[ad_1] Published: 5:35 PM September 2, 2022 A popular annual concert will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee as it makes a welcome return. This year’s Beating Retreat and Military Band Concert will be held at Thursford, near Fakenham, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on Tuesday, September 6. This year’s star attraction is the British Army Band Colchester, with…
[ad_1] How to make your money go further in the cost of living crisis (Picture: Supplied / Getty / Alamy / Metro.co.uk) The cost of living crisis is stressful, alright. With bills soaring sky-high and not being able to live like we used to, you’ll no doubt be cutting back your spending. But there are…
[ad_1] An investment vehicle linked to Daniel Křetínský, a secretive Czech billionaire who owns stakes in Royal Mail, J Sainsbury and West Ham United, has bought a castle near Paris for €43m (£37m), according to filings seen by Bloomberg. Křetínský’s fund is said to have bought the more than 100-room Château du Marais in the…
[ad_1] For eight days in late August, the Port of Felixstowe — usually a scene of constant motion as Britain’s busiest container shipping dock — was almost devoid of activity, with few goods coming in or out. For the first time in more than three decades, its workers were on strike. The walkout escalated the…
[ad_1] Mick Lynch addresses striking postal workers at Mount Pleasant sorting office in Farringdon SIGNS reading “I support my postie” were stuck up in windows and doors across the borough as postal workers came out on strike this week. Both Royal Mail and Post Office workers downed tools on different days in an overlapping push…
[ad_1] INDUSTRIAL action by postal workers in the Stratford district shows no sign of ending in the immediate future with further strikes planned for Thursday and Friday next week. The nationwide dispute between the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) and Royal Mail about pay and conditions led to no postal deliveries on Friday last week and…
[ad_1] The Communication Workers Union's (CWU) General Secretary has accused Royal Mail of turning its service into “another part of the gig economy,” as … [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] MORE strike action is being planned by Royal Mail workers in a dispute about how the postal service should be modernised. After staff finish their walkouts over pay next week, they will pencil in new dates after a separate ballot relating to working terms and conditions was successful. They argue that a three-year scheme to…
[ad_1] Sponsored Content THE phrase ‘it’s lost in the post’ is one rarely heard these days in the context of Jersey Post. Indeed, in this year’s customer satisfaction survey, 94% of Islanders rated their postal worker as good or very good, while 87% awarded the same praise to the organisation’s overall delivery service. But, when…
[ad_1] In the UK, it’s going to get trickier to produce direct mail A few months ago, the Royal Mail in the UK released new environmental guidelines. At the moment they are only guidelines. However, if you want to benefit from the some of the discounts that the organization offers, in the future you may…