TICKETS to watch Furness Bach Choir perform its ‘Sacred and Profane’ concert are now on sale. On Saturday, December 3, Furness Bach Choir, under their dynamic young conductor Alexander Robinson, will be performing works by Monteverdi, Zelenka and other composers. A spokeswoman for the choir said: “Come and hear the …
Read More »DHL Supply Chain Invests £85.5m in Australia warehouse robotics
15 November 2022 Transport / Logistics Services DHL Supply Chain has announced it is to invest AUD $150 million (£85.5m) in warehouse robotics in its Australian operations. The warehousing and logistics company will put 1,000 robots into operation by 2025. At the same time DHL Supply Chain will also grow its …
Read More »New York Times comes to Swindon ahead of UK budget cuts
A globally known news outlet has released an article targeting Swindon this week. The New York Times has been an internationally renowned newspaper for well over 150 years since its inception in 1851. But on Tuesday, the publication locked its interest on a new subject matter. The American-based newspaper released …
Read More »When is the next strike and which planned dates are cancelled
On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Royal Mail employees will go on two 48-hour strikes as a long-running dispute about wages, jobs, and working conditions continues. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) had previously withdrawn walkouts due on November 2,3, 4, 8, 9 and 10. They had been due to form …
Read More »When are the Royal Mail strikes this Christmas? Dates postal services will stop working over December 2022
Royal Mail workers will stage two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a long-running row over pay, jobs and conditions continues. The action could have a significant effect on consumers, with these being two of the busiest shopping days of the year, coming less than a month …
Read More »Donations sought for people struggling in Barrow this Christmas
WITH Christmas around the corner, community groups are banding together to bring joy to those less fortunate. Barrow Local Resilience Forum is a partnership of community, voluntary, and statutory agencies set up to support local communities and organisations in the Barrow Borough area. The Barrow Local Resilience Forum ‘Giving to …
Read More »What next for Royal Mail?
IDS (LON: IDS) share price slammed the brake pedal as the market waited for the upcoming interim results. Shares of Royal Mail Group’s (RMG) parent company were trading at 244p on Tuesday, slightly lower than this week’s high of 254p. Royal Mail earnings preview Royal Mail Group recently changed its …
Read More »Is there a Royal Mail strike this week? When postal services will be shut and upcoming November 2022 dates
Royal Mail workers will stage two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a long-running row over pay, jobs and conditions continues. The action could have a significant effect on consumers, with these being two of the busiest shopping days of the year. However, the Communication Workers Union …
Read More »UK loses over half a million work days to strikes and unions signal more
Tuesday 15 November 2022 4:07 pm The combined September and August figure is the highest two month total in over a decade, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) The number of working days lost to strike action in the UK over the summer …
Read More »Urgent product recalls issued by supermarkets including Lidl, Co-op and Holland & Barrett
Lidl has issued an urgent product recall on an item that was found to be contaminated with milk. The supermarket is one of many shops to have recalled food items this week, including Co-op, Iceland and Holland & Barrett. The chains have warned shoppers not to consume any of the …
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