The Queen made a secret trip to see her own horses as she missed the first day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, it is understood. The show, which kicked off yesterday and will run until Sunday, is the Queen’s favourite event of the year but Princess Beatrice stepped in for Her Majesty in …
Read More »Royal Mail expected to reveal cost savings amid job cuts
The City will be looking out for signs that Royal Mail has made significant cost savings following substantial job cuts when it updates the market next week. arlier this year, the company announced plans to axe 700 management jobs in a bid to reduce costs by about £40 million a …
Read More »Gaan the Distance: Preparations in full swing as lorry is loaded ahead of departure
campaignMay 12, 2022 at 5:06 pm Mark Harcus and Paddie O’Neill who will undertake the mammoth trip to Romania with aid items for Ukrainian refugees. (Orkney Photographic) The first load of items donated as part of the Gaan the Distance for Ukraine Appeal has now been loaded in preparation for …
Read More »What the Queen’s Speech pledge to democratise street name changes means for residents | Bricks & Mortar
Listening to the Queen’s Speech this week, I immediately thought of Five Links, a 1970s housing estate in Essex once nicknamed “Alcatraz”. Why, you reasonably ask. One of the many legislative announcements by the government was “giving residents more of a say over changing street names”. After redeveloping Five Links, …
Read More »Britain: Hundreds of drones to fly mail to remote islands
The Royal Mail wants to buy up to 200 drones over the next three years, which will transport mail on more than 50 routes around small islands off the British coast. In the long term, the fleet of mail drones should even grow to 500, it is said. However, the …
Read More »UK Supreme Court dismisses appeal by mail order company seeking to recover money from HMRC as input VAT
The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a mail order company seeking repayment from HMRC of sums it claimed should have been regarded as recoverable VAT. About this case: Citation: [2020] UKSC 15 Judgment: Court: UK Supreme Court Zipvit Ltd, which had mistakenly never been charged VAT for …
Read More »Smiling Queen arrives at Royal Windsor Horse Show
The Queen has arrived at the Royal Windsor Horse Show to watch her animals take to the parade ring. The 96-year-old was driven on to the showground in a Range Rover. After missing the State Opening of Parliament, there had been speculation that she would not attend the annual event, …
Read More »Queen’s aides have formed a ‘ring of steel’ around the monarch
The Queen has a ‘ring of steel’ around her to protect the monarch from appearing in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary, a royal expert has claimed. Royal commentator Russell Myers mades the comments during an interview with Australian news programme Today, while discussing whether any footage from the upcoming Platinum …
Read More »Queen smiles as she arrives at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
The delighted Queen took home a cup today at her first public appearance since missing the State Opening of Parliament. Her Majesty was back on her feet and brimming with excitement as she visited the Royal Windsor Horse Show – one of her favourite events of the year – despite ongoing mobility …
Read More »Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Short Interest Down 76.5% in April
Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,800 shares, a drop of 76.5% from the April 15th total of 11,900 shares. Based on an average trading …
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