Lincolnshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Kerrin Wilson is calling time on her career after almost five years in the county, and 30 in police forces. She sat down with The Lincolnite to discuss her life in the blue lights. Kerrin Wilson’s career has seen her rise through the ranks of …
Read More »Royal Mail announces date stamps without barcodes won’t be valid – and what to do with them
Stamps with the Queen’s face and without a barcode won’t be valid after January 31 2023 Royal Mail has announced that stands without barcodes can’t be used beyond January 31 next year. In a leaflet sent out to households, Royal Mail told households: “We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps. …
Read More »Spain’s number of flights in September reached 94% of pre-pandemic 2019 levels
Oct 17 (Reuters) – The number of flights from and to Spanish airports in September reached 94% of the number registered in September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the travel industry, flight controlling agency Enaire said on Monday. Enaire routed 191,069 flights in September to and from the country’s …
Read More »Liz Truss is trying to channel Margaret Thatcher. Why it’s not working.
Comment on this story Comment Britain is facing a tough winter ahead. Energy prices are skyrocketing, the pound has fallen relative to the dollar, mortgage rates have climbed sharply, and the National Health Service is under strain. Industrial action has ground trains to a halt and slowed down Royal Mail …
Read More »Netflix ‘plans to dramatise Princess Diana’s final tragic moments in Paris for The Crown’
Netflix is facing fury over plans to dramatise Princess Diana’s final moments in its new season of The Crown. The hit series, which has repeatedly been accused of blurring the lines between fact and fiction, is reportedly set to cover the hours before the royal’s tragic death in Paris in …
Read More »DX Express ties Silva ribbon to go electric in London
Courier firm DX this morning told investors its London parcel delivery fleet will begin a switch to electric vehicles, care of an alliance with fellow logistics operators Silva Brothers. Twenty EVs painted in DX’s livery are on central London’s roads now, carrying the first of an intended 750,000 parcels per …
Read More »Edinburgh Hogmanay street party set to return as organisers promise ‘spectacular midnight moment’
The organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations are planning a “spectacular midnight moment” as the world famous street party prepares to take place for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Some 30,000 revellers are expected to see in 2023 at a street party in the Scottish capital. As well as …
Read More »Train strikes: Workers vote on further six months of walkouts
In recent months, rail workers, dock workers, and BT and Royal Mail employees have been involved in industrial action. Nurses, doctors and teachers are also being balloted on whether to join the picket line and this week unions are expected to vote in favour of co-ordinating any strike action. Source …
Read More »Royal Mail announces date stamps without barcodes won’t be valid – and what to do with them
Stamps with the Queen’s face and without a barcode won’t be valid after January 31 2023 Royal Mail has announced that stands without barcodes can’t be used beyond January 31 next year. In a leaflet sent out to households, Royal Mail told households: “We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps. …
Read More »Royal Mail strike dates: Every Royal Mail strike date in October, November and December affecting Herts residents
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 …
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