Published: 14:17 Monday 02 September 2019 Royal Mail is on the lookout for Christmas Casuals a little earlier than usual at its Preston Mail Centre, to help with the expected increase in parcels and letters during the festivities. The job roles available include; unloading mail from vans, moving …
Read More »Hull Royal’s security guard gets the recognition he truly deserves after amazing response to crisis
For Josh Woolhouse, dealing with members of the public passing through Hull Royal Infirmary is just another day on the job. But for some of those passing through and meeting him, he is a hero – and this isn’t more true than when it comes to one of his very …
Read More »Exemplar Education continues record growth with two new appointments
Today (2 Sept), the UK’s biggest home learning support provider, Exemplar Education, has announced the appointment of two senior members of staff as the company’s record growth continues, with 400,000 children already registered on Exemplar Education programmes in the UK. Wayne Merris, appointed Head of Marketing brings 20 years of international marketing …
Read More »DS Smith launches business coffee cup recycling scheme
Packaging manufacturer and recycler DS Smith has launched a scheme to collect and recycle single-use coffee cups from UK businesses through a chargeable service. The scheme is a direct partnership with Royal Mail and will see DS Smith provide coffee cup collection boxes to participating commercial premises such as large …
Read More »Record number of staff receiving mental health first aid training
Image: Shutterstock Organisations are training record numbers of employees in mental health first aid in order to combat rising reports of stress, depression and other conditions. FTSE 100 organisations alone have trained more than 10,000 employees in mental health first aid, according to The Guardian, while training provider Mental Health …
Read More »Why UK’s Royal Mint refused to commemorate author Enid Blyton 50 years after her death
Enid Blyton. (Source: Official website for publishers of Enid Blyton’s books) The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom has blocked plans for unveiling a 50-pence coin commemorating children’s author Enid Blyton, British media reported. This was because the Mint believed that featuring her on the coin would result in a …
Read More »Global Parcel Delivery Market Insight Report 2019 Featuring UPS, FedEx, Deutsche Post DHL, Yamato, SG Holdings, Japan Post, USPS, Royal Mail, La Poste
DUBLIN, Sept. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Parcel Delivery Market Insight Report 2019” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The report covers the parcels market at the global level and region-by-region. There is necessarily most focus on the top 10 country markets (US, Canada, Germany, UK, France, Italy, …
Read More »Jeremy Corbyn visits Bo’ness – Linlithgow Journal and Gazette
Published: 07:21 Updated: 09:16 Monday 02 September 2019 Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Bo’ness with Scottish Labour Party Leader Richard Leonard last Thursday evening. First he chatted to people in the car park behind the Royal Mail Bo’ness Delivery office. He then moved on to Bo’ness Library meeting room …
Read More »‘Iron Man’ jet suit inventor flies to Isle of Wight to hand-deliver letter
The journey across the Solent marked the furthest flight British inventor Richard Browning has ever undertaken in the get up Gravity Industries’ jet suit being tested (Photo: Gravity Industries) Rhiannon Williams 2 hours Monday September 2nd 2019 Cheap phone chargers from Amazon Marketplace ‘pose fire risk’ …
Read More »Rocket Post recreation with jet-pack postie
Richard Browning shortly after taking off from Hurst Castle (Photo: BBC) A ROCKET-PROPELLED postman flew from the New Forest to the Isle of Wight to recreate delivery of letters that got lost in the mail during a madcap enterprise nearly 85 years ago. Advertisement The cross-Solent stunt from Hurst Castle …
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