People are being warned they only have a few months left to use their old-style stamps before they become invalid. Royal Mail has introduced new-style stamps that feature a barcode alongside The Queen’s image. The new stamps were revealed earlier this year by Royal Mail. They’re a different colour to …
Read More »Royal Navy engineer convicted after grabbing female sailor’s bottom on HMS Prince of Wales
Royal Navy engineer who sniggered as he grabbed female sailor’s bottom while she climbed ladder on HMS Prince of Wales is convicted of sexual assault Able Seaman Daniel Goffey was convicted at Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire The woman was left feeling ‘very uncomfortable’ after he groped her bottom AB Goffey, 25, …
Read More »Letter deliveries to be delayed until 5pm in Royal Mail shake-up
Thousands of households across Britain will not receive their post until after six o’clock in the evening under a major shake-up proposed by Royal Mail. The postal service wants to push back deliveries until later in the day as part of plans to deliver parcels more quickly. With many online …
Read More »Maersk buys Martin Bencher Group and launches global project logistics unit
AP Møller-Maersk is to acquire Danish company Martin Bencher Group and launch a new product, Maersk Project Logistics. Denmark-based Martin Bencher was founded in 1997 and is an asset-light logistics provider that specialises in project logistics. Project logistics is not new to Maersk, however, the company already has “niche competencies” based …
Read More »Traffic at standstill on A2 after fatal crash near Cobham
Traffic has been brought to a standstill on the A2 following a fatal crash. Emergency services were called following a crash involving a BMW and a Royal Mail lorry at around 9.50am, on the westbound carriageway near Cobham services. Traffic held on the A2 after a serious crash. Images: UKNIP …
Read More »'Massive cringe alert for me' – Creative Hits and Misses of the Week
… from Royal Mail resurrecting its 'Home' parcel picture for social, to messages of support being projected on the White Cliffs of Dover, … Source link
Read More »Gousto partners with London food bank to make food parcels healthier
FOOD & DRINK 5 August, 2022 | by Angela Beevers Recipe box firm Gousto is working with one of the UK’s busiest food banks on a new pilot scheme that aims to make food parcels healthier. With current food parcels being designed for people in occasional crisis, they generally consist …
Read More »Royal Mail orders another 2,000 electric vans
Image: Royal Mail Last summer, Royal Mail announced an ambition to add 3,000 more EVs to its fleet as soon as possible, up from around 300 EVs it was operating at the time. The firm has now posted strong progress, celebrating the deployment of its 3,000th EV at its Peterborough …
Read More »Antony Gormley sculpture ‘too male’ for college, students say | UK | News
“Alert” is a six-metre stack of steel blocks depicting a person squatting, and is due to be installed at Imperial College, London. But a student union motion says it may hurt the college’s reputation because of its “obvious” three-metre phallus. The work was donated by ex-student Brahmal Vasudevan, founder of …
Read More »Bank warns of recession and 13 per cent inflation; Hosepipe ban begins; Ruling on Archie Battersbee; Royal Mail’s 2,000 EV vans – Car Dealer Magazine
UK to be hit by drawn-out recession and 13 per cent inflation, Bank warns Britons face two years of tumbling household incomes with inflation set to soar to more than 13 per cent and the economy plunging into the longest recession since the financial crisis, the Bank of England has …
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