Stamp of success for three Derbyshire schoolchildren who help Royal Mail secure Guinness Book of Records title and praise from Boris Johnson

Designs by Maddie Bonsey, Zander Furness and Chenyang Wai, clockwise from right, are among 120 out of 606,049 which could be chosen to become an official Royal Mail stamp. Maddie Bonsey, 13, of Netherthorpe School, Staveley, Chengyang Wei, 10, of Duffield Meadows Primary School, Belper, and Zander Furness, 13, of …

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Iconic post box in Berwick is restored

The post box on Pier Road before the restoration, left, and after the restoration. Set into a wall on Pier Road is an Edward VII Royal Mail post box. Dating from Edward’s reign between 1901 and 1910, there are not many of these still in place across the country. A spokesman …

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Labour Conference Backs Free Full Fibre Broadband for All UK Again

Delegates at the UK Labour Party’s annual conference have passed a key motion on public ownership, which technically commits the party to nationalise the “broadband-relevant parts of BT” (Openreach) and “deliver free full-fibre broadband to all by 2030.” It also adds a new “jobs guarantee” to protect workers. Easy to …

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Labour Conference Backs Free Full Fibre Broadband for All UK Again

Delegates at the UK Labour Party’s annual conference have passed a key motion on public ownership, which technically commits the party to nationalise the “broadband-relevant parts of BT” (Openreach) and “deliver free full-fibre broadband to all by 2030.” It also adds a new “jobs guarantee” to protect workers. Easy to …

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Ensign Group: profiting from US private care

The British government has incurred criticism for its decision to raise taxes in order to fund social care. But however the issue is ultimately dealt with, it will be a recurring theme over the next few years as populations age and require more looking after. And given this backdrop it’s …

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Fuel Crisis – How will it impact your business?

You probably had enough petrol to get to work today, but the fuel crisis could start to impact your business in the coming days. What appears to have been a handful of petrol stations that missed deliveries due to a shortage of drivers has turned into a nationwide panic buying …

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Kidderminster man accused of stealing Royal Mail charity tub

A MAN has been charged with stealing charity cash from the Royal Mail sorting office in Kidderminster. Nicholas Walker, from George Street, Kidderminster, was arrested and charged on Tuesday September 21 by Kidderminster Safer Neighbourhood Teams. The 39-year-old is accused of stealing a charity tub from the Royal Mail sorting …

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