There’s a new advisory on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s website Archewell, the one named after the son they were determined to keep private so he wouldn’t be used as a media tool. ‘We love having you here,’ the message reads, ‘but we’re mindful of screen time. Why not …
Read More »10 young people from NI reach final of Royal Mail Stamp Design Competition
Captain Sir Tom Moore by Cadey-Lee Jess, Banbridge Academy They are: Rose Malone, 4, St Mary’s Primary School, Ballyward, Castlewellan; Thomas Ferris, 7, Hardy Memorial Primary School, Armagh; Cadey-Lee Jess, 14, Banbridge Academy; Megan Barbour, 13, Friends’ School, Lisburn; Grace Smith, 14, St Patrick’s High School Keady, Armagh; Niamh McGowan, …
Read More »British fintech PrimaryBid hires city heavyweight Brydon as new president
A British expertise firm which enabled peculiar traders to entry a deluge of company money calls throughout the COVID-19 disaster will this week title one of many Metropolis’s largest heavyweights as its first chairman. Sir Donald is a former chairman of London Inventory Alternate Group – considered one of PrimaryBid’s …
Read More »2021 CW5000 finishers medal now available
Our 2021 CW5000 medals are now available to purchase, priced £9.99. That includes postage and a finishers certificate. The medals have now arrived at CW HQ meaning they are ready to be sent out within just a couple of days of your order going through. >>> ORDER YOUR MEDAL HERE …
Read More »Royal Mail trials two new electric vehicles for last mile deliveries
Royal Mail is set to trial two new micro electric vehicles, (MEVs), for letter and small parcel deliveries, as part of the company’s wider push to reduce carbon emissions. The two micro vehicles, respectively the Paxster Cargo and the Ligier Pulse 4, are hoped to enhance the company’s ‘green’ credentials, …
Read More »How Norfolk key workers are coping with fuel demand
The surge in demand for fuel has seen queues at stations across the country – but how is it impacting our key workers? Despite assurances that there is no shortage, people are still panic-buying fuel, causing long queues outside petrol stations and congestion on the roads. But the county’s emergency …
Read More »Exclusive: how the UK’s largest fleet is electrifying its vehicles
With 50,800 vehicles, the Royal Mail operates the largest fleet in the UK by a large margin. The business aims to be net zero carbon by 2050, and with vehicles and transport responsible for nearly two-thirds of its carbon emissions, it is accelerating its adoption of electric vehicles. This year, Royal …
Read More »GKN + Uber + UAL cleaners + GOSH + Royal Mail Llanelli
Unite national officer Des Quinn announces the suspension of strikes at GKN (Pic: Unite West Midlands on Twitter) Strikes at the GKN Automotive factory in Birmingham have been suspended. The workers were due to begin strikes on Monday against plans of parent company Melrose GKN to close the factory. Following …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Kyle Sandilands blasts royal couple
Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands has given Prince Harry and Meghan Markle an almighty dressing down after their tour of New York City last week. The KIIS FM host, 50, who is an outspoken critic of the Sussexes, blasted the royal couple on Monday over reports they’d travelled from Los Angeles …
Read More »Anti-terrorism measures could cost valuable time for emergency callouts
Properties in the centre of Bath that are flooding or filling with gas will face a two-hour wait for an emergency callout under proposed new anti-terrorism measures. Moving bollards will be used to restrict access | Inset: The Guildhall in Bath Tradespeople and utility companies would need to give advance …
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