The Scotch Whisky Association has slammed Jeremy Hunt’s decision to abandon the freeze in alcohol duty after just two weeks. The new Chancellor on Monday ditched most of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss’s proposals from their September mini-Budget. Mark Kent, the Scotch Whisky Association’s chief executive, said: “Business can only …
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An unprecedented 98 percent of teachers in the National Education Union (NEU) voted yes to a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise. A huge majority (86 percent) indicated they would be prepared to strike. Teachers have been offered a pay deal of just 5 percent, which will not be funded nationally …
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Torrington’s Post Office has re-opened, after it closed down only last month. The old branch had been located at the back of the former Spar. But last month, staff were given just days to move out, leaving locals without a Post Office in the town. Peter Hood, Chair of the …
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Lincolnshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Kerrin Wilson is calling time on her career after almost five years in the county, and 30 in police forces. She sat down with The Lincolnite to discuss her life in the blue lights. Kerrin Wilson’s career has seen her rise through the ranks of …
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Stamps with the Queen’s face and without a barcode won’t be valid after January 31 2023 Royal Mail has announced that stands without barcodes can’t be used beyond January 31 next year. In a leaflet sent out to households, Royal Mail told households: “We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps. …
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Oct 17 (Reuters) – The number of flights from and to Spanish airports in September reached 94% of the number registered in September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the travel industry, flight controlling agency Enaire said on Monday. Enaire routed 191,069 flights in September to and from the country’s …
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Comment on this story Comment Britain is facing a tough winter ahead. Energy prices are skyrocketing, the pound has fallen relative to the dollar, mortgage rates have climbed sharply, and the National Health Service is under strain. Industrial action has ground trains to a halt and slowed down Royal Mail …
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Netflix is facing fury over plans to dramatise Princess Diana’s final moments in its new season of The Crown. The hit series, which has repeatedly been accused of blurring the lines between fact and fiction, is reportedly set to cover the hours before the royal’s tragic death in Paris in …
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Courier firm DX this morning told investors its London parcel delivery fleet will begin a switch to electric vehicles, care of an alliance with fellow logistics operators Silva Brothers. Twenty EVs painted in DX’s livery are on central London’s roads now, carrying the first of an intended 750,000 parcels per …
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The organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations are planning a “spectacular midnight moment” as the world famous street party prepares to take place for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Some 30,000 revellers are expected to see in 2023 at a street party in the Scottish capital. As well as …
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