The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has revealed the speaker line-up for its first-ever annual conference, which will address key operational issues with EV charging and deployment. Topics under focus include ‘EV Charging Infrastructure’ and a ‘The Trouble with Vans’ panel session covering the issues fleets are facing when deploying …
Read More »Viewpoint: No stamp of approval for Royal Mail’s prices
If you’re going to write a letter, you better make it a long one and get your money’s worth. The price of a first class stamp has now hit 95p — a 10p rise. A single stamp cost 41p in 2010, 27p in 2000. t will only hasten the fast …
Read More »Channel 4 to be sold off in largest privatisation since Royal Mail
The government is pushing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 in what will be the biggest sale of a state-owned asset since Royal Mail in 2013. Ministers will end months of speculation by using the forthcoming Media Bill to pursue a potential £1 billion sale of Channel 4, unravelling …
Read More »Price of first class stamps rises to 95p
The price of a first class stamp has risen by 10p to 95p. Photo: Phil Noble/Reuters The price of a first class stamp has risen by 10p to 95p this Monday and second class stamps have increased by 2p to 68p. Royal Mail (RMG.L) said it was having to deliver …
Read More »Channel 4 to be sold off in largest privatisation since Royal Mail | News
The government is pushing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 in what will be the biggest sale of a state-owned asset since Royal Mail in 2013. Ministers will end months of speculation by using the forthcoming Media Bill to pursue a potential £1 billion sale of Channel 4, unravelling …
Read More »How to prepare for the Pension Schemes Act
Further provisions of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 are set to come into force in 2022, aimed at protecting the retirement funds of savers in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. What will this mean for trustees, employers and savers, and how can they prepare? The new notifiable events regime is the …
Read More »Two big Reading developments to change face of town: ‘People probably won’t get sunshine’
Two developments near Reading station are set to change the face of the town forever, but one campaign group say the blueprints are overbearing and say “people probably won’t get sunshine”. A plot of land on Vastern Road and an area of Caversham Road are set to be turned into …
Read More »Rishi asks Royal Mint to create a ‘non-fungible token’
Rishi tells Royal Mint to create a ‘crypto token’ in bid to make Britain a global hub for digital technology By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03, 4 April 2022 | Updated: 22:29, 4 April 2022 Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to create a so-called ‘non-fungible …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp price hike adds to cost of living crisis
Stamp prices have increased overnight by a stonking 10p, meaning that the cost of First Class postage stamps is now 95p. Consumers have expressed shock and dismay over the hike, which was implemented today. As many across the UK worry how to save on energy bills during the energy crisis, news …
Read More »The Royal Mint reveals £5 coin celebrating 120 years of Peter Rabbit
The Royal Mint has released a new coloured £5 coin to mark 120 years since Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit first hit the shelves. The famous rabbit is depicted in his trademark blue coat hopping through a wildflower meadow on the commemorative piece launching today. Ffion Gwillim, who designed the coin, …
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