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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In a controversial move, the Government has pushed ahead with the privatisation of the channel despite the broadcaster urging to keep it under public ownership. The channel will reportedly be sold off by the Government for at least £1billion in the biggest privatisation in nine years – since the Royal …
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Sport news Another busy week at Boston Indoor Bowling Club saw plenty of action in the T&B Containers Second Division, including several key matches between teams in the top half of the table. The Burtons retained second place after being held to a 3-3 draw from their match with fourth-placed …
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It’s another rising cost — this time it’s stamps. n Monday, the Belfast Telegraph was out and about getting the local reaction as sending a letter first-class is now just shy of a pound at 95p (a ten pence increase) with one shopper laughing, “Maybe they were being generous?” At Royal Mail’s …
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Cost of a first class stamp increases by 10p to 95p TODAY and a second class stamp is up by 2p to 68p as Royal Mail seeks to cover higher delivery costs despite its annual profits quadrupling to £762m Price of first class stamp has risen to 95p and a …
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Royal Mail has been warned that it faces strikes over planned job cuts, with trade union Unite calling it another case of ‘fire and rehire’. Royal Mail has been accused of using ‘fire and rehire’ tactics to circumvent negotiations on staff contracts, and could face UK-wide strikes over plans to cut manager’s …
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From 4th April 2022, the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 10p to 95p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 2p to 68p. Royal Mail has considered these pricing changes very carefully in light of the long term structural decline in letter usage and rising …
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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 …
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New York, April 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Domestic Couriers Global Market Report 2022” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06250376/?utm_source=GNW The global domestic couriers market is expected to grow from $48.38 billion in 2021 to $55.83 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of …
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4 April 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Hundreds of small businesses say they have been falsely accused of fraud by Royal Mail and been wrongly fined by its automated system. The issue has been raised by the Federation of Small Businesses and Ofcom has indicated it is aware of the issue. …
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