Taunton posties’ magnificent fancy dress fundraising

COMMUNITY spirited posties in Taunton have just made a special delivery following their latest fun fundraising efforts. Over three weeks this summer, six of them pushed mail through people’s letterboxes wearing fancy dress. Customers loved it – and handed over £3,582.35 in sponsorship, which the posties have now handed over …

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Stocks revive as energy and inflation fears ease

London markets bounced back as inflation fears and the energy crisis noticeably calmed. A steadying of oil and gas prices helped equities broadly, although meant energy stocks were among the weaker performers, and allayed worries that inflation would continue to soar and hammer profits. The FTSE 100’s rebound was particularly …

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UBS downgrades Royal Mail to ‘sell’, shares tumble

Royal Mail shares tumbled on Wednesday as UBS downgraded them to ‘sell’ from ‘buy’ and cut the price target to 440p from 590p. The bank said risks to opex were increasing, with potential pricing pressure in UK Parcel. UBS cut its FY22/23 EBIT estimates by 8%/15%, mainly driven by higher …

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Academy pupil stamps her mark on art contest

Miss E McCullough (Art Teacher), Mrs Olga Casey (Head of Art), Cadey-Lee Jess, Mr R S McLoughlin (Principal), Mrs P McKenzie (Art Teacher) They opened a design competition to schools and pupils across the UK to create a series of stamps dedicated to “Covid Heroes” and as a school, Banbridge …

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