[ad_1] WORKERS are at risk of losing their jobs because of the crippling rail strikes — with five more days of action starting tomorrow. Bosses may have to decide to shut up shop, with small firms caught up as “collateral damage” in long-running disputes. 1 Rail strikes are estimated to have cost the economy £600million…
[ad_1] Sir, Your leading article is right to recognise that although the chancellor must reduce the government’s exposure to volatile energy prices, he must be prepared to offer targeted relief on energy bills where appropriate (“Ending Energy Subsidies”, Dec 30). As a children’s charity delivering more than 440 services across the UK, helping more than…
[ad_1] 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 for death notices and memoriams….
[ad_1] Beaming King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, greeted wellwishers as they attended the New Year’s Day service at Sandringham this morning. The royal couple visited the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the estate for today’s service, days before Harry’s tell-all book is released. The King, 74, was sporting a tweed coat, brown shoes and a…
[ad_1] Extinction Rebellion to ‘shift away from public disruption’ The Extinction Rebellion climate campaign has said it is to temporarily stop using public disruption tactics, which have frustrated commuters and businesses over the last four years, because “very little has changed”. Hundreds of the activists have been arrested after blockading traffic, locking and gluing themselves…
[ad_1] Royal Mail too confrontational over postal strikes, says ex-boss: Rico Back believes that board has wasted time and ‘not executed properly’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EST, 1 January 2023 | Updated: 17:15 EST, 1 January 2023 The former chief executive of Royal Mail has criticised the current management’s ‘confrontational’…
[ad_1] More disruption is expected across public services in the coming weeks as further industrial action takes place. Several days of strike action saw major services grind to a halt in December with nurses, ambulance crews, Royal Mail and train staff among those who walked out in disputes over pay and conditions. In Wales this…
[ad_1] WORKERS are at risk of losing their jobs because of the crippling rail strikes — with five more days of action starting tomorrow. Bosses may have to decide to shut up shop, with small firms caught up as “collateral damage” in long-running disputes. 1 Rail strikes are estimated to have cost the economy £600million…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is losing £1 million a day, and says delivering letters outside the Monday to Friday working week has become uneconomic. However, under the universal service obligation the postal service has to deliver letters to every address in the UK six days a week — and the government has rejected Royal Mail’s request…
[ad_1] Chrissie Brinton received a birthday card last Thursday. That might sound nice, but her birthday was a fortnight earlier. She and four other family members with December birth dates had to celebrate without the usual jolly notes from friends and relatives. They were collateral damage in a brutal industrial dispute between Royal Mail and…