On 9 October 1990, just weeks before the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, the then transport secretary Cecil Parkinson addressed the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth. On the future of British Rail, he was unequivocal. “The question now is not about whether we should privatise it, but how and when,” he said. The “when” …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail to issue souvenir sheets for Cricket World Cup victories
By Denise McCarty Great Britain will issue stamps to celebrate two Cricket World Cup victories, according to a July 14 announcement from Royal Mail. The announcement came on the same day that England’s men’s team beat New Zealand in a tiebreaker, winning the 2019 ICC [International Cricket Council] Cricket World …
Read More »Air ambulance called to accident in Diss town centre | Latest Norfolk and Suffolk News
PUBLISHED: 15:07 16 July 2019 | UPDATED: 15:51 16 July 2019 Simon Parkin Emergency services at the scene of a serious accident in Diss town centre. Picture: Simon Parkin Archant Emergency services are at the scene of an accident involving a lorry and a pedestrian at a busy junction in …
Read More »Royal Mail PLC (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages
Shares of Royal Mail PLC (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the twelve brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on …
Read More »You can now recycle CHEWING GUM in Lincoln city centre
It’s everywhere. White splodges on the pavements, trains, cinemas and under tables and it costs millions of pounds every year to remove it from our streets in the UK. But did you know that chewing gum can actually be recycled and be transformed into all manner of other products if …
Read More »Pervert with 13,000 indecent images is free because of delays and charging blunder
A pervert with more than 13,000 vile images of children walked free because he was not charged with the right offence and it took him more than two years to get him to court. A judge demanded answers from police and prosecutors as he handed former special constable David Andrews …
Read More »Gerald Shamash: The legal aid lawyer who saved Corbyn from electoral defeat | Society
Gerald Shamash has already saved Jeremy Corbyn from electoral defeat. The solicitor’s late-night dash to the Royal Mail sorting office, armed with a judge’s order, prevented delivery of politically damaging – and inaccurate – leaflets. That was 1983, the year the Labour leader was first elected to parliament for Islington …
Read More »Nationwide support for UK mailing houses in partnership’s 10th anniversary year
In its 10th anniversary year, the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) now has members in all four corners of the UK, from Scotland and Tyneside to Devon and Northern Ireland. The partnership, which is the only known specialist supply chain network for post in Europe, has around just around 10% of …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Upgraded to “Equal weight” at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) to an equal weight rating in a report published on Monday, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reissued a hold rating and issued a $102.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global …
Read More »NATIONAL: Postman’s unusual way of delivering parcel goes viral
A POSTIE who slotted a parcel through an open upstairs window and onto a bed when there was no reply to the doorbell was hailed a terrific shot by the impressed homeowner. And the incredible aim – squeezing the parcel into a relatively small opening between the PVC windows – …
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