[ad_1] Stamp prices have increased overnight by a stonking 10p, meaning that the cost of First Class postage stamps is now 95p. Consumers have expressed shock and dismay over the hike, which was implemented today. As many across the UK worry how to save on energy bills during the energy crisis, news of another everyday item…

[ad_1] The Royal Mint has released a new coloured £5 coin to mark 120 years since Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit first hit the shelves. The famous rabbit is depicted in his trademark blue coat hopping through a wildflower meadow on the commemorative piece launching today. Ffion Gwillim, who designed the coin, said she used the…

[ad_1] In a controversial move, the Government has pushed ahead with the privatisation of the channel despite the broadcaster urging to keep it under public ownership. The channel will reportedly be sold off by the Government for at least £1billion in the biggest privatisation in nine years – since the Royal Mail went private. The…

[ad_1] Sport news Another busy week at Boston Indoor Bowling Club saw plenty of action in the T&B Containers Second Division, including several key matches between teams in the top half of the table. The Burtons retained second place after being held to a 3-3 draw from their match with fourth-placed Hotspurs. Sign up to…

[ad_1] It’s another rising cost — this time it’s stamps. n Monday, the Belfast Telegraph was out and about getting the local reaction as sending a letter first-class is now just shy of a pound at 95p (a ten pence increase) with one shopper laughing, “Maybe they were being generous?” At Royal Mail’s Bridge Street branch, customers…

[ad_1] Royal Mail has been warned that it faces strikes over planned job cuts, with trade union Unite calling it another case of ‘fire and rehire’. Royal Mail has been accused of using ‘fire and rehire’ tactics to circumvent negotiations on staff contracts, and could face UK-wide strikes over plans to cut manager’s jobs. Trade Union Unite,…

[ad_1] From 4th April 2022, the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 10p to 95p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 2p to 68p. Royal Mail has considered these pricing changes very carefully in light of the long term structural decline in letter usage and rising inflation. Letter volumes have…

[ad_1] The price of a first class stamp has risen by 10p to 95p. Photo: Phil Noble/Reuters The price of a first class stamp has risen by 10p to 95p this Monday and second class stamps have increased by 2p to 68p. Royal Mail (RMG.L) said it was having to deliver to a growing number…