As everyone gets ready to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this weekend with street parties, big events and beacon lightings. One brand has taken it a step further and has launched a limited edition service fit for the Queen. Getir, a mobile on-demand delivery service for grocery items, is running …
Read More »Queen’s Jubilee: Royal Mail delivery across the bank holiday weekend
A bank holiday weekend will very soon be in full swing as people up and down the country commemorate the Queens 70th year on the throne. Tomorrow (June 2) will mark the first of the four-day celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, as garden chairs are being gathered for street …
Read More »Swindon swimmer awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
A Swindon double commonwealth champion is celebrating after being made a MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Swimmer Hannah Miley has received the award for services for swimming and for women in sport. She won 400 metres medley gold for Scotland in Delhi in 2010 and successfully defended her …
Read More »These are the most royal obsessed cities in the UK
Whether you love the Royal Family or not, as the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend approaches, chances are you haven’t stopped hearing about it wherever you turn. So, where in the UK do you think people are most obsessed with the royal family? Holidu, the search engine for holiday rentals, decided …
Read More »Royal family’s biggest fan gets ready for jubilee
Royal super-fan Margaret Tyler poses for a photograph with her collection of Royal memorabilia in her ‘Jubilee room’ at home in London on May 30, 2022. — AFP pic Thursday, 02 Jun 2022 8:18 AM MYT LONDON, June 2 — It takes agility to get past the thousands of commemorative …
Read More »Olympian Hannah Miley made MBE for services to swimming and women in sport
Double Commonwealth champion Hannah Miley has another award to add to her haul after being made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to swimming and women in sport. But, as she had moved house, the official letter had been sent to her parents, Carmel and Patrick, and …
Read More »Royal Mail hits back over management job cuts as strike action looms
Royal Mail said it did not recognise the figures Unite claimed were being cut from its delivery work and questioned why it was balloting for strike action after its restructure was completed. The union warned that letter and parcel delivery “chaos” was on the cards after it claimed Royal …
Read More »Are UK banks open on Platinum Jubilee bank holiday 2022?
Banks are just one of the shops and services which will be operating with different opening and closing times over the long weekend The Queen is celebrating 70 years on the throne in 2022, and to celebrate a special four day weekend has been granted by the government to allow …
Read More »Dr Martens says iconic brand is stronger than ever as it prioritises direct-to-consumer sales online and in-store
Image courtesy of Dr Martens Dr Martens today says its iconic brand is stronger than ever after a financial year in which direct-to-consumer sales were its top priority – and despite supply chain disruption. Almost half (49%) of Dr Martens brand sales were made direct to shoppers, with strong growth …
Read More »ITV and Royal Mail to drop out of FTSE 100 in reshuffle | FTSE
Broadcaster ITV and postal delivery group Royal Mail are being ejected from the UK’s blue-chip share index in its latest reshuffle. Both companies are dropping out of the FTSE 100 index after their values fell amid the cost-of-living crisis and the economic turmoil caused by the war in Ukraine. ITV …
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