London, United Kingdom: The UK’s recent austerity budget may avert a deeper recession, but the government must focus more on growth to improve the country’s long-term prospects, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will say Monday. The business lobby group’s director general, Tony Danker, will tell its annual conference that the government …
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An Ayr town centre retail hub is to be sold off. The Lorne Arcade – home to nine units in the centre of the High Street – is on the market for offers over £700,000. Landlords have decided to cash in their chips on the site, which plays host to …
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CHRISTMAS STRIKES: Royal Mail strikes will cause festive disruption (Image by James Manning/PA Wire) Six fresh strikes are set to be staged by Royal Mail workers, with many causing Christmas disruption. These new strikes are part of the long-running dispute that workers are having with Royal Mail over pay, jobs …
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In the last three months alone, the number of restaurant companies going to the wall rose by 15 percent to 453, up from 395 in the previous quarter. The concerning analysis by business advisory specialists Mazars was based on data from the Insolvency Service. Restaurants have been dealing with the …
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SAS Who Dares Wins star Jason Fox has issued a warning after he fell for a cruel text message scam. The Channel 4 reality TV show hardman is warning people not to make the same mistake he did. © Channel 4 The Channel 4 reality TV show hardman is warning …
Read More »The Culture Club singer, 61, made the threats to quit after he was refused access to a golf buggy to drive him back to camp after a challenge, The Sun reports. He then allegedly stormed off, stole an apple from a production tent and hid behind some trees so that he …
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All of the UK’s major parcel firms are continuing to let down online shoppers, according to research from Citizens Advice. Opinium Research conducted a survey between 10th and 31st October of 8,421 Brits who have received a parcel in the last month from Royal Mail, DPD, Yodel, Amazon Logistics or …
Read More »LAWSON WRIGHT, 53, of Dene Road, Oxford, admitted assisting in the importation of 1,000 diazepam tablets. The class C drugs were found at the Royal Mail International Logistics Centre in Langley, Berks, on November 19 last year. He was fined £330 and ordered to pay £119 in costs and surcharge. …
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We know there is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you have plans. To help you avoid any lengthy car journeys we have rounded up the roadworks across the county this week (Monday, November 21 – Sunday, November 27), as listed by Hertfordshire County Council and National Highways. …
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LONDON The Communication Workers Union in the U.K that said postal workers had voted overwhelmingly for more strikes this year and next, affecting deliveries in the run-up to Christmas and opening hours at post offices. class=’cf’> The CWU said those in charge of Royal Mail, which employs delivery workers, …
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