We’ve had the rush to cash in our £20 and, if you were lucky, £50 notes as the old paper versions became redundant, now the race is on to either use up or swap your stamps. That’s right, the old book of stamps that you have squirrelled away in a …
Read More »Loganair returns to profit as Bond brothers look to sell | Scotland
The airline serving Scotland’s islands and remote airports has returned to profit as its owners continue to look to sell the business. Loganair said the easing of coronavirus restrictions had helped its financial performance, with passenger numbers rising 288 per cent to almost 980,000. That helped it book a near …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes: How will Royal Mail Strikes will affect me? Will I still receive parcels? Will Post Offices be shut?
Royal Mail workers are set to strike on Thursday (October 20) which will be fourth strike out of 21 strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 115,000 members across the UK would walk out in a 24-hour strike on Thursday, starting at …
Read More »Swap old stamps so you are not left out of pocket
Swap old stamps for the latest barcoded versions so you are not left out of pocket By Laura Purkess For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EDT, 18 October 2022 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 18 October 2022 People are being urged to exchange old stamps for the latest barcoded versions to …
Read More »Headteachers in strike ballot as UK industrial unrest spreads
Headteachers in England and Wales are threatening to take strike action over pay and funding for the first time ever in the new year as a wave of industrial unrest spreads across the UK’s public sector. NAHT, the school leaders’ union, on Tuesday said it would launch a formal vote …
Read More »IDS shares just crashed! Should I be buying?
woman sitting in wheelchair at the table and looking at computer monitor while talking on mobile phone and drinking coffee at home Shares in the newly branded International Distributions Services (LSE: IDS) saw a big crash last week. With the stock already down more than 60% this year, could this …
Read More »Editorial: The markets can force a government U-turn. Can the labour movement?
JEREMY HUNT’S shredding of Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget shows the markets can take on the government and force it to change course. The question facing delegates to the TUC Congress this week is whether the labour movement can do the same. Not everything is about government. The biggest surge in industrial …
Read More »Cherie Blair to announce UAE business initiative to empower female entrepreneurs
The UAE-UK Business Council will host its 20th plenary meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, during which a partnership with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to encourage support for female entrepreneurs in less developed countries is due to be announced. The 100,000 Women Programme has already secured the participation …
Read More »Why CEOs should care about the menopause
It’s shocking that women’s reproductive health continues to be ignored in so much of the business world. Menopausal women still suffer in workplaces without support, with too many forced to step back from or even leave careers they love. While we’ve seen some progress recently – with over 600 businesses …
Read More »Queen Consort Camilla surrounds herself with snaps of royal family in Clarence House
Camilla placed photograph of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with the family at Prince Louis’ christening on display in snap with Paddington Bear toys taken at Clarence House Queen Consort Camilla, 75, was photographed in Clarence House last week Eagle-eyed fans noticed had surrounded herself with tributes to Queen Elizabeth …
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