partnership with PLUS will enable another 550 smart automated parcel lockers to be installed as well as nationwide coverage for Instabox in the Netherlands. PLUS is one of the frontrunners in the supermarket segment …
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The cost-of-living crisis “poses a threat of pandemic proportions” to the nation’s mental health, the head of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. Dr Adrian James said pressure on the NHS could reach unprecedented levels as people try to cope with the rising price of food, fuel and other …
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Royal Mail has opened its new state-of-the-art North West Super Hub in Warrington, northwest England, which can process more than 800,000 parcels a day. ‘) } // –> The 32,000m2 Super Hub will operate seven days a week and houses the latest scanning, sorting and tracking technology, enabling it to sort …
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Unison members and members of the public take part in a TUC national demonstration at Parliament Square in central London to demand action on the cost of living. (PA) Thousands of teachers, NHS staff and Royal Mail workers could join rail employees in striking if pay rises are not introduced …
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A postbox topper knitted to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has gone missing. The knitted scene, featuring a soldier, a corgi and Her Majesty herself, has been on display on the corner of Eston Avenue and Hastings Road since the end of May. But residents noticed the topper had disappeared at …
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A PERFORMING act that starred on the Jonathan Ross show says it is excited to perform in Herefordshire. Björn Again: Performing ABBA’s Greatest Hits is set to take the stage at El Dorado festival which will take place from June 30 to July 3. The group’s founder Rod Stephen said he was …
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Back in Time for Birmingham is the latest installment in the BBC’s Back in Time… living history series and follows the Sharma family — mum Manisha, dad Vishal, daughter Alisha and son Akash — as they experience 50 years of British Asian history. Starting in the 1950s, the four-parter follows …
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