A former aide to the Duchess of Sussex “regretted” not giving evidence after she won her legal battle against The Mail On Sunday’s publisher over its reporting of a letter to her estranged father, the Court of Appeal heard. Meghan, 40, won a High Court privacy battle with the publisher …
Read More »Companies Reporting include Imperial Brands, Vodafone and Royal Mail
Here’s our regular look at the FTSE 350 and a selection of other companies reporting from 15 to 19 November Imperial Brands will hope price increases can offset expected volume declines Vodafone’s roaming revenue will be under the spotlight Nvidia looks to deliver on sky high expectations Investors will be …
Read More »Canvey: Postie uses bin to store parcel… on collection day
A POSTAL worker put a mum’s prized parcel in a garden waste bin as a “safe place”… on collection day. Canvey mum Kiri Monk was left in total disbelief to see a note from Royal Mail to say the package was left in the bin, just as she realised the …
Read More »Royal expert reveals the Queen’s food has to be X-RAYED
Diana’s former royal chef Darren McGrady has revealed he used to coax the Queen into choosing the Princess’ favourite bread and butter pudding by giving the monarch a second choice he knew she would reject. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the royal chef, 59, who spent 15 years in the …
Read More »Parcelforce returns guitar to Andover man after missing it for 18 days
AN ANDOVER man has been reunited with his guitar after it went missing for 18 days when he sent it via Parcelforce to a buyer in Kent. Andrew Whiteley, 66, from Roman Way said he parcelled his guitar in a 1.2mx50cmx20cm box on October 19, but it was not delivered …
Read More »Women’s Royal Voluntary Service reflects on its history since 1938
THE Women’s Royal Voluntary Service had helped millions of people the world in time of disaster or war since its creation in 1938, reported The Mail in 2002. ‘From assisting victims and their families at the Lockerbie and Kegworth air crashes to providing refreshment in hospitals and prisons across the …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises, and worker dismissed for late post
Royal Mail has apologised, and says a worker has been dismissed, after people in the Fishguard area received mail at the start of this month which was five or six weeks late. Among the late items, which dated from September and October, was pre-operation information for surgery that took place …
Read More »Scania head of sustainability talks BEVs, hydrogen and green vehicles as a service
As part of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scania held a one-day conference at its new Eurocentral flagship dealership to the east of the city to review road transport’s progress towards net-zero emissions. MT caught up with Scania’s global head of sustainability Andreas Follér at the event. …
Read More »Higher postal prices on the horizon in Guernsey
People in Guernsey will soon have to pay more to post letters and parcels. Guernsey Post is expecting an increase in prices due to changes to its contract with Royal Mail. Guernsey Post’s outgoing chairman also says the Covid-19 pandemic has presented “unprecedented” obstacles to the business, and that he …
Read More »Pontefract post office ‘vital to the community’ is closed and post box fenced in
Hardwick Road Post Office, Pontefract The Hardwick Road Post Office of Maple Drive was closed for two months last year but reopened in May 2020. It closed again on October 1, 2021 and a letter went out to residents saying that the closure was temporary due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Pontefract …
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