[ad_1] Striking public sector workers have been made out to be the villains as they fight for a fair wage and the future of their industry. (Credit: Getty Images) New research by think tank Resolution Foundation has found the number of working days lost to striking has hit the highest level since the 1980s, with…
[ad_1] Nuneaton’s new Royal Mail delivery office should be ready to open by the start of next year. It is being built on a two-acre brownfield site which was formerly part of the Stanley Brick Works in Bermuda. Once complete, at the start of 2024, it will see the town’s main sorting office and delivery…
[ad_1] King Charles has vetoed any major public celebration of his forthcoming landmark 75th birthday. The new monarch has decided there have been enough big set-piece royal events of late and that his own celebrations should be ‘minimal’ and ‘family orientated’. In the last 12 months alone, the nation has marked Queen Elizabeth’s historic Platinum…
[ad_1] News Plus news of RMT strikes, civil service pay action and a possible Merseyside NHS strike Downloading PDF. Please wait… Monday 14 August 2023 Issue 2868 It’s time for action (Picture: Guy Smallman) Royal Mail bosses have suspended 11 postal workers on Merseyside and sacked six after a group decided to spend their breaks…
[ad_1] A NEW trial of Royal Mail drone deliveries in Orkney will inform whether a similar flights could take place in Shetland. As part of a government-funded project, daily drone mail flights are taking place from Stromness to the Orkney islands of Graemsay and Hoy. The project, in partnership with drone company Skyports, will initially…
[ad_1] Angus Robertson’s botched census has cost taxpayers an “exorbitant” £140m as the SNP were accused of losing public trust to run big projects. The Scottish Government decided to break away from the rest of the UK and carry out the survey alone in 2022, a year later than England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The…
[ad_1] eBay have started to test Immediate Payment for auction style listings in the US with a small group of buyers. The aim is to test how this impacts buyers behaviour before rolling out Immediate Payment more widely on the marketplace. We’ve not seen this in the UK yet, but fully expect that once live…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has teamed up with Skyports Drone Services to introduce a new mail delivery service between three islands in Orkney. This groundbreaking initiative will run for an initial period of three months, with plans to extend it in the future. Check Out These Resources It marks the UK’s very first drone delivery project…
[ad_1] Hampton Court Palace rocked by unholy row as priest goes off sick after ‘pushing a female steward out of the vestry’ and taking plants from the Easter garden display for himself – before failing to own up when told of their disappearance The Reverend Canon Anthony Howe took plants from the Easter garden display He…
[ad_1] Northern Gateway Enterprice Centre (Photo: Submitted) Demand for space in Chesterfield’s enterprise centres, which provide flexible accommodation for start-ups and businesses with high growth potential, has increased since Northern Gateway Enterprise Centre, the town’s newest centre, opened in July 2022. More than three-quarters (81 per cent) of the office suites are now occupied at…