Royal Mail and the CWU have been in discussions for almost a year over the biggest overhaul of working practices since the business was privatised under David Cameron in 2013. The company has said it is losing £1 million a day, with strike action by the CWU costing £200 million …
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Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached an agreement in principle following a long-running dispute over pay and employment terms. In a joint statement with Royal Mail, CWU confirmed the agreement will now be considered by the executive of the union before it goes before the membership. …
Read More »The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Friday that its members will walk out for 48 hours from 8pm on April 30 after rejecting the Government’s pay offer. The union has urged ministers to offer an “historic pay award” to break the deadlock. It comes as around 47,000 junior …
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Now we know the reason Prince Harry held out so long before accepting his invitation to the Coronation. Far from agonising over his duty to King and country, he was obsessed with the seating plan. He needed to know who he and Meghan, if she deigned to attend, would sit …
Read More »The 16-year-old has become the youngest person in the history of British Climbing to make the senior setup, after a sterling junior career that has delivered both domestic and international success. There were no guarantees that the Carshalton climber would progress to the senior programme so early – and doing …
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice on March 28, 2023 in London, England. Prince Harry is one of several claimants in a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail. Prince Harry is likely to be ‘ignored’ by members of the Royal Family …
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They include a best-selling author, a pop star, a headmaster, a Grand National jockey and a cousin of Winston Churchill. Their lives have taken them all in many different directions. Yet what unites them is that they were not only witnesses to one of the great landmarks in modern history, …
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A RECRUITMENT campaign by one of Wellington’s major employers has been launched. VPK Packaging Ltd, which operates from the former Co-op regional distribution centre on the Chelston Business Park, has leafletted door to door in Wellington to advertise job vacancies. The leaflets, delivered by Royal Mail, announced to residents ‘We …
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Post Office postmasters have been left in a “vulnerable” position after being placed on the Hard to Place list and having their promised payout reduced. The business owners in Epsom and Richmond were put on the Hard to Place list, after struggling to find someone to take over the business. …
Read More »For those who are blind or partially sighted, keeping up with the latest news presents distinct challenges, but a network of volunteers who work hard on converting print to audio across Gloucestershire is bridging the gap to ensure nobody misses out on the stories behind the latest headlines. Together, there …
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