Published: 3:47 PM October 5, 2022 Royston Fire Station’s longest-serving firefighter has retired after nearly 40 years. Graham Page joined Hertfordshire Fire Brigade, now Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue, in 1983, as an on-call firefighter. He had to complete three weekends of training before he was allowed to drive a fire …
Read More »Shropshire commuters disrupted again as rail strikes continue
Train drivers who are members of ASLEF and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) were striking at 13 train companies in a dispute over pay. Services affected in the county today were CrossCountry, West Midlands Trains and Transport for Wales, which was the only one to be running a ‘limited’ …
Read More »Kate Middleton wears Karen Millen dress at Royal Surrey County Hospital
The Princess of Wales looked stunning in yellow today as she visited an award-winning maternity unit at a hospital in Surrey in her first solo royal public engagement since assuming her new title. Mother-of-three Kate, 40, looked radiant in the mustard £220 Karen Millen dress as she cradled a newborn …
Read More »Bulky-parcel conveyor unveiled at Royal Mail’s Gatwick Mail Centre
Royal Mail has unveiled its first large-parcel conveyor at Gatwick Mail Centre in the UK to support the automation and customer tracking of larger, bulky parcels weighing up to 30kg. ‘) } // –> Designed to process around 3,000 large parcels per hour, the machine is fitted with a dimension, …
Read More »Princess Anne arrives at JFK airport for commercial flight home
Princess Anne cut an understated figure as she arrived at JFK airport to catch a commercial flight home after a low-key visit to New York this week. The Princess Royal, 72, could be seen carrying two of her own bags as she walked through the airport earlier today, having been …
Read More »PCS in Solidarity 6 October
Communications, distribution and logistics Royal Mail members of the CWU will be taking further strike action throughout October and November. The next national strike will be on Thursday 13 October in their dispute over pay. CWU members including 30,000 Openreach engineers and 10,000 BT call centre workers will strike today …
Read More »Royal Mail installs automated parcel sorter in Edinburgh
6 October 2022 Transport / Logistics Services As the postal operator changes over to becoming a parcel operator, Royal Mail has installed a new, high speed parcel sorting machine in Edinburgh. The parcel sorting machine is capable of sorting 157,000 parcels a day and is the second automated parcel machine in …
Read More »Royal Mail invests in automation at Gatwick Mail Centre
Royal Mail has unveiled its first new large parcel conveyor in Gatwick Mail Centre to support the automation and customer tracking of larger parcels in the network. The conveyor is capable of processing bulky parcels weighing up to 30kg offering improved tracking information to customers. Designed to process around 3,000 …
Read More »Royal Mail worker in Northampton speaks out claiming he has been ‘ostracized’ for crossing strikers’ picket line
A Royal Mail worker in Northampton has claimed he has been ‘ostracized, ignored and belittled’ after he crossed a strikers’ picket line. Andrew Kelly, 43, says he has faced backlash after he continued going into work despite many of his Royal Mail colleagues going on strike demanding a pay rise …
Read More »Anne’s low-key visit to NY marks first trip from royal since Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview
Princess Anne carried out an impressive four royal engagements on a whirlwind tour of New York City yesterday as she became the first senior royal to visit the US since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to California in 2020. The Princess Royal, 72, proved why she is often dubbed …
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