Various planning applications have been submitted to Walsall Borough Council. The below list, taken from Walsall Borough Council’s website on Monday February 22, contains planning applications that were determined in the previous week. 07/0031/FL/W3: Change of Use to Takeaway/Restaurant. 76, Stafford Street, Willenhall, in Walsall, West Midlands, WV131RT. 07/1579/FL/W3: Variation …
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Royal Mail has rolled out telemetry technology to its fleet, offering the potential to reduce carbon emissions. The system from Trimble will be introduced to 11,000 small vans before the end of this year. The technology monitors the driver’s acceleration, speed, turning and braking patterns and provides them with real-time …
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DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I booked a flight from Cairo to New York via Rome on Alitalia. When I tried to check in for my flight to Italy, an airline representative denied me boarding, because my visa was rejected. My visa doesn’t allow me to enter Europe en route to the …
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Margate delivery office (image google) The Royal Mail delivery office in Margate has been hit by covid again with inside reports of around 20 staff either affected or isolating because they have been in contact with those testing positive. The depot was last affected with staff off due to the …
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Royal Mail complaints have more than doubled in the past three months according to a consumer service, as the problems with delivery blackspots persist. Scores of people have complained that their post has taken too long to arrive, with a spike over Christmas. Resolver, the independent consumer service, received 2,653 …
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J ohn Lewis could close another eight department stores as the pandemic continues to cause turmoil for the retail industry. Chairwoman Dame Sharon White is said to be considering the closure of up to eight of its surviving 42 stores. According to the Sunday Times, the final number of closures …
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Australia’s biggest casino at risk of being SHUT DOWN as Victoria launches royal commission into Crown to see if it deserves to keep its licence Royal commission launched into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino operations Comes after an explosive report found Crown facilitated money laundering Govt says it is about ensuring …
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Downing Street ‘wants Holly Willoughby and Lorraine Kelly’ to front celebrity campaign to urge the public to take part in mass home testing drive alongside vaccines rollout PM planning blitz that will send home-swabbing kits to millions of homes NHS Test and Trace will dish out more than 400,000 lateral …
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Some John Lewis stores may be relocated The John Lewis Partnership is preparing to close more department stores as chairwoman Dame Sharon White looks to cut costs. Up to eight stores could be shut permanently, with the chain’s bigger, older shops thought to be most at risk. The final number …
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Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) shares have had a good run recently. I’ve written about the stock before when I wasn’t convinced by the investment case. But that was then. Now I’ve had another look at the shares and I think the company is at an inflection point. Would I buy …
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