Two vehicles were involved in a collision on Westleaze, near Charminster Author: Faye TryhornPublished 25th May 2023 A man’s been left with life-threatening injuries, following a two vehicle crash near Dorchester. Police were called to Westleaze, near Charminster, at around 7.15am yesterday (Wednesday 24th May). A blue Land Rover Discovery …
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Torbay Cemetery & Crematorium is inviting families to remember fathers and father-figures next month and has a number of special ways to help them do just that. On Sunday 18 June – Father’s Day itself – between 9.30am and 1pm, local people are being invited to visit the crematorium and …
Read More »Companies roundup: Brick boss switches sides
Frank Hanna, the joint chief executive of Michelmersh Brick Holdings (MBH), is set to leave his post to become the sole CEO of rival building materials group Brickability (BRCK). Hanna, who has been in the brick business for 33 years and joint chief executive at Michelmersh alongside Peter Sharp since …
Read More »Kate Middleton’s popularity is ‘unsettling’ for Charles but she’s seen as ‘great model for monarchy’
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Read More »CCTV cameras go live on Bay Cycle Way between Lancaster and Morecambe
The new CCTV cameras on the Bay Cycle Way between Lancaster and Morecambe have now gone live. Twenty-two CCTV cameras have been installed along the Bay Cycle Way to help residents feel safer, after concerns were raised following a series of serious incidents. Among them, a woman in her 70s …
Read More »Man and woman arrested in Poleglass after ‘vicious’ attack against postman
A man and a woman have been arrested in Dunmurry after a postman suffered a “vicious” attack on Thursday afternoon. Police say the postal worker was repeatedly struck in the face in the Brianswell Close area of Poleglass, with the assault continuing after he fell to the ground. Róisín Brown, …
Read More »Royal Mail: A hedge fund that delivers parcels
It is thirteen years since pensions-fund expert John Ralfe described Royal Mail as a hedge fund that delivers letters. That was before privatisation and was Ralfe’s warning about Royal Mail’s secret decision to invest £5.13 billion of workers’ pension funds into the futures market—a high-stakes gamble that risked financial ruin for …
Read More »Postal workers speak ahead of Sunday’s rank-and-file Zoom meeting: “The union is in Royal Mail’s pocket”
The World Socialist Web Site has received further write-ins from postal workers across the UK speaking out against brutal cost-cutting revisions agreed between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail. Mass anger towards the CWU’s surrender document with Royal Mail has forced the CWU postal executive to “postpone” balloting on the …
Read More »Is there post on Monday? How bank holidays impact Royal Mail deliveries and if post offices are open
The UK will be treated to a rare third bank holiday in a single month next week. This year, the annual spring bank holiday falls on Monday 29 May. It comes in addition to the early May bank holiday at the start of the month, and the bonus day off …
Read More »FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II
A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. FILE: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II gestures as she meets representatives of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery to mark the 150th Anniversary of the foundation of A …
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