Royal Mail (LON:RMG – Get Rating)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Barclays in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. They presently have a GBX 320 ($3.87) price objective on the stock. Barclays‘s price target suggests a potential upside …
Read More »Dates announced for Royal Mail workers’ walkout
DATES have been announced for postal strikes which will cripple mail delivery services in Inverclyde for four days. Services will be hit after mass walkouts were confirmed in a dispute over pay rise talks. Around 100 Royal Mail workers locally will take part in the stoppage, one of the biggest …
Read More »Use Hotmail or Gmail? This email ‘from Royal Mail’ could cause misery
Hotmail and Gmail users are being warned about a fake Royal Mail email that scammers are circulating. In the space of just one week Action Fraud received over 1,000 reports about the bogus Royal Mail message. The fake email claims the recipient has missed a parcel delivery and are told …
Read More »All the strikes and ballots for industrial action taking place across the country over the next two months
Strikes or ballots for industrial action are being announced virtually every day as workers across the country join the growing campaign for “decent” pay rises in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. Unions have described it as a “summer of solidarity” amid worsening industrial relations and accusations from union officials …
Read More »SEFF pays tribute to murdered men on 50th anniversary
South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF) has paid tribute to three soldiers – Harry Creighton, Errol Gordon and David Wynne – upon the 50th anniversary of their murders on August 7, 1972 in Fermanagh. David Patrick Wynne and Errol Leroy Gordon were murdered in a Provisional IRA ambush at Lisnaskea, when …
Read More »August and September strikes for 170,000 as BT staff to join Royal Mail and Post Office workers
Sign up to our daily newsletter When combined with previously-announced CWU Post Office and Royal Mail strikes starting later this month, it could affect around 170,000 workers across the country. Read More Read More Thousands of postal workers to strike over pay dispute – here’s when they’re str… The Communication …
Read More »Royal Mail, Ryanair, Network Rail, London Underground – full list of UK strikes in August
As Brits continue to grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis workers across the UK are ramping up calls for better pay and conditions in the workplace. A number of sectors will be affected in August as workers stage walk-outs with post, deliveries and travel just some of the areas that …
Read More »When is the Royal Mail strike?
Royal Mail workers are set to strike soon (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images) Even in an age of smartphones and emails, physical post is still part of everyday life. Many of us will get bills, mail from HMRC, magazine subscriptions, written notes from loved ones, or even medical appointment notices through …
Read More »MP backs £16.5million Government funding bid to help ‘level-up’ Hartlepool
Sign up to our daily newsletter Jill Mortimer MP. Borough Council chiefs confirmed earlier this month they had submitted an application for the money from round two of the Levelling Up Fund to help redevelop the town centre. At the heart of the plans is the proposed creation of a …
Read More »Help needed for woman hosting event for terminally ill grandma
A WORKINGTON mum is planning to host an event to celebrate her terminally ill grandmother’s life – but she needs your help. Only this week Paige Rourke, was told the devastating news that her grandma, Jean Royale, from Maryport has just weeks to live following a brave battle against cancer. The shock announcement was all the more distressing …
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