Extreme E is a fun series that’s also deadly serious. On the one hand, you’ve got Chip Ganassi dressing the series car as a reimagined alien GMC Hummer, and on the other, it’s a Lewis Hamilton-endorsed climate change documentary mission that also happens to involve race cars. Some teams have …
Read More »More than 1,000 Covid deaths in Oxfordshire
MORE than 1,000 people have died in the county after testing positive for Covid-19, figures from Oxfordshire County Council revealed. Data from the county authority confirmed there have been 1,002 deaths recorded in Oxfordshire since the start of the pandemic. The rate of infection in Oxfordshire now stands at 4,618 …
Read More »Royal Mail responds to news of Covid cases at Nottingham postal delivery site
Royal Mail has confirmed coronavirus cases at a Nottingham delivery site this year. Four colleagues have tested positive for Covid this year at the Glaisdale Delivery Office, the company confirmed. Royal Mail says it has carried out an intensive clean of the building in Glaisdale Parkway and the office is …
Read More »Oxford MP stands up for ‘left behind’ constituents in Parliament
MAJOR concerns over flooding in the county were raised in Parliament by an Oxford MP. Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, told the Government on Wednesday that ‘we do not have time to waste’ as she urged the floods minister to fund an alleviation scheme for …
Read More »Royal Mail vans drive through Maidstone in tribute to ‘Postie Paul’ from Sutton Valence who died from Covid-19
A convoy of Royal Mail vans drove through Maidstone as a final farewell to a postman who devoted his life to the service for more than 40 years. Paul Dunmill, 57, from Sutton Valence, passed away on January 30 after a short battle with coronavirus. Some 40 post vans joined …
Read More »Beeple Brings Crypto to Christie’s
Mike Winkelmann never used to call himself an artist. But that was before he made $3.5 million in a single weekend from selling his artworks. In December, he auctioned off multiple editions of three digital artworks, each priced at $969, and 21 unique works, most of which sold for about …
Read More »Ad Net Zero names signatories and firms up action plan
Since its launch in November, the Ad Net Zero initiative, set up by the Advertising Association, ISBA and the IPA to help reduce carbon emissions in the ad industry, has signed up a good list of supporters — who are also donating funds — although there are some notable exceptions. …
Read More »Ad Net Zero reveals 38 supporting companies
Ad Net Zero, UK advertising’s initiative to help the industry respond to the climate crisis, has announced the 38 companies that make up its supporter base and how they will move forward with the activation of its action plan. According to Ad Net Zero, all named supporters have made a …
Read More »Royal Mint celebrates fossil hunting legend Mary Anning with new coins
One of Britain’s most influential historical women is to be celebrated with a new commemorative coin collection from the Royal Mint. Mary Anning was a fossil-hunter and palaeontologist whose huge discoveries were often overlooked by male-dominated 19th Century scientific communities. Mary was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, in 1799 and …
Read More »Royal Mail adds 45 new Don-Bur trailers
Royal Mail is to add 45 new tri-axle Don-Bur Lifting Deck trailers to its fleet. The new design trailer adds an additional 30% capacity to the number of cages when compared to the three-quarter length Lifting Deck step-frame trailer, as well as providing a 7% fuel saving. According to the …
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