[ad_1] The Isle of Wight’s MP, Bob Seely, spent the morning learning about the work of Royal Mail’s postmen and postwomen today (Tuesday). Bob paid a visit to the delivery office at Riverway, Newport to get a behind-the-scenes insight into how the Island’s post is received, sorted and delivered to thousands of homes and businesses…
[ad_1] Watsons Bay is having its moment. Usually there are very few homes for sale in the tightly held seaside village. But downsizing, deceased estates and new opportunities mean there’s a clutch of beautiful homes on offer this spring from cute weatherboard cottages right through to the mansion previously owned by fashion designer Collette Dinnigan….
[ad_1] The Post Office says its main branch in Sheerness will close for good next month. The firm confirmed today it would shut the facility at 33 Broadway permanently at 12.30pm on Saturday, September 21. The decision to close the town’s main office followed a 12-week public consultation, which ended in October last year. Sheerness…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is commemorating 100 years of the Forestry Commission by releasing a nature-themed stamp set. Scotland’s Glen Affric, Wales’ Coed y Brenin and Northern Ireland’s Glenariff Forest are among the beautiful sites featured in a new stamp collection. Royal Mail has released the nature-themed set to mark 100 years of the Forestry Commission,…
[ad_1] Wolverine Solutions Group (WSG) taps long-standing vendor, Royal Alliances (RA), for consulting services that will increase mail presort operational efficiency and enable WSG to provide their clients with a superior experience. WSG is a renowned solutions provider that has been a staple of SE Michigan for over 40 years. With a long-standing tradition of…
[ad_1] Fears of an escalation of hostilities with workers’ unions delivered a blow to investors in Royal Mail on Tuesday. The former state postal monopoly has reached a “cliff’s edge” in its relationship with the Communication Workers Union, analysts at JP Morgan said, adding that the outcome of mediation was uncertain. Workers’ representatives and the FTSE…
[ad_1] London’s FTSE 250 was down 0.14% at 19,071.83 in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with Royal Mail leading the index lower. Shares in the postal service outfit were under the cosh as analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove said there is “potential for material near-term volatility and uncertainty” in the eventual outcome of the company’s dispute with…
[ad_1] Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on British landlord Greene King on Tuesday, but lowered their recommendation for the firm’s shares from ‘buy’ to ‘hold’ following the previous session’s accepted offer from CK Noble. Shares of Greene King surged on Monday after the pub group agreed to be bought by a subsidiary…
[ad_1] In spite of a challenged high street, retailers lead YouGov BrandIndex’s brand health rankings, while Netflix takes the top spot for most improved. John Lewis has topped YouGov BrandIndex’s brand health rankings in the UK for a second year, leading a top three made up of retail brands that suggests despite the troubles on…
[ad_1] Hopes of stimulus from major world economies had previously buoyed equities. Investors are awaiting minutes from the Fed’s meeting on Wednesday, along with any hints from Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of the central bank’s economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which begins Friday. Finnish central bank governor Olli Rehn said on Monday that the…