Ahead of this year’s peak Christmas period, Royal Mail is installing 10 new large-parcel conveyors at its mail centers to speed up sorting and improve tracking. According to Royal Mail, the average parcel size it handles has grown by over 25% and the number of parcels bigger than a shoebox …
Read More »Royal pets: From King Charles’ Jack Russell to George V’s sweary parrot and the Queen’s corgis… after monarch adopts chickens
The royals are known for their love of keeping animals, and King Charles has recently added to the long list of royal pets. He has adopted 31 new feathered friends from a charity that re-homes commercial laying hens. Queen Victoria had a beloved Collie named Sharp who supported her through …
Read More »Duchess of Edinburgh doubles her number of royal engagements amid King’s cancer treatment and Kate Middleton’s slow return to duties
The Duchess of Edinburgh has firmly established herself as one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family after stepping up to fill the gap left by King Charles and the Princess of Wales’ health crises. With His Majesty, 75, continuing his cancer treatment and Kate, 42, slowly easing herself back …
Read More »Independence, feudalism and a lost and found dog in Postbag
To share your views on any topical local or national issue, just email editorial@greenocktelegraph.co.uk with ‘Postbag’ in the subject line. Names must be supplied for publication, other than in exceptional circumstances, and we also require your full postal address. Is ‘feudalist republicanism’ a thing? I recently received the professional delivery …
Read More »North West Essex postal voting error ‘was avoidable’
Simon Darvill/PA Media The delivery of more 2,688 postal ballots in the North West Essex constituency was delayed An error that delayed the sending of thousands of postal ballot papers before the general election “was avoidable”, an independent review concluded. The review was commissioned by the leader of Uttlesford District …
Read More »All of the Royal mail jobs hiring across Coventry right now
As summer comes to a close and Christmas begins to appear on the horizon, Royal mail are looking for additions to support the increased seasonal demand across Coventry and Warwickshire. In Coventry itself, four positions are up for grabs. Ten more are available across the county, with the majority being …
Read More »Cumbria Crystal unveils new Kaleidoscope collection
The Kaleidoscope collection was unveiled on September 24 by the Ulverston-based manufacturer, which is the last remaining producer of luxury, completely hand-made, English 24 per cent lead crystal in the UK. The company said the collection is based on the concept of complementary pairs, evident in the identical but inverted …
Read More »Refugee attacked after HIV status revealed due to unsafe access to post
“However, this means thousands of people miss out, simply because they lack a secure postal address. And for people experiencing homelessness or domestic abuse, letters can be a lifeline to access vital support.” While Maneol was applying for refugee status in the UK, his “post problems” threatened his “basic ability …
Read More »International Distribution Services : Result of 2024 AGM
Market Closed – London S.E. 11:35:22 2024-09-25 am EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change 342.40 GBX -0.17% +0.06% +25.84% September 25, 2024 at 10:03 am EDT International Distribution Services plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) Company Number: 8680755 LSE Share Code: IDS ISIN: GB00BDVZYZ77 LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70 25 September 2024 Results …
Read More »As your water bills rise, drown out the noise of corporate spin
As the water table rises across much of the country, so we are also reaching saturation point in the co-ordinated lobbying of water executives to discredit their regulator Ofwat and foist bill rises of hundreds of pounds a year on their captive customers. Water bosses are a funny lot. They …
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