HSBC has today announced it will shut a number of its banks across the UK – including one branch in Cambridge. It is a move that will impact 400 members of staff at the firm. The bank has said the move will reflect a change in people’s banking habits as …
Read More »Why the Royal Mail share price is cheap at current levels
A Royal Mail GLS delivery man Key points With lower P/E ratios than two major competitors, the share price may be cheap Between the 2017 and 2021 calendar years, operating profit grew from £219m to £611m Revenue for the final quarter of the 2021 calendar year fell 2.4%, year on …
Read More »Place North West | Iceland takes 505,000 sq ft at Omega West
Iceland follows Home Bargains to the extended Miller park. Credit: via GL Hearn 15 Mar 2022, 08:50 Miller Developments has announced the second occupier deal at the 2.2m sq ft extension of its Warrington logistics park. The developer will build out a new 505,000 sq ft distribution centre for Iceland …
Read More »Why the Royal Mail share price is cheap at current levels
Key points With lower P/E ratios than two major competitors, the share price may be cheap Between the 2017 and 2021 calendar years, operating profit grew from £219m to £611m Revenue for the final quarter of the 2021 calendar year fell 2.4%, year on year A major courier and parcel …
Read More »Apoorva Ganapathy: The innovation torchbearer of the next-world tech
Apoorva Ganapathy is a techie with 14 years of experience in several domains like Hotel, Insurance, Media, and Retail. During this time, he has collaborated with the giants across various industries. Apoorva wears many hats as a software engineer, technical author, architect, and his writings are published in multiple international …
Read More »Inside Leeds’ lost city centre train station which used explosives to signal services
Photos show old station in heart of the city before today’s main station was built Leeds city centre has one train station which accommodates all regional and national services. But the city centre once had several stations. The most central, on Wellington Street, was called (not surprisingly) Leeds Central Station. …
Read More »Almost 90% of teachers are not trained to prevent racism in schools, report finds – Plainsmen Post
Nearly 90 per cent of educators have not received training about how the Equality Act applies to Afro hairstyles, an increasing aspect of racial discrimination in schools which falls within uniform policies, a damning new report has revealed. While more than half (52 per cent) of respondents to a survey …
Read More »Tickets, pre-sale, prices and UK venues for 60th anniversary shows
The Rolling Stones have announced a new European tour for 2022. Titled SIXTY, the set of summer shows will celebrate 60 years since the band’s formation. This will be the first time The Stones have performed together since the death of their drummer, Charlie Watts. When is the Rolling Stones …
Read More »HSBC reveals plans to close 69 UK branches
HSBC has revealed plans to shut 69 bank branches in a move that could affect around 400 staff. The bank said its new branch approach includes a “broader range of local support” and includes community pop-ups, new integrated self-service machines, “colleague-assisted digital support for customers”, as well as continued use …
Read More »Man and teen charged after homeless man allegedly stabbed with box cutters outside Noosa pub
Queensland police have charged a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man after they allegedly attacked a homeless man with box cutters while he was searching for a place to sleep on the Sunshine Coast. Key points: A teenage boy and a man have each been charged after a homeless man was …
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