Losing Paignton’s town centre Post Office would be ‘a tragedy’, according to a local councillor who represents the ward where it is based. Paignton is among four Devon Post Offices named on a list of 115 around the country under threat of closure. The Post Office says the branches make …
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A family-run heavy haulage specialist says HaulTech is helping it to work smarter, improve compliance, and enhance customer service. MA Ponsonby has grown from one truck operated by founder Mike Ponsonby into a thriving business with more than 15 Scania trucks and a large fleet of specialist trailers. Mike is …
Read More »The 50p coin in question was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since the opening of Kew Gardens in 1759. Just over 210,000 copies of the coin were produced by The Royal Mint, which lists the anniversary Kew Gardens coin as one of its rarest. The coin features the …
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The report was conducted by Eunomia Research and Consulting and commissioned by the Environmental Investigation Agency. At the fourth round of plastic treaty negotiations, Rwanda and Peru proposed a global target to reduce plastic production by 40% by 2040. However, the report has found that even if this target was …
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One of the UK’s most experienced and knowledgeable fleet leaders, Duncan Webb has played a key role in the management of the country’s two biggest fleets – Royal Mail and BT – during his 25-career in fleet. Now fleet director at the AA, where this year he collected the Fleet …
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Dalintober’s school ambassadors and poppy ambassador, and P4-7 representatives from Castlehill’s pupil leadership groups attended Monday’s Armistice Day service. Communities across Kintyre turned out in force to commemorate the service, suffering and sacrifice of military men and woman past and present at a number of Remembrance services. To continue reading …
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Which cathedrals to put on the Christmas stamps must have seemed a thorny question If you want to send a Christmas card to friends in places like Ireland, France or Spain, it will cost you £2.80 postage. That sounds a lot to me, but they will be able to get …
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Read More »Karel Deseure conducts Ravel’s dreamy Spanish fantasy, Poulenc’s witty Sinfonietta, and Mozart’s ebullient Oboe Concerto – with the Orchestra’s very own Helena Mackie in the spotlight. The orchestra will also perform Mendelssohn Symphony No.4, ‘Italian’ at The Coro in Ulverston later this month, after the event was moved from the original venue of The Forum. …
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The Post Office has unveiled plans for a significant revamp that includes the shuttering of 115 branches, posing a risk to hundreds of jobs. Unveiled earlier today, the transformation strategy is set to increase the income of UK postmasters by as much as £250m per year by 2030, as reported …
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