Following England women’s spectacular 2-1 win against Germany at Wembley Stadium last night, that saw them crowned European Women Football Champions, Royal Mail will be applying a special congratulatory postmark to stamped mail from Monday 1 August to Saturday 6 August. The postmark reads: Congratulations England! Women’s European Football Champions 31 …
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The Queen led the Royal Family in sending her congratulations to the England Lionesses following their Euro 2022 victory. The Queen, 96, praised the team as an ‘inspiration for girls and women’ in a message shared within minutes of last night’s dramatic extra-time win against Germany. She added: ‘It is …
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An artist’s impression of the Royal Mail sorting centre in Patcham A COUNCILLOR has celebrated the decision to put plans to sell farmland to the Royal Mail on hold. Senior councillors at Brighton and Hove City Council were due to decide whether a long lease should be granted to the …
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One-in-seven customers are still paying the loyalty penalty across the broadband, mobile and mortgages markets in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, a new investigation has revealed. A loyalty penalty occurs when companies charge longstanding customers more than new customers or those who renegotiate their deal for the same goods …
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Jessica Gordon-Brown – Picture by Isaac Parkin / PA A former Brighton University student has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after “stumbling” upon sport during her studies. Jessica Gordon-Brown reflected fondly on the “happy accident” that led to her pursuing weightlifting after claiming a Commonwealth Games silver …
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Opening hours at the main Royal Mail parcel collection office in Dumfries are to be slashed next month. The site in Great King Street will see its hours reduced from 51 to 30 as of August 8. Part of the changes will see the delivery office open just two hours, …
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Thought for the day Monday 1 August 2022 Although Harry Potter’s birthday isn’t officially recorded, many people think it was yesterday. So it’s very apt that although we can’t expect flying broomsticks, or owls delivering letters, the cosmos is inviting us to allow magic to enter our lives. …
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Under CDC schemes, employers and employees pay a fixed rate of contributions, collected in a manner similar to defined contribution schemes. Benefits are paid with a target in mind, similar to defined benefit schemes, but with the prospect of variable increases — and the possibility of decreases. The aim is …
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1975 will be remembered as a 12 months of destruction and devastation after fire all-but destroyed Kirkgate Market. Stallholders fled for their lives as the blaze swept through Europe’s largest covered market. The cause remains uncertain to this day – there were suggestions either of an electrical fault or an …
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Reader Rodney Wirdnam complained about postal delays Our readers have been lamenting long delays in getting post delivered and sent. Rodney Wirdnam’s postal delivery woes chimed with the experience of Adver readers this week. He complained on our letters page about delays that meant he received a whole week’s worth …
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