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Read More »TSB issues scam warning as woman loses £7,000 to vicious text | Personal Finance | Finance
TSB is determined to keep its customers and other people safe, and is therefore warning about a specific type of scam. Fake delivery texts are unfortunately becoming more rife, especially during the busy online shopping period. In the run up to Christmas, it is more likely Britons could fall for …
Read More »Snow queen! Duchess of Cornwall on visit to Royal Trinity Hospice in London
Snow queen! Duchess of Cornwall is elegant in a cream coat on a visit to switch on Christmas lights at Royal Trinity Hospice in London The Duchess of Cornwall, 74, visited Royal Trinity Hospice in London today Camilla, elegant in white, was on hand to switch on the Christmas lights …
Read More »Dozens of bodies to be exhumed from Bridgwater town centre as 43 new flats approved
Dozens of bodies will have to be exhumed from Bridgwater town centre to allow new flats to be built. Taunton-based developer Refresh Living No. 3 Ltd. applied to build 43 flats on a vacant brownfield site on Friarn Street, north of the busy A39 Broadway. Sedgemoor District Council’s development committee …
Read More »DB Schenker expands presence in Spain
8 December 2021 Transport / Logistics Services European logistics giant DB Schenker has further established itself in Spain with the acquisition of Grupo Loserco and Transportes Santos Campos. The firms are major players in the road freight sector in Andalusia and Valencia. Adding both companies to its portfolio, DB Schenker …
Read More »DPDgroup handled 12.2m parcels on Cyber Monday
8 December 2021 Transport / Logistics Services On Cyber Monday (29 November) DPDgroup handled 12.2 million parcels, its largest daily volume on record. This amounts to 60% more than its average daily volumes. The La Groupe La Poste owned international carrier saw volume growth slow at the beginning of the second …
Read More »Being charged for shipping and returns biggest turn off to buying clothes online, say European shoppers – Delivery
Difficult and costly delivery and returns a turn off for online fashion shoppers A poll by logistics company Dematic has found that while shopping on the net is becoming far more popular, almost three out of five shoppers (58%) are put off buying clothes online if asked to cover the …
Read More »Aberdeen posties delivering smiles and parcels at Christmas
Apart from retail workers, posties are undoubtedly the busiest people during the festive season, ensuring precious cards and parcels reach their destinations before Christmas Day. Royal Mail may have been founded during the 1500s, but even in the digital age our posties are essential – not just at Christmas but …
Read More »Public consultation on dual language street signs in Antrim and Newtownabbey
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 gives councils the power to erect dual language street signs or secondary nameplates in a language other than English. It is understood that a draft process would involve a petition of a street’s residents followed by a postal vote before being …
Read More »Royal Family: The traditions Princess Charlotte, Princess George and Princess Louis’ have to follow on Christmas
Christmas day is often considered by many as one of the happiest days of the year. Even the word triggers happy memories of happy families, being all sugared-up by 9am, and shredding wrapping paper and leaving it all over the floor. So you can imagine how wicked the festive season …
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