Royal Mail

Royal Mail is pressuring regulators to approve plans for less frequent letter deliveries, as the company scrambles to fend off a £3.1bn takeover bid from a Czech billionaire. International Distributions Services (IDS), Royal Mail’s parent company, said foot-dragging by Ofcom had “held back” plans to modernise the company. Keith Williams, …

The Queen joked about members of her late father’s regiment’s capacity to drink beer during her first visit to their barracks since she was appointed as colonel-in-chief. The Royal Lancers carry a significant connection for Queen Camilla, 76, as her father Major Bruce Shand served with the 12th Lancers during …

It is now more than three decades since Prince Edward dramatically quit the Royal Marine training programme. Back in 1987, it had been hoped the Queen’s youngest son might be something of a royal advertisement for our armed forces. When it emerged that Edward’s father, Prince Philip, was Captain General …

Ashton’s Royal Mail Delivery Office will be remaining permanently closed, following previous plans for a temporary relocation. In December 2023, a routine building fabric survey at the office revealed the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels. On the advice of chartered structural engineers, two exclusion zones were created …

Apple has reportedly suspended production of vegan phone cases it started selling less than a year ago. The tech giant is said to have stopped making its FineWoven cases and watch straps following complaints that the £59 cases would become easily scratched and worn out. Apple introduced the material, a …

Queen Camilla sweetly met young children of soldiers as she visited The Royal Lancers in North Yorkshire for the first time since being appointed as their Colonel-in-Chief. The regiment carries a special personal connection for Camilla, 76, as her late father Major Bruce Shand MC and Bar served with the …

It was not pretty, it was not swashbuckling, but it was 3 points. I said on my pre-match blog that I did not care how we won, as long as we won. And that is what happened! Following the Aston Villa disappointment and Bayern Munich defeat, many were predicting our …

The chair of Royal Mail’s owner is to conduct a charm offensive with investors in an attempt to convince them of its strategy, in the face of a potential £3.1bn hostile takeover by a Czech billionaire. Last week, it emerged that the postal firm’s parent company, International Distributions Services, had …

Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services PLC has been dubbed “vulnerable to corporate predators” due to obligations requiring letters … Source link

Traffic disruption at showground events I am writing to express my profound dissatisfaction with the severe lack of organisation and foresight demonstrated during the events held at Newbury Showground on April 13, 2024. The simultaneous scheduling of the All About Dogs and Newbury Garden Show events resulted in extreme traffic …