Stagecoach workers in South Wales protest and strike—and the first Father Christmas of the year? (Pic: Unite Wales) Bus drivers working for Stagecoach in South Wales renewed their strike over pay on Monday. Workers in the Unite union hit the Cwmbran, Blackwood and Brynmawr depots The action began on Sunday …
Read More »Man Who Stole Royal Mail Charity Tin To Repay Alzheimer’s Society
An “opportunistic” Kidderminster thief made off with a Royal Mail charity tin in aid of Alzheimer’s sufferers when he went to pick up a parcel from a delivery office in the Worcestershire town. Nicholas Walker, of Compton Valley House, George Street, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before …
Read More »Skate rink opens at Pattaya’s Royal Garden Mall
Watmonkok Raseesawad hopes her Vattui Skate Rink and Skate Park will cash in on the skate craze inside Royal Garden Plaza. Pattaya’s Royal Garden Plaza is cashing in on the skate craze with the opening of Vattui Skate Rink and Skate Park. There’s no ice – the space is strictly …
Read More »Board appointments at Imail Comms | Midlands Business News
Stephen Agar, Jill Williams, Guy Buswell, Andy Barber Imail Comms, a Coventry-based hybrid mail business which was recently acquired through a management buyout, has appointed two directors to its board. Guy Buswell, UK Mail’s former chief executive, has joined the board as executive chairman and Stephen Agar, who until recently …
Read More »Hermes text, DPD and Royal Mail: Top 20 companies impersonated by scammers
Research has revealed the 20 companies most-likely to be impersonated by scammers. Analysts at Dojo have found the 20 brands most used in smishing SMS scams by fraudsters. The list includes the likes of Royal Mail, Tesco, Amazon, Sky and Boots. With more people relying on online technologies, and with …
Read More »Mandurah teen takes out top international Royal Life Saving award for performing CPR | Mandurah Mail
Most of us haven’t had to perform CPR once in our lives let alone twice. That was the case for 18-year-old Megan Larmour who first performed CPR when she was only 16 and again last year. Being a lifeguard at the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre you would expect the …
Read More »Japan’s Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status
Japan’s Princess Mako has married her commoner boyfriend – giving up her royal title for the sake of love in a move that has sharply divided public opinion. The 30-year-old tied the knot with university sweetheart Kei Komuro in Tokyo on Tuesday after an eight-year engagement in a ceremony stripped of …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) shareholders have earned a 76% return over the last year
Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 20% in the last quarter. But that doesn’t change the fact that the returns over the last year have been pleasing. Looking at the full year, the company has easily bested an index fund by gaining …
Read More »New owners of popular Scottish hotel announce plans to stop selling alcohol
The new owners of a top Scottish hotel have announced plans to stop selling alcohol to customers and guests. The Stromness Hotel on Orkney, which has just been taken over by Paymán Investments, will not have drink for sale on site but will still allow people to bring their own …
Read More »Kidderminster man who stole Royal Mail charity tin told to repay Alzheimer’s Society
An “opportunistic” Kidderminster thief made off with a Royal Mail charity tin in aid of Alzheimer’s sufferers when he went to pick up a parcel from a delivery office in the Worcestershire town. Nicholas Walker, of Compton Valley House, George Street, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before …
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