campaignMay 12, 2022 at 5:06 pm Mark Harcus and Paddie O’Neill who will undertake the mammoth trip to Romania with aid items for Ukrainian refugees. (Orkney Photographic) The first load of items donated as part of the Gaan the Distance for Ukraine Appeal has now been loaded in preparation for …
Read More »What the Queen’s Speech pledge to democratise street name changes means for residents | Bricks & Mortar
Listening to the Queen’s Speech this week, I immediately thought of Five Links, a 1970s housing estate in Essex once nicknamed “Alcatraz”. Why, you reasonably ask. One of the many legislative announcements by the government was “giving residents more of a say over changing street names”. After redeveloping Five Links, …
Read More »Britain: Hundreds of drones to fly mail to remote islands
The Royal Mail wants to buy up to 200 drones over the next three years, which will transport mail on more than 50 routes around small islands off the British coast. In the long term, the fleet of mail drones should even grow to 500, it is said. However, the …
Read More »UK Supreme Court dismisses appeal by mail order company seeking to recover money from HMRC as input VAT
The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a mail order company seeking repayment from HMRC of sums it claimed should have been regarded as recoverable VAT. About this case: Citation: [2020] UKSC 15 Judgment: Court: UK Supreme Court Zipvit Ltd, which had mistakenly never been charged VAT for …
Read More »Smiling Queen arrives at Royal Windsor Horse Show
The Queen has arrived at the Royal Windsor Horse Show to watch her animals take to the parade ring. The 96-year-old was driven on to the showground in a Range Rover. After missing the State Opening of Parliament, there had been speculation that she would not attend the annual event, …
Read More »Queen’s aides have formed a ‘ring of steel’ around the monarch
The Queen has a ‘ring of steel’ around her to protect the monarch from appearing in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary, a royal expert has claimed. Royal commentator Russell Myers mades the comments during an interview with Australian news programme Today, while discussing whether any footage from the upcoming Platinum …
Read More »Queen smiles as she arrives at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
The delighted Queen took home a cup today at her first public appearance since missing the State Opening of Parliament. Her Majesty was back on her feet and brimming with excitement as she visited the Royal Windsor Horse Show – one of her favourite events of the year – despite ongoing mobility …
Read More »Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Short Interest Down 76.5% in April
Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,800 shares, a drop of 76.5% from the April 15th total of 11,900 shares. Based on an average trading …
Read More »Why is the Royal Mail share price falling?
Image source: Getty Images Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) shares have had a poor run recently. A year ago, the RMG share price was hovering around the 500p mark. Today however, it’s at 325p. So why is the Royal Mail share price falling? And has this big decline provided a buying …
Read More »FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares – what to expect on the stock market next week
Among those currently scheduled to release results next week: Imperial Brands should give an update on next-gen product progress. We’ll be looking for progress on Royal Mail’s negotiations with the union over staff cuts. National Grid should outline how it’s electric-heavy business plans to meet ballooning demand. …
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