The Queen greeted fans in Scotland with a wave and a smile as she arrived in Edinburgh as part of her first outing since the Platinum Jubilee yesterday- and new video shows he alighted the Royal train without any assistance. A Royal assistant stood ready to help Her Majesty down the …
Read More »Post delivery workers will pop in to check on the elderly during their rounds as part of new scheme
Post delivery workers will pop in to check on the elderly during their rounds as part of new scheme Checks on elderly and frail will be part of new Royal Mail health division Northumberland trial could lead to scheme rollout nationwide if successful Age UK’s charity director Caroline Abrahams welcomed …
Read More »Post Offices set to close for a day as workers confirm strike action
Post Office workers are due to stage a one-day strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at more than 100 Crown Post Offices – the larger branches often sited on high streets – will walk out on July 11. The Crown Post Offices will …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to vote on strike over pay
Royal Mail postman More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers will begin voting today over whether to go on strike over pay. Ballot papers will be dispatched to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) members, with the result on 19 July. Should workers vote in favour of industrial action, the CWU said …
Read More »Workers to stage one-day walkout in July 2022 over pay dispute
Post Office workers from more than 100 branches will go on strike next month in a dispute over pay. Crown Post Offices, which account for the 114 branches directly managed by Post Office Limited, will be affected by the walkout. Members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) working at Crown …
Read More »Post Office staff overwhelmingly back July strike over ‘woefully inadequate’ wage increase
Post Office workers will walk out in a one-day strike next month after overwhelmingly backing action over a “woefully inadequate” pay offer. Staff will shut down 114 Crown Post Offices – the larger branches often seen on high streets – on July 11 in the latest industrial action over proposed …
Read More »Charac receives £1 million strategic investment from Royal Mail – Latest Pharmacy News | Business | Magazine
Charac, an NHS-integrated one-stop platform for independent community pharmacies, has secured £1 million strategic investment from the Royal Mail Group, enabling its time-saving platform to assist more local pharmacies and patients across the UK to easily manage their prescriptions and consultations online. The company said this new money will enable …
Read More »Royal Mail expands into the healthcare industry
Royal Mail has launched a new business division, named Royal Mail Health, following the increased demand for healthcare products to be delivered directly to customers’ homes. ‘) } // –> In 2021, Royal Mail worked with businesses including online pharmacy company Pharmacy2U to trial same-day delivery of ‘over-the-counter’ medicines and …
Read More »Workers to walk out over pay dispute
Industrial action will affect larger Crown branches, typically in city centres, run directly by Post Office. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Post Office workers will walk out on 11 July in what will be the third strike this year in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at …
Read More »Glamorous celebrity wears Ulverston-made hat to Royal Ascot
A MILLINER has had her hard-work recognised after a hat crafted in her workshop won accolades at a national event and praise in the media. Tracy Wells, an Ulverston-based hat maker, made an exquisite headpiece for Ampika Pickston, former Real Housewives of Cheshire star. The TV personality had asked social …
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