Royal Mail has been accused of flouting pensions equality standards, as the embattled postal service prepares to face investors next week without a permanent chief executive. Institutional Shareholder Services, the shareholder advice group, has raised concerns about top bosses getting higher pension contributions than new postal workers on the ground. Under …
Read More »12 things you only know if you’re from Cheshunt
There is no denying Cheshunt is full of great history, good schools and is at the heart of Broxbourne. Those who grew up in the area know how much it has changed over the years – with the schools getting better and more people wanting to come and live in …
Read More »Will Meghan Markle scoop the Oscar she’s dreamt of since she was seven?
HOLLYWOOD HOPES: Meghan in a Halloween costume, aged seven The deal struck by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Netflix is designed to deliver Meghan’s ultimate dream – an Oscar. The couple, who live in an £ 11million mansion near Los Angeles, last week announced their plans to conquer …
Read More »Grantham posties deliver royal telegram to Frances, 100
A Grantham woman received a royal surprise when two postal workers hand delivered a 100th birthday telegram from the Queen last week. Frances Burnett, of Great Gonerby, turned 100 last Thursday. When her plans to spend the day with her family were dashed due to the coronavirus pandemic, friends rallied …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s £112m Netflix deal ‘could include a documentary on Princess Diana’
By Sarah Sands for the Mail on Sunday Give them their due, Meghan and Harry appear to have played a blinder with their Netflix deal. We have wondered about the valuation they place on their celebrity: it turns out to be about £100 million, if reports are to be believed. …
Read More »US media has become the true opposition
LISTEN ye men of Dzimbahwe, even those foolish MaShurugwi, to these wise words. Over the last 30 years, the power of the media has grown out of all proportion to its intended purpose, which was to render to the citizen unvarnished information. In the US, as we speak, the media, …
Read More »OUR VIEW: Changes will leave legacy
The death of anyone, in the work place, at home, is always tragic. The death of a Barrow postman last month was one that left the local community shocked and those who work for the Royal Mail stunned. Philip Bentham was a dedicated postman who served the community in Barrow …
Read More »Donald Trump ‘demanded he should stay at Buckingham Palace for his state visit’ despite renovations
Donald Trump demanded to stay in Buckingham Palace during a state visit despite being told that the royal household was under extensive renovations. President Trump was first invited for a formal state visit by the Queen in January 2017, but it was not until the summer of 2019 that he …
Read More »New Season, New Programme!
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Read More »Barrow postman who died suddenly named as Royal Mail investigates
AN investigation into health and safety concerns surrounding the death of a Barrow postie and changes being made by the Royal Mail will ensure he leaves a ‘lasting legacy’. Royal Mail bosses have launched a probe to look at health and safety conditions of workers, following the death of 59-year-old …
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