Queen’s University conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws on a beloved, humble hockey hero yesterday, a wintertime wonder who distinguished himself in a brutish game with equal measures of grace and skill and remains as popular today – he averages a bag of fan mail every week -as he was …
Read More »Royal Mail's Carry On stamps bring infamy to philately – Times Online
Times Online Royal Mail's Carry On stamps bring infamy to philatelyTimes Online, UK –14 minutes agoLondon Barbara Windsor, a former star of the Carry On films, joined soldiers from the Household Cavalry in London to launch a set of Royal Mail stamps … More: continued here
Read More »Postal group outsources financial systems to Logica (Computing.co.uk)
Angelica Mari, Computing , Monday 9 June 2008 at 17:13:00 Spring Global Mail will use blended sourcing to achieve cost savings Business postal operator Spring Global Mail has signed a contract with supplier Logica to outsource its finance and accounting global operations…. More: continued here
Read More »Privatisation May Be Only Route For Royal Mail – Hell Mail
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Read More »MADRID STAR HOLDING REAL ASCOT CLAIMS (Sporting Life)
Any knowledge of Spanish racing in Britain pretty much starts and ends with the jockey Oscar Urbina, but prepare for a new Iberian name at Royal Ascot next week. More: continued here
Read More »ROYAL ASCOT QUIZ (Sporting Life)
1. The London Clubs International Charity Trophy is presented to whom? 2. Which trainer won four straight renewals of the Queen Anne Stakes, with Belmont Bay, Mr Flourocarbon, Valiyar and Trojan Fen? More: continued here
Read More »Two Navy destroyers unable to fire their missiles – because they’ve been removed to save money (Daily Mail: World News)
Two Royal Navy destroyers could not fire their missiles if they came under attack – because they have been removed to save cash. More: continued here
Read More »ASCOT HAPPY TO GO GLOBAL (Sporting Life)
Ascot’s Nick Smith has certainly notched up more than a few air miles again this year as the track continues to champion the Royal meeting as an international occasion. More: continued here
Read More »Postal group outsources financial systems to Logica (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Business postal operator Spring Global Mail has signed a contract with supplier Logica to outsource its finance and accounting global operations. More: continued here
Read More »Plaque honours Canada’s WWII women air force vets (CBC Ottawa)
Women who flew planes, trained officers and directed air traffic for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War have been recognized for their contributions, with a new plaque on the roof of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. More: continued here
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