The government is pushing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 in what will be the biggest sale of a state-owned asset since Royal Mail in 2013. Ministers will end months of speculation by using the forthcoming Media Bill to pursue a potential £1 billion sale of Channel 4, unravelling …
Read More »How to prepare for the Pension Schemes Act
Further provisions of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 are set to come into force in 2022, aimed at protecting the retirement funds of savers in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. What will this mean for trustees, employers and savers, and how can they prepare? The new notifiable events regime is the …
Read More »Two big Reading developments to change face of town: ‘People probably won’t get sunshine’
Two developments near Reading station are set to change the face of the town forever, but one campaign group say the blueprints are overbearing and say “people probably won’t get sunshine”. A plot of land on Vastern Road and an area of Caversham Road are set to be turned into …
Read More »Rishi asks Royal Mint to create a ‘non-fungible token’
Rishi tells Royal Mint to create a ‘crypto token’ in bid to make Britain a global hub for digital technology By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03, 4 April 2022 | Updated: 22:29, 4 April 2022 Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to create a so-called ‘non-fungible …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp price hike adds to cost of living crisis
Stamp prices have increased overnight by a stonking 10p, meaning that the cost of First Class postage stamps is now 95p. Consumers have expressed shock and dismay over the hike, which was implemented today. As many across the UK worry how to save on energy bills during the energy crisis, news …
Read More »The Royal Mint reveals £5 coin celebrating 120 years of Peter Rabbit
The Royal Mint has released a new coloured £5 coin to mark 120 years since Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit first hit the shelves. The famous rabbit is depicted in his trademark blue coat hopping through a wildflower meadow on the commemorative piece launching today. Ffion Gwillim, who designed the coin, …
Read More »Channel 4 sale tipped to raise more than £1BN in biggest privatisation since Royal Mail | UK | News
In a controversial move, the Government has pushed ahead with the privatisation of the channel despite the broadcaster urging to keep it under public ownership. The channel will reportedly be sold off by the Government for at least £1billion in the biggest privatisation in nine years – since the Royal …
Read More »Key matches involving highfliers in Boston Indoor Bowls League
Sport news Another busy week at Boston Indoor Bowling Club saw plenty of action in the T&B Containers Second Division, including several key matches between teams in the top half of the table. The Burtons retained second place after being held to a 3-3 draw from their match with fourth-placed …
Read More »‘I remember they were 28p’: Stamp prices among those to increase during cost of living crisis
It’s another rising cost — this time it’s stamps. n Monday, the Belfast Telegraph was out and about getting the local reaction as sending a letter first-class is now just shy of a pound at 95p (a ten pence increase) with one shopper laughing, “Maybe they were being generous?” At Royal Mail’s …
Read More »Royal Mail: Cost of first class stamp rises 10p to 95p with second class postage up by 2p to 68p
Cost of a first class stamp increases by 10p to 95p TODAY and a second class stamp is up by 2p to 68p as Royal Mail seeks to cover higher delivery costs despite its annual profits quadrupling to £762m Price of first class stamp has risen to 95p and a …
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