Updated PUBLISHED: 10:33 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 16:34 10 October 2019 Simon Parkin Postal workers outside the sorting office in Diss following a walk out. Picture: Simon Parkin Archant Postal workers at a sorting office covering towns and villages in South Norfolk have walked out in a dispute over …
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East Midlands Airport is set to become a star of the small screen as it becomes the subject of a documentary series. The eight-part documentary will give viewers an insight into what it takes to keep an airport running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Starting later this …
Read More »Ken Loach backing couriers strike at Royal Mail Whitechapel HQ | Latest East London & Tower Hamlets News
PUBLISHED: 15:00 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 15:12 10 October 2019 Mike Brooke Picket outside Royal Mail’s eCourer service in Whitechapel. Picture: IWUGB IWUGB Veteran film-maker Ken Loach has come out in support of striking Royal Mail couriers at the Whitechapel eCourier headquarters over their working status. Email this article …
Read More »U.K. Business Seeks More Carrot, Less Stick From Labour Party
(Bloomberg) — Businesses are trying to persuade the opposition Labour Party to soften its plans to crimp profits, empower workers and take privately-held assets under state control as the U.K. approaches an unpredictable general election. After a string of nationalization pledges, party leader Jeremy Corbyn added another last month when …
Read More »New eight-part documentary series ‘Mega Air’ starring East Midlands Airport to air on Dave
A new documentary series will feature team members at East Midlands Airport as film crews go behind the scenes of the airport’s cargo operation. During the eight-part series viewers will get an insight into how an airport is kept running 24 hours a day, 365 years a year. Called Mega …
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ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. …
Read More »M25 crash: Lorry driver killed in accident ‘wasn’t wearing seatbelt’
An inquest has heard how a lorry driver who died in a crash on the M25 probably wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The motorway was closed for six hours after the collision which killed 57-year-old Kevin Thompson. The lorry he was driving smashed into the …
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It was the must-have coin of 2019 with over 40,000 joining a waiting list to get their hands on one – and it’s coming back for Christmas. The Royal Mint has dropped a big hint about a new Gruffalo 50p coin. A new coin could be announced on 17 October …
Read More »Bedfordshire lorry driver died after crashing into the back of Royal Mail truck
A Bedfordshire lorry driver who died after crashing into the back of a Royal Mail truck may not have been wearing his seatbelt, an inquest has revealed. Kevin Thompson, 57, died after the lorry he was driving smashed into the back of the Royal Mail vehicle on the M25 earlier …
Read More »Jason Fletcher named Executive Creative Director at gyro UK Prolific London
Full-service business-to-business (B2B) agency gyro has appointed Jason Fletcher to the role of Executive Creative Director for gyro UK, reporting directly to gyro UK President, Emma Rush. Fletcher joins from McCann Worldgroup, where he was Creative Managing Partner. He will act as the creative lead for all clients across both London …
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