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Read More »Heysham woman yarn bombing post boxes with incredible Tyson Fury tributes
A woman from Heysham has knitted a doll of Tyson Fury in homage to what the Gypsy King does for Morecambe and now she hopes he might pose for a selfie beside it. Val Sawczyn, 60, is quite the whiz when it comes to knitting and crocheting. Her needle skills …
Read More »Zara just made a massive change to its online shopping rules
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Zara has announced that they will now charge customers for returning online purchases and shoppers aren’t happy about it. If you’ve ever shopped at Zara, you’re probably aware of the viral sizing hack claiming …
Read More »Royal Mail Reveals Ambitious Vision For 50+ New Drone Routes
Royal Mail today sets out its ambition to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, as part of a new partnership with Windracers, the logistics drone company. The partnership …
Read More »Tesco to open office space in supermarkets amid hybrid working demand
Pic: Joe Giddens/PA Wire As Tesco launches a new partnership with IWG, office workers will now be able to use their local Tesco to work from. Converting excess space at its stores into office space designed for hybrid working, the move comes amid the continued shift away from traditional city …
Read More »Royal Mail expected to reveal cost savings amid job cuts
The City will be looking out for signs that Royal Mail has made significant cost savings following substantial job cuts when it updates the market next week. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to axe 700 management jobs in a bid to reduce costs by about £40 million a …
Read More »Royal Mail, Windracers seek to create 50 new postal drone routes by 2025
Royal Mail Group and logistics drone company Windracers have partnered to create 50 more postal drone routes over the next three years to improve the reliability of mail services to remote islands in the U.K. Subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, Royal Mail intends to deploy up to 200 …
Read More »The Queen is all smiles as her horse is named supreme champion
The Queen was all smiles when her horse was named supreme champion after she made a rare public appearance and joined crowds at an equestrian show. Looking relaxed and laughing, the head of state sat in a vehicle and watched entrants in the parade ring as she chatted to officials …
Read More »News diary 16-22 May: New Assange extradition defence, Dorries before DCMS committee, five years since Manchester Arena bombing
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the Week The elephant in the room during last week’s Queen’s Speech was the absence of any specific announcement on how the government plans to address the cost of living, …
Read More »Almost 30 mail thefts reported at area post office; A victim’s warning to others
An area woman was just trying to pay her taxes when someone else tried to get their own pay-day out of her account. Pamela McChord of Miami Township said she and her husband were mailing checks to the State of Ohio and the Internal Revenue Service — but that’s not …
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