Nuneaton Carnival’s comeback is just days away and the full procession route has been revealed. After three years away, the traditional event will be back on Sunday, June 11. Organisers have revealed the route so that people can line the streets and watch the colourful procession as it passes by …
Read More »How Princess Eugenie’s baby will push royals including Prince Edward down the line of succession
Senior members of the Windsor family will have to shuffle a little further away from the throne after Princess Eugenie announced the birth of her second baby today. The Duke of York’s youngest daughter, 32, and her husband Jack Brooksbank, who are already parents to two-year-old August, welcomed their son …
Read More »PepsiCo gives added fizz to Walkers crisp factory
Increased demand for Wotsits and Monster Munch snacks has prompted a £58 million investment by PepsiCo at its Walkers crisp factory in Leicester. The investment, PepsiCo’s biggest in Britain for 25 years, will involve the installation of a new production line, the introduction of new compact packaging equipment to cut …
Read More »10 fabulous fancy dress outfits at the Royal Sutton Fun Run 2023 – in pictures
Hundreds of Royal Sutton Fun Runners donned fancy dress at this year’s event as they raised cash for good causes The Royal Sutton Fun Run returned to the streets and park in Sutton Coldfield for its 40th running on Sunday (June 4), and thousands took part in blistering sunshine. And …
Read More »Drone Industry Events June 5 – 12
Want to learn more about the drone industry? This list is only a smattering of the great opportunities to hear from thought leaders and discuss current issues in commercial drones! Here are some of the drone industry events, June 5 – 12. Tuesday, June 6 9 am MT/11 am ET: Full …
Read More »Royal Mail shares latest postal delays including full list of impacted areas
Royal Mail aims to deliver to all addresses it has mail for, six days a week, however this is not always possible. Delays are often due to high levels of sickness absence, poor weather conditions, resourcing issues and local factors. The postal service updated customers on the status of deliveries …
Read More »DAN WOOTTON: Prince Harry being the first royal in 130 years to give evidence could backfire
He was warned by his father King Charles that a bid to silence the British media is a suicide mission, while his estranged brother Prince William made clear he was choosing a very different path. But it still hasn’t dawned on Harry, the prince of hypocrisy, that he shouldn’t be …
Read More »An Post to give 5% pay rise to staff as part of restructuring
An Post staff will get pay rises of up to 5 per cent from any savings achieved through the restructuring of its mail network, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has said. As the Irish Examiner reports, general secretary of the CWU, Sean McDonagh, was speaking as the company embarks this …
Read More »History of royal baby announcements – from easel to Instagram (and fiasco after Meghan gave birth)
The announcement of a royal birth is steeped in as much tradition and theatre as any of the most glamorous royal occasions. As soon as the baby is born, a proclamation signed by doctors who delivered the boy or girl is rushed from the ward to Buckingham Palace and stands on …
Read More »Royal Mail workers oppose revisions and Communication Workers Union sell-out agreement: “Remove the white flag wavers from office.”
The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) has received a further intake of write-ins from postal workers in Delivery and at Mail Centres around the UK. There is widespread anger over the last-minute decision to pull the ballot of 115,000 postal workers for a second time over the sellout deal signed …
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