1740: That’s it. No blog tomorrow. My week ends in glorious failure. The general theme has been failure. We’ll be back though. You can’t keep good men – or Dave Ord – down. More: continued here
Read More »Canada Stocks Decline, led by Royal Bank, Research In Motion (Bloomberg.com)
June 20 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell, sending the main equity index toward its second straight weekly decline, as Royal Bank of Canada and other financial shares dropped on analyst reports that North American credit losses may widen. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Group Tech execs charged with fraud (Moldova.org)
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Toronto charged the founder of Royal Group Technology and five other former executives with fraud.The RCMP said the force had been investigating Vic De Zen and the other five suspects since 2004 and, in their arrest warrants, alleged the men had defrauded Royal Group …
Read More »PICTURES (updated): Royal Highland Show pictures plus latest results FWi (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
The Royal Highland Show runs from 19-22 June and is expected to attract about 150,000 visitors. It is a four-day festival showcasing rural and agricultural life. More: continued here
Read More »Military transfer ‘delay’ worry (BBC News)
An e-mail seen by BBC Wales says an element of a planned £11bn military training academy may be delayed. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Group founder ‘stunned’ by charges (The Globe and Mail)
TORONTO — One of Canada’s longest-running white-collar investigations culminated yesterday in fraud charges against several executives of Royal Group Technologies Ltd. More: continued here
Read More »Cost Savings Are Posted Missing For Business – Allmediascotland
Cost Savings Are Posted Missing For BusinessAllmediascotland, UK –1 hour agoGary Sweeney left Royal Mail in 2003 after more than 20 years in the business, latterly as a director, and set up a company called Two 006 in response to … More: continued here
Read More »Driver robbed of £7,000 (Romford Recorder)
A ROYAL Mail driver was left shocked and shaken after robbers snatched a strongbox with £7,000 in cash from his hands. More: continued here
Read More »CWU's link with Labour hotly debated – Socialist Party
CWU's link with Labour hotly debatedSocialist Party, UK –Jun 18, 2008This will be expanded to include other aspects of Royal Mail's wrecking plan. The CWU faces a crucial six months to fight back against the ruin of the post … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office calls for ID contract to cut closures – guardian.co.uk
Post Office calls for ID contract to cut closuresguardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoBrussels has approved a subsidy of £150m a year to enable the parent company Royal Mail, wholly government-owned, to run a network of 11500 post offices by …Post offices may be reopened under council subsidy planTelegraph.co.ukall 2 news articles More: …
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