The embattled chief executive of Royal Mail is under fresh pressure this weekend after his predecessor accused him of mishandling the industrial dispute that threw Christmas deliveries into chaos, and criticised his lack of experience. Rico Back, who founded Royal Mail’s European parcel-delivery business and ran the group between 2018 …
Read More »Death notices and funeral announcements from Gloucestershire area this week
Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site …
Read More »Merseyside’s career criminals who can’t stop offending
For many people, one experience in a dock at court is enough to haunt them for a lifetime. For others, Liverpool Crown Court has become something of a second home to them with the amount of times they have appeared before a judge. Over the last year Liverpool’s courts have …
Read More »Barrow night club offers discounts to front line workers | The Mail
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Read More »No end to train, mail, NHS, driving test and passport chaos
As 2022 comes to a close, at least 1.5 million people have been walking out on strike with railway workers, Royal Mail staff, NHS nurses and driving examiners among those demanding better pay as the cost of living crisis hits. The action has inevitably made life more difficult for many …
Read More »2022 saw historic strikes in the UK. 2023 will see them escalate : Peoples Dispatch
Even as 2022 is drawing to a close, the strike wave that swept the UK this year, with hundreds of thousands of workers in the public and private sector downing tools to fight for better conditions, is showing no signs of slowing down. On Saturday, December 31, over 1,000 members …
Read More »Major change to postal service coming as traditional stamps due to be scrapped in weeks
Royal Mail is introducing a huge change to the way people pay for postage, with traditional stamps set to be scrapped in a matter of weeks. Traditional stamps are being replaced by new stamps that feature a barcode. Traditional stamps – which have been used for over five decades – …
Read More »Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania
A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students has been arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official said. Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition to Idaho where he faces a first degree murder charge. A …
Read More »UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for January
The end of 2022 was marked by mass industrial unrest as employees across the transport network, NHS, Royal Mail, schools and the civil service took strike action.The start of 2023 will bring further stoppages by rail workers, bus drivers, teachers in Scotland, nurses, ambulance workers and civil servants.Unions are warning …
Read More »New Year’s Day opening hours for Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Tesco and Iceland
Most people wake up on New Year’s Day nursing a hangover, but with the festivities now over and the fridge is full over leftovers – you might find you need to rush out on a quick top up shop, or even just grab some asperin for your aching head. And …
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