When Clive Isles’ mother was cared for at a Bristol nursing home, little did he think he’d find a new role in life. Clive first got involved at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst care home in Soundwell when his mum moved there in 1988. After his mother died Clive, who used to work …
Read More »Battle for rights at HS2 site AND unions’ round-up
Angry members of the Unite union London and Eastern construction branch blocked all the entrances to the main HS2 site in Euston, north London, on Friday last week. Employers Skanksa and Costain are accused by the union of failing to meet their agreed obligations negotiated some time ago. These include …
Read More »Christmas posting dates 2019 for Royal Mail and Parcelforce including UK and worldwide
Royal Mail and Parcelforce have announced their last posting dates for Christmas 2019, for first and second class mail, signed for, tracked and special delivery items. Christmas always creeps up on us faster than we think. And unless you’re one of those mega-organised people who has all the festive preparations …
Read More »Gyro UK names Jason Fletcher from McCann Worldgroup as its new ECD
Gyro has appointed Jason Fletcher executive creative director for Gyro UK. He joins from McCann Worldgroup, where he was creative managing partner. Fletcher will report directly to president, Emma Rush. Fletcher takes on the creative leadership of Gyro London from David Curzon, who stepped down from his position as executive …
Read More »Hull Royal Infirmary to be part of new Channel 5 documentary
The city’s A&E department is set to be at the heart of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary. Eyes will be firmly fixed on the nurses and doctors at Hull Royal Infirmary while going about their life-saving duties on the programme which will focus on the night shift workers at the hospital. …
Read More »Frontline recognised in communications awards
The CSP member magazine is a finalist for the Best External Corporate Publication category of this year’s CorpComms Awards. The category recognises ‘a printed publication that demonstrates its understanding of its audience both through its design and content’. Other finalists include magazines for the London Stock Exchange and UK Power …
Read More »Managers ‘bussed in’ to striking Royal Mail office in Bootle after ‘Islamaphobic slur’
Managers are being driven into a striking Royal Mail depot to cope with an ongoing week-long walkout following an alleged Islamophobic incident. Last week, the ECHO revealed how posties at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office on Trinity Industrial Estate had taken sudden industrial action. It followed claims a female …
Read More »Parents can get FREE letters from Santa for their kids via Royal Mail – The Sun
WITH less than three months to go until Christmas Day, children will be thinking about sending off their letter to Santa soon. Parents, it’s okay because once again Royal Mail has got your back. 2 Children have until December 6 to send their letters to Father ChristmasCredit: Getty – Contributor …
Read More »When is the last day for posting Christmas presents and cards in 2019?
Christmas may seem like a while off, but it’s worth starting to think about when to post your Christmas cards and presents this year. Royal Mail has announced its last posting dates for Christmas 2019. In the UK, the latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2019 are Wednesday, December 18 …
Read More »Game Theory: the e-mail trail
Published Oct 8, 2019 at 8:00 am (Updated Oct 8, 2019 at 9:14 am) Kevin Richards, business development manager at the Bermuda Development Agency (Photograph by Blaire Simmons) The BDA released more than 600 hard-copy documents it held about Game Theory, or …
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