Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Twiglets may be hard to come by this Christmas as the people who make them started a “permanent strike” today. More than 750 of the 800 workers at the Pladis factory in Aintree, near Liverpool, walked out this morning. And they have vowed to keep the …
Read More »Royal Mail van robbery in South Cumbria
A man has been arrested after a Royal Mail van was robbed in South Cumbria. It happened in County Square, Ulverston, today, November 14 following an incident involving a white Skoda saloon and a white Peugeot van, seen at the rear of the sorting office, at about 2.55pm. An immediate …
Read More »Royal Mail worker taken to hospital after Ulverston van robbery
AN APPEAL for witnesses has been launched after robbers targeted a Royal Mail van in Ulverston this afternoon (November 14). A number of items were taken from a Royal Mail van following the incident in County Square involving a white Skoda saloon and a white Peugeot van, seen at the rear …
Read More »Royal Family Twitter team make two major errors in blunder
The Royal Family’s social media team embarrassingly had to delete two tweets after wrongly claiming Princess Alexandra was at the Remembrance Day service and misspelling the Countess of Wessex’s title. The official account said the late Queen’s cousin was part of a list of royal attendees at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, even though …
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Read More »When is the next Royal Mail strike? Full list of upcoming postal strikes for November and 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. However, the Communication Workers Union …
Read More »Ban on non-barcoded stamps delayed until next summer | UK | News
The postal service is rolling out new versions featuring machine-readable codes in a bid to tackle fraud and make it easier to track post. But there are fears some Britons, particularly pensioners who are more likely to send letters, would be left with stacks of useless stamps due to the …
Read More »Royal Family Instagram shares photos marking Remembrance Sunday
The Royal Family Instagram account has shared a selection of photographs marking the tradition of British monarchs laying a wreath at the Cenotaph to mark King Charles III’ first Remembrance Sunday service as Monarch. Shared in a post, the snaps capture His Majesty The King laying the wreath for the first time as Monarch today …
Read More »King Charles pays emotional tribute to troops on first Remembrance Sunday as monarch
King Charles appeared tearful as he saluted fallen World War 1 soldiers at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the cenotaph in Westminster. The King laid a wreath and seemed to have tears in his eyes as he paid tribute to the war dead, surrounded by the Prime Minister, politicians, and …
Read More »Peter Kay tickets for Scottish shows at Hydro selling for ten times face value
Tickets for Peter Kay’s two Scottish dates on his first tour in 12 years are being sold for more than ten times their face value. Fans have been calling for the comedian to add more shows in Glasgow, Aberdeen or Edinburgh after the nights at the Hydro sold out in …
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