Heritage Open Days (HODs) returns this September with thousands of free events and experiences in places that are usually closed to the public. From historic houses to factories, museums to music halls, formal gardens to graveyards, places and spaces will again open for free this autumn. Across the country, thousands …
Read More »Post Office’s head of postmasters makes abrupt exit in wake of Horizon scandal
Another top executive is leaving the Post Office as the embattled business prepares for the final stage of the Horizon inquiry. Staff were told on Wednesday that Martin Roberts, group chief retail officer at the taxpayer-owned organisation, will leave on Aug 2. He has been in post since Feb 2022 …
Read More »UK Delivery Firm Evri Recruits 8,000 Drivers After Buyout
Evri is now under new ownership, and the U.K.-based parcel delivery firm is already committing to a hiring spree. Apollo Global Management acquired a majority stake in Evri from another private equity firm, Advent International, for an undisclosed sum. The Financial Times, which first reported the deal, said it was …
Read More »Katie Price Reacts To Arrest Warrant – Insisting She Is Away Filming A Documentary
Katie Price has explained why she failed to appear in court for a bankruptcy hearing – resulting in a warrant for her arrest. The former glamour model insisted she was “not running from matters” and posted a statement on Instagram saying she could not attend because she was filming abroad. On Tuesday, …
Read More »Royal Fleet Auxiliary officers to strike for first time in history
Nautilus International said its members will walk out on August 15 in a long-running pay dispute. Officers have been taking action short of a strike since June. The union said RFA officers have experienced a real-term pay cut of more than 30% since 2010, with a below-inflation pay rise of …
Read More »Stand up to road transport lobby and force more freight onto rail
With an electrified railway line running parallel to this route could this freight traffic be consolidated on to one or two train loads? The journey time could be quicker, plus the road and the environment would be saved from damage. Presently there is a daily train on the Highland Line …
Read More »Homeless man who pushed postman onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus guilty of attempted murder
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Read More »Royal Mint rarest coins as 50p sells for £152 on eBay
The coin, a Kew Gardens 250th anniversary coin, sold for £152 on online auction site eBay. It is one of the Royal Mint’s rarest and most valuable coins, with just 210,000 copies entering circulation when it was released in 2009. As a result, the coin is one of the most …
Read More »Royal Windermere Yacht Club marks 120 years of 17 footers
The thrilling climax unfolded with yachts, some classic, inching towards a green buoy marking the Windermere finish line. Richard Thompson relished victory in the sole race of the day aboard Capella, as Royal Windermere Yacht Club commemorated 120 years of the 17 footers, a class designed for the lake. Richard …
Read More »Barnton postie celebrates 50 years ‘first-class’ service
Joe Piotrowski walked the same Locke estate round for 30 of those years, witnessing families have children, then watching those have children of their own. “And they’ve watched him go from young man to Tin Man,” said Joe’s wife, Jackie Piotrowski. “They all joke I have to WD40 him before he …
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