Royal Mail has confirmed that it is building a second parcel hub Prologis’ DIRFT III scheme in the East Midlands. Once built, the planned 840,000 sq ft Midlands parcel hub will become Royal Mail’s largest parcel hub. The building will have the capacity to process over 1m parcels per day. It is scheduled to be fully operational in 2023. Building is designed to reduce impact …
Read More »Jacob Rees-Mogg urges Royal Mint to produce a special coin for Captain Sir Tom Moore
Jacob Rees-Mogg urges the Royal Mint to produce a special coin in honour of ‘remarkable national treasure’ Captain Sir Tom Moore NHS fundraiser and WWII veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore died on Tuesday Last night Boris Johnson led a clap for the 100-year-old and healthcare workers Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged …
Read More »New British stamps honor sitcom’s anniversary
By Denise McCarty New stamps from Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrate the 40th anniversary of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The 12 stamps were issued Feb. 16: eight in four se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs and four in a souvenir sheet. Royal Mail, in partnership with BBC Studios, revealed the …
Read More »Work starts on super-sized Royal Mail parcel hub able to process a million items a day
Royal Mail has started work on a super-sized parcel hub – with the capacity to one day process more than a million items a day. The 840,000 sq ft Midlands parcel hub will be its biggest yet, covering an area the size of more than 10 football pitches and reflecting …
Read More »Socialist Party :: The Socialist Inbox
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1119/31975 From The Socialist newspaper, 3 February 2021 Do you have something to say? Send your news, views and criticism, in not more than 150 words, to [email protected] – or if you’re not online, PO Box 1398, Enfield EN1 9GT. We reserve the right to shorten …
Read More »Petition launched to reopen Welsh garden centres
… including for Royal Mail Group, moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland must remain in place until at least 1 January 2023 to allow for time for a … Source link
Read More »U.K. Honors Captain Sir Tom Moore After His Death by Clapping
U.K. Honors Captain Sir Tom Moore After His Death by Clapping | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close View image Captain Sir Tom Moore Honored After His Death as the British Public Clap at the Same Time Around the Nation this link is to an external site that may …
Read More »Judi Dench sucks Benedict Cumberbatch’s face in Red Nose Day ad
Comic Relief has enlisted actors Dame Judi Dench and Benedict Cumberbatch for a campaign discussing the nuances of human nature, ahead of this year’s Red Nose Day festivities. Created by Pablo, “Funny is power” begins as Dench asks: “What is it to be human?” The Academy Award-winning actor goes on …
Read More »Sadness as Upton Blues Festival 2021 is cancelled due to coronavirus
ONE of Worcestershire’s most popular music events has once again been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Upton Blues Festival, which was due to be held in the town this summer, has fallen victim to the pandemic again having been cancelled last year. In a statement on the festival’s …
Read More »Arfon MP calls for review of Royal Mail amid ‘huge backlog’ in Caernarfon
THE MP for Arfon has called for an urgent review of the Royal Mail postal service after letters and parcels being delivered to Caernarfon were “delayed by weeks”. Hywel Williams spoke during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday when he urged the UK Government to carry out a review of the …
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