RESIDENTS have called for a postbox to be reinstated in Poole so elderly people aren’t forced to walk up and down one of the steepest hills in town. Before the post box on Alder Road was removed, campaigners had contacted Royal Mail to have it ‘ungagged’ as it had been …
Read More »The franchise system that runs Britain’s privatised rail service has not worked well. The notion of a bidding system for different sections of the network, with each franchise guaranteed only for seven years, has meant a lack of long-term planning, uneven standards and growing passenger complaints about time-keeping and ticket …
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Piers Morgan has slammed American broadcaster Gayle King for acting as a ‘PR mouthpiece’ for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to ‘facilitate their ongoing public trashing of our Royal Family’. The former Good Morning Britain host told the CBS This Morning presenter last night to do her ‘job as …
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Sage Group has revealed the identity of the new chairman who will replace Sir Donald Brydon. Brydon is to step down as non-executive chair of the listed accountancy software giant in September after nine years on the board, in line with UK Corporate Governance Code requirements. Brydon became chairman in 2012, the same year …
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Recently, UK residents have been receiving emails claiming to be from well-known electrical retailer Currys PC World. They congratulate you on having won a competition, with prizes varying from a MacBook Pro to a Nespresso coffee machine or a Dyson vacuum cleaner. If you’ve shopped at Currys PC World, there’s …
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By Denise McCarty Great Britain’s Royal Mail is issuing its first stamps with bar codes March 23 as part of a test program in its modernization drive. Royal Mail’s March 18 announcement said, “The unique barcodes are poised to pave the way for innovative customer services and benefits in future.” …
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AN ONLINE sales boom could lead to post being delivered on a Sunday. Royal Mail will trial a Sunday post service for major retailers, with online sales continuing to grow. Online shopping was already growing before the Covid-19 pandemic but lockdown boredom has accelerated the trend. A number of large …
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There is “real potential” for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes to take off in the UK through master trusts, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW) director and senior consulting actuary, Shriti Jadav. Speaking at the Trades Union Conference (TUC) Pensions Conference, Jadav commented that while CDC schemes were likely to …
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Along usually bustling streets, Cambridge’s independent shops have taken a hit during the pandemic. When all shops are set to open up from April 12, we’ll find an altered streetscape as retailers big and small have sadly been forced to close. A year of lockdowns has of course impacted businesses …
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If you see a masked postman being carried up your drive by a miniature version of Harry Potter, or Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer this week it’s probably Jonathan Schofield. The dad of four has been dressing up in crazy costumes this week to raise money for Comic Relief Red …
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