24 June 2022 Transport / Logistics Services European logistics company The Rhenus Group is testing just how much energy could be captured by placing solar panels on its vehicles. The test, involving sensors placed on a fossil fuelled vehicle, is taking place over a year or so on a vehicle operating …
Read More »NB Studio designs Royal Mail’s Pride stamp series
NB Studio and illustrator Sofie Birkin have created a new Pride-theme special stamp series for Royal Mail to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally in 1972 – a march organised by members of the Gay Liberation Front to protest homophobia and transphobia. The designs are based …
Read More »Stamp of disapproval for postie’s yarn bomb blow
Royal Mail bosses have apologised for any hurt caused by a postman removing a yarn bomb decorative knitting from a postbox and throwing it on the ground. Ross-on-Wye’s ‘guerilla knitters’ are well known for their decorative festive and colourful displays in the town. And they were out in force decorating …
Read More »Postman leaves hilarious note after leaving parcel next to ‘killer’ animals – but all is not as it appears
A POSTIE left a cheeky note warning about “killer” pets after bravely delivering a parcel to a mum and her kids – but all is not as it seems. Mum Erin Rushton, 29, couldn’t believe her eyes when she found the Royal Mail slip letting her know that her package …
Read More »Courier, Express And Parcel (CEP) Market Size, Scope and Forecast
New Jersey, United States – The Courier, Express And Parcel (CEP) Market research report examines the market in precise detail during the anticipated period. The research is divided into sections, each of which includes a market trend and change analysis. Drivers, limits, possibilities, and hurdles, as well as the impact of numerous …
Read More »LOCALS to feature on the big screen at the Theatre Royal
A short film on the glitzy and glamourous local dance troupe Lady Fun Times will be among the offerings to feature at LOCALS on July 1. Photo: Penny Ryan Photography. The 2022 Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc) is only one week away! This year’s festival returns to Castlemaine’s iconic Theatre Royal …
Read More »Elvis Presley: Belfast tribute performer Jim is all shook up by star in new biopic of King
Belfast Elvis tribute performer Jim ‘The King’ Brown “got goosebumps” when he saw actor Austin Butler as Presley in the trailer for Elvis, the new biopic of the legendary star which hits cinemas on Friday. My hairs actually stood up when I saw it” said Brown (54), who has been …
Read More »KATE OSBORNE: The Government is playing politics with the rail workers’ dispute
“RMT members taking strike action are of course standing up for their rights – but they are also standing up for commuters.” This out-of-touch Government has underfunded and mismanaged our public transport network for more than a decade and enough is enough. RMT members taking strike action are of course …
Read More »Editorial: New strike votes show the workplace fightback is gathering strength
MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …
Read More »Strike vote shows British Airways still appears to have a Heathrow problem
“I’ve had plenty of luck over the last five years, all of it bad.” So said Sir Rod Eddington, former chief executive of British Airways, the man who steered the airline through the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and an outbreak of the SARS virus 18 months later. Sir …
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