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 …
Read More »Royal Mail extends deadline to use up stamps without barcodes
Royal Mail has extended the deadline to use up old stamps, following complaints from customers. You now have until July 31 next year to use any non-barcoded everyday stamps – those with the Queen’s profile on – before they become worthless, an extension of six months from the original January …
Read More »Full list of last dates you can post Christmas cards and presents to every part of the world
Royal Mail advises customers to post Christmas deliveries as early as possible. It’s all well and good doing the local Christmas card rounds, but Royal Mail has advised those hoping to send gifts a little further to check the last recommended posting days, to make sure deliveries are made in …
Read More »How to send a Christmas letter to Santa via the Royal Mail
It’s coming up to the most wonderful time of the year and children will now be writing their Christmas lists for Santa. But where should you send the lists and will you get a reply? Here’s everything you need to know about sending a letter to Father Christmas in 2022. …
Read More »Royal Mail extends deadline to use old stamps – before they become worthless
The deadline for when you have to use up or swap old stamps has been extended from January 31, 2023 to July 31, 2023 – giving letter senders more time to sort out stamps Royal Mail is phasing out its old stamps with barcoded versions ( Image: Getty/PA) Royal Mail …
Read More »Australian Chamber Choir announces its 2023 season
With five concerts touring across Melbourne, Geelong and wider Victoria, the Australian Chamber Choir has announced its 2023 season. The Choir will also continue to provide livestreaming and on-demand viewing, a service which allowed it to keep driving forward across pandemic lockdowns and made its programs available nationwide. For three …
Read More »‘If you see advert for stamp offer – please ignore it’
A letter writing is warning people over a stamp offer (Image: Pixabay) I am writing hoping you can print some of my letter to save other people from getting caught in the way I have been caught. Last week I ordered an item from Ebay. A few days later I …
Read More »Letter: ‘If you see stamp offer advert – please ignore it’
I am writing hoping you can print some of my letter to save other people from getting caught in the way I have been caught. Last week I ordered an item from Ebay. A few days later I received a card in the post from Royal Mail telling me I …
Read More »UK real-term wages fall 2.7% and unemployment rises amid bleak economic outlook
Britain’s pay packets shrank in the three months to September as employers worried about the outlook for the economy, Office for National Statistics figures have shown. After taking inflation into account, average pay excluding bonuses fell by 2.7 per cent year-on-year over the July to September period. It dropped by …
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