COMMUNITY spirited posties in Taunton have just made a special delivery following their latest fun fundraising efforts. Over three weeks this summer, six of them pushed mail through people’s letterboxes wearing fancy dress. Customers loved it – and handed over £3,582.35 in sponsorship, which the posties have now handed over …
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If plans submitted to Wealden District Council from Sturton Place Ltd are approved, land at Sturton Place in Station Road would be used to create 34 flats with associated car parking and bin/cycle storage. The site, which can be accessed off the A295, is surrounded by trees, the Cuckoo Trail, …
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LESLEY Riddoch (“The dilemma in Scotland: Is independence the only way to escape privatised Britain?”, The Herald, September 27) gives us a reality check on how how the rich get richer as the poor get poorer, because of the sleekit decades of privatisation of almost every service all of us …
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A former Royal Mail employee has pleaded guilty to stealing 23 packages containing sportswear from the Gloucester depot of Parcel Force and will be sentenced next month. Alan Orzechowski, 26, a Polish national, of Clement Street, Gloucester, was warned by the presiding judge at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Wednesday (September …
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European stocks joined in on a global bounce on Wednesday, as pressure on bond yields eased somewhat and investors went hunting for beaten-down names. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.13% rose nearly 0.8% to 455.87, after a 2% drop on Tuesday, which was the biggest percentage decline since July …
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London markets bounced back as inflation fears and the energy crisis noticeably calmed. A steadying of oil and gas prices helped equities broadly, although meant energy stocks were among the weaker performers, and allayed worries that inflation would continue to soar and hammer profits. The FTSE 100’s rebound was particularly …
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THE nationwide ‘shortage’ of fuel caused by panic buying has raised many questions. But the one we asked our readers was: do you think key workers should be given priority at filling stations? More than 300 people responded with their views. Stations across Southampton have been left reeling over the …
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Royal Mail shares tumbled on Wednesday as UBS downgraded them to ‘sell’ from ‘buy’ and cut the price target to 440p from 590p. The bank said risks to opex were increasing, with potential pricing pressure in UK Parcel. UBS cut its FY22/23 EBIT estimates by 8%/15%, mainly driven by higher …
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Miss E McCullough (Art Teacher), Mrs Olga Casey (Head of Art), Cadey-Lee Jess, Mr R S McLoughlin (Principal), Mrs P McKenzie (Art Teacher) They opened a design competition to schools and pupils across the UK to create a series of stamps dedicated to “Covid Heroes” and as a school, Banbridge …
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A BLACKWOOD pupil is in the running to have her artwork featured in a special set of postal stamps. Royal Mail and iChild Limited have secured the Guinness World Record for the largest postage stamp design competition with 606,049 entries from 7,479 schools – in a competition celebrating the heroes of the …
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