Pitney Bowes has released its 2023 Parcel Shipping Index, which has revealed a 5% year-on-year fall in UK parcel volumes that is the first of its kind since 2013. This Parcel Shipping Index – featuring 2022 data from 13 major countries – also found that coming off two years of pandemic-fuelled growth, global parcel …
Read More »Kendal postmen to cycle to Scotland for heart charity
David Bell and Martin Heap will cycle to Scotland’s capital to raise money for the charity. The men, who have been working together at Kendal’s Royal Mail for over 20 years, are embarking on this challenge as part of the Royal Mail charity partnership. Mr Bell said: “My boss at work was …
Read More »Plans filed for riverside walk near new Rotherham town centre housing
PLANS have been filed for a riverside path along the Don – eventually connecting new Rotherham town centre housing with Forge Island. The proposals from RMBC also include enablement works to land behind the Cutlers’ pub in preparation for more properties. This car park site was bought by the council …
Read More »Drone Mail Services Commenced in UK’s Orkney
The United Kingdom’s postal service, The first-ever drone mail service has taken flight in the picturesque Orkney Islands. The initiative was launched by the UK’s Royal Mail that promises to revolutionize the way mail is delivered in remote and hard-to-reach areas which sets a precedent for future innovations in the postal industry. The introduction …
Read More »Castore becomes EFL’s second biggest British football kit supplier
British sportswear brand Castore has added Preston North End and Mansfield Town FC to the roster of teams it supplies kits to for the 2023/24 season, now making it the second most represented British kit maker in the English Football League (EFL), following Umbro. Founded by brothers Tom and Phil …
Read More »Andrey Rublev to Make Waves at the US Open
Andrey Rublev’s quarter-final exit at Wimbledon this year marks his fourth defeat at the same stage in his previous five Grand Slam appearances. The Russian has yet to make it beyond this stage but is due a breakthrough tournament at the US Open. Russian on the Rise There is plenty …
Read More »Maui wildfires: Six dead and 20 gravely injured in Hawaii after devastating blazes destroy Lahaina – as 4,000 tourists race to leave
The Maui wildfires have claimed six lives and left 20 people gravely injured in an ‘unprecedented’ disaster for Hawaii. Some 4,000 tourists are also understood to be stuck on the island desperate to leave before the fires spread any further. They are all expected to flock to the Kahului Airport, where …
Read More »Nigel Farage bemoans Brexit ‘failure’
Do not adjust your TV screens. In a shock admission, Brexit poster boy, Nigel Farage has told the BBC that ‘Brexit has failed’. Appearing on the BBC’s flagship political digest show, Newsnight, Brussels baiter, Nigel said: “Brexit has failed, we’ve not delivered on Brexit and the Tories have let us …
Read More »All the Royal Mail jobs on offer in Leeds
Have you ever fancied a change in career? Royal Mail are offering lots of jobs across Leeds in many of their depots, the jobs up for grabs are everything from Postperson, technician to manager roles. You can also see other jobs with Royal Mail across Yorkshire here. (ADD LINK WHEN …
Read More »All the Royal Mail jobs on offer in Yorkshire
Have you ever fancied a change in career? Royal Mail are offering lots of jobs across Yorkshire in many of their depots, including Huddersfield, Bradford, York, Wakefield and Sheffield. The jobs up for grabs are everything from Postperson, technician to manager roles. To make your job search a little easier …
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