A partnership between two Nottingham businesses is paving the way for eco-friendly deliveries across the city. Philip Trease, Director of family wine merchants Weavers and John Faye, founder of Veload, have joined forces to provide the people of Nottingham with high-quality wines at a low cost to the environment. John …
Read More »Editorial: Labour’s leaked report one year on: rebuild a mass politics
ONE year since a devastating leaked report exposed sabotage of Labour’s 2017 election campaign, the party is pulling out all the stops to hold Hartlepool. MPs who spent five years sniping at Jeremy Corbyn rounded furiously on the CWU union last week simply for commissioning a poll indicating Labour is …
Read More »Veteran Chesterfield singer emerges from ‘dark time’ with debut solo album
Aaron Brown, frontman of funk/rock/indie/party band The WonderWhys, said he was forced onto Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance when potential earnings of £50,000 fell by the wayside as live music was ended almost overnight by the spread of coronavirus and associated lockdown rules a year ago. Furthermore, the …
Read More »Prince Philip dies: Gun salute to Prince Philip from his beloved Royal Navy
A gun salute rang out around the world today in honour of Prince Philip who died yesterday aged 99, with Royal Navy warships firing 41 shots over 40 minutes from midday in unison with batteries across the UK and Gibraltar after similar events in his beloved Commonwealth. Crowds gathered on Tower …
Read More »Royal Family share moving quote from the Queen about Prince Philip
The Royal Family has shared a moving quote from the Queen about the Duke of Edinburgh from a speech she made celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 1997. She said: “He (Philip) has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and …
Read More »Boris Johnson will NOT attend Prince Philip’s funeral to allow family members to attend
Boris Johnson will not attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions, No 10 has said. The Prime Minister was understood to have been expected to attend the ceremony but offered to step aside with the number …
Read More »Post Office chief Read delivers plan to share profits with postmasters | Business News
The government should explore plans to turn the Post Office into a profit-sharing business, allowing postmasters to participate in the future financial success of Britain’s largest retail network, its chief executive has said. Sky News has learnt that Nick Read, who has run the Post Office since the autumn of …
Read More »Post Office chief Read delivers plan to share profits with postmasters
Sunday 11th April 2021 13:30 BST Sky News has learnt that Nick Read, who has run the Post Office since the autumn of 2019, told colleagues last week that he wants ministers to sanction what would effectively amount to its partial mutualisation once its finances are in appropriate shape. The …
Read More »Prince Philip’s funeral next Saturday as Meghan is advised by doctors not to travel
A specially modified Land Rover, Naval procession and royal mourning: Prince Philip’s funeral details are released by palace 2.40pm: Coffin emerges from State Entrance of Windsor Castle The duke’s coffin, accompanied by the Dean of Windsor and the Lord Chamberlain, will be moved to the State Entrance of Windsor Castle …
Read More »Extreme E has to address some glaring issues
Like many, I spent most of my Easter weekend topping up my stomach with a never-ending emulsion of beer and Creme Egg goo. But I also took time to literally watch new ground being broken. That weekend saw the inaugural Extreme E race take place in Saudi Arabia. I watched …
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