Royal Mail has announced the 24 regional winners of a competition for youngsters to design stamps based on heroes of the pandemic. The competition was open to UK schoolchildren to mark the important role played by key and frontline workers, as well as others, during the Covid crisis. Maddie Bonsey, …
Read More »The Royal Mail share price – where next?
The Royal Mail (LON:RMG) share price has risen by 19.4% over the past month and it’s currently trading at 507.6p. For investors considering whether to buy, hold or sell the stock, the question now is whether this price run will continue. According to the company’s analysts, there are certainly reasons to think it will …
Read More »Northwich residents anger at Royal Mail over lack of post
ISSUES with the non-delivery of post remain in parts of Northwich, with staffing issues at the main sorting office being blamed. The problem first came to light at the beginning of November, with residents in Kingsmead growing particularly being affected by post not being delivered. There have been reports that …
Read More »Black Friday: FTSE plunges 3% on South Africa variant fears
Updated: UK and European stock markets have dropped more than 3% on fears of a new highly transmissible coronavirus variant spreading from South Africa. Following heavy selling in Asia, where the benchmark MSCI index tumbled 2%, the FTSE 100 plunged 3.3% or 240 points to 7,070 at the open, wiping …
Read More »Sunderland schoolgirl named regional winner in Royal Mail’s ‘Heroes of the Pandemic’ stamp competition
Precious Alexis Maranon, 13, a pupil at St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy, was one of a Guinness world record 606,049 entries from 7,479 schools to enter the Royal Mail competition. The competition was open to UK children aged 4-14, to design a stamp to celebrate their “Heroes of the Pandemic”. …
Read More »The Royal Mail share price – where next?
The Royal Mail (LON:RMG) share price has risen by 19.4% over the past month and it’s currently trading at 507.6p. For investors considering whether to buy, hold or sell the stock, the question now is whether this price run will continue. According to the company’s analysts, there are certainly reasons to think it will …
Read More »Queen’s phone secured by ‘MI6’ security & Prince William reveals ‘stress’ of air ambulance job
William says being a dad ‘really affected’ him on Air Ambulance jobs involving kids William today spoke about how being a dad to three children made him “really affected” on jobs where children were involved. The royal said: “Any job I went to with children, that really affected me, much …
Read More »HMRC issues Christmas pay warning to 24,000 Child Benefit and Tax Credit claimants
A warning has been issued by the Government to 24,000 people claiming Child Benefit, Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance. HMRC says claimants of these benefits have less than one week left to provide new payment details before the November 30 deadline, or risk having payments temporarily …
Read More »The Government issues Christmas pay warning to 24,000 Child Benefit and Tax Credit claimants
The Government has set a deadline that could leave 24,000 people who claim Child benefit, Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance out of pocket if they don’t act. HMRC has issued an urgent warning to claimants who use Post Office card accounts, that they will no longer …
Read More »Post Office in Barwell to close while One Stop store becomes Tesco Express
The One Stop shop in Barwell is to close for several weeks while the store is converted into a Tesco Express. This means the Post Office within the store, on Moore Road, is also to shut while the works take place. The service is set to resume once the shop …
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