Small business owners have described losing sales and scaling back their online offering as Royal Mail strikes in the lead up to Christmas mean some of their products still haven’t been delivered to customers. Ruth Redgate, owner of Hunny Pot Cottage Bakery in Elford, Staffordshire, which ran a subscription service, …
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Peter Morgan’s lengthy Netflix drama about the British monarchy, The Crown, has now completed its fifth and penultimate season. It has strengths, but the further it progresses the more glaring its weaknesses—and its less than socially uplifting intentions—become. The show has fictionalised real events, many of them controversial and difficult …
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Brits need to brace-up themselves for the upcoming London bus strike which will create a major disruption in several routes. Earlier people in the UK witnessed several strikes including by the rail and Tube staff. In addition to the historic nurses strike, this will be for the first time ever …
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This Christmas has been a turbulent time for parcel deliveries as Royal Mail workers took strike action before the holiday. Walkouts at the busiest time of year – caused by disputes over pay and working conditions – meant last posting days in time for Christmas were brought forward by the …
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This report studies the Business to consumer (B2C) Delivery Service Market with many aspects of the industry like the market size, market status, market trends and forecast, the report also provides brief information of the competitors and the specific growth opportunities with key market drivers. Find the complete Business to consumer (B2C) …
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Former Labour star Chuka Umunna advises tycoon accused of plot to take over Royal Mail Chuka Umunna has been hired by investment firm run by Daniel Kretinsky Mr Kretinsky upped his stake in the Royal Mail’s parent company to 23 per cent This prompted speculation he is planning a full-blown takeover of …
Read More »As I sit here, at 6pm on December 23, visiting my parents in the great North West of England, this is the situation with a very well known global shopping giant. I can order as late as 9am tomorrow morning, and have delivery by 7pm tomorrow. That’s Christmas Eve, folks. …
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I’m the royal super-fan who gave Louis a Paddington Bear card after I made a 300-mile round trip to see the Royals at Sandringham this Christmas Maths teacher Peter Wilkinson travels from Leeds to Norfolk each Christmas He handed Prince Louis an adapted Paddington card during royal walk yesterday Peter …
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A Royal Mail delivery driver has been suspended after getting into a fight with a customer in the street following a row over a parcel. Mark Walker said he threw two punches in “self-defence” after coming under attack from an angry customer. The 38-year-old agency worker has now been suspended …
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Thе last postagе datеs for thе holidays wеrе movеd еarliеr in Dеcеmbеr as a rеsult of a sеriеs of strikеs involving Royal Mail еmployееs that had a significant impact on Christmas mail this yеar. Thе Christmas bank holidays, which givе many of us a four-day wееkеnd this yеar but affеct …
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