Officials from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) met representatives of the EP Group, describing it as “useful and constructive”, adding that further meetings would take place including the direct involvement of Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech tycoon behind the multi-billion-pound takeover. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “We made it very …
Read More »Commitments from firm bidding for Royal Mail takeover not strong enough – union
Postal workers leaders have told the company bidding to take over Royal Mail that commitments it has given are not strong enough. Officials from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) met representatives of the EP Group, describing it as “useful and constructive”, adding that further meetings would take place including the …
Read More »Royal Mail issues first stamps warning and says ‘it’s simple maths’
Royal Mail customers have been warned as stamp prices could be hiked even further under a new boss. Royal Mail’s incoming boss suggested that costs could continue to spiral in coming years afte the postal company was bought. This meant he was unable to rule out price rises for Royal …
Read More »Police commander who led operations for royal events under investigation
4 June 2024, 10:53 Metropolitan Police Commander Karen Findlay (second left) is under investigation for allegedly misusing an official vehicle. Picture: alamy The police officer who led the operations for the Queen’s funeral and the King’s coronation is under investigation for allegedly misusing an official vehicle. Metropolitan Police Commander Karen …
Read More »Parked up Royal Mail van raided by North Wales thieves on crime spree
A 32-year-old man from Wrexham has been jailed for his part in thefts in Chester and North Wales – including raiding a Royal Mail van. Jonathan Higgins from Langdale Avenue, Rhostyllen appeared at Chester Magistrates on May 24 to be sentenced after pleading guilty to theft by finding, two counts …
Read More »‘Reading Borough Council is wasting taxpayers’ cash on court fight’
Why oh why in these times of austerity has Reading Borough Council decided to employ Counsel and take on the government over a decision to develop the site to the north of Reading station and the old Post Office site on Caversham Road. The whole area has been blighted for …
Read More »Disabled Brighton Mother Overlooked For Emergency Housing Move
A disabled young mother fears that she is stuck in emergency housing months after she hoped to have been moved on to a more suitable longer-term property. Zoe McBride, 28, who suffers from chronic back problems and has a 10-month-old baby, said that families had come and gone from the …
Read More »People would rather have recession than high inflation
Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, says one of the things he has learned in the past few years is that consumers would rather see the economy fall into a recession than to continue to suffer the pain of soaring prices. “The American people – …
Read More »There’s a devastating debt bomb lurking inside the Royal Mail takeover
The potential for asset sales should be a genuine concern too. Both Royal Mail shareholders and experts believe Kretinsky could be getting his hands on one of the biggest corporate property portfolios in Europe – an estate of prime sites situated in towns up and down the country – on …
Read More »Residents reminded about new rules for voting in elections ahead of General Election
4 June 2024 We are reminding all eligible voters to ensure they have the necessary photo identification to be able to vote at a polling station in the upcoming General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024. The council, responsible for running the General Election for the New Forest East and …
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