Burn Valley ward Councillor Jonathan Brash said the beginning of a clean up operation on the vacant land on Clark Street, in the Burbank area of Hartlepool, follows work by him, council officers and the land owners. The plot next to the Royal Mail postal depot is fenced off from …
Read More »Why do stamps have barcodes now? New Royal Mail postage stamps explained and if you can still use old stamps
Royal Mail has launched a scheme enabling customers to swap their traditional stamps for new barcoded ones of equivalent value. The postal group is moving to barcoded stamps as part of its modernisation drive, which will allow customers to access added security features and new services. The development will let …
Read More »Wincanton revenues grow by 12% 2021-22
5 April 2022 Transport / Logistics Services UK business supply chain partner Wincanton plc has seen group revenues grow by 12% in the fourth quarter of the financial year ending 31 March 2022. In its full year results to be reported in full on the 20th May, the company is expected …
Read More »A sacrificial lamb or a dinosaur? Telegraph readers are divided on the privatisation of Channel 4
Dubbed the biggest privatisation since Royal Mail, Channel 4 will go up for sale ahead of the next general election, the Government has announced. The decision, which was confirmed on Monday, came as concerns about Channel 4’s finances were exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Now, a foreign owner could step …
Read More »What’s happening to the old Royal Mail sorting office next to East Croydon Station?
Work on demolishing a huge Royal Mail delivery office next to East Croydon Station is well underway. It was bought by Network Rail in 2019 as part of its plans to tackle the Croydon bottleneck. The rail operator wants to build more platforms and tracks around East Croydon Station to …
Read More »Platinum Jubilee: Royal family release 1964 photo of the Queen with 54 Commonwealth leaders
The Royal family have released a new photo of the Queen with her Commonwealth Heads of State in 1964 as part of the ongoing 70-day picture countdown to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend. Today’s photo showcases a dinner party at Buckingham Palace with the Queen smiling as she was joined by …
Read More »Dispatch & Warehouse Manager – Any Background Considered
About the job NEW VACANCIES (PT2868) DISPATCH & WAREHOUSE MANAGER – ANY BACKGROUND CONSIDERED WEST YORKSHIRE £Open DOE Hours: 8.30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday Our client operates its own in-house print and wide format manufacturing facility alongside one of the largest design studios in the North of England. Clients …
Read More »Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia attend fundraiser concert for Ukraine – Royal Central
Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. Photo: Oskar Aanmoen Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden attended a concert dedicated to Ukraine at the Avicii Arena on Saturday evening. The event was called “Hela Sverige skramlar” (“All of Sweden Shouts” in English) and was a concert centred …
Read More »Mixed views as price of first class stamps increase by 10p
Many have mixed views on the increase of stamp prices, with first class stamps rising from 85p to 95p. Second class stamps have also risen from 66p to 68p. Royal Mail said there has been a long-term decline in letter usage, as well as rising inflation, which has led it …
Read More »Correos to add 800 new EV motorcycles to fleet
5 April 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Spanish postal operator Correos is to add 800 new electric motorcycles to its delivery fleet, taking its total battery electric vehicle delivery fleet to more than 2,400. Some 700 of the new electric motorcycles will be two wheeled while 100 will be three-wheeled. Correos …
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