The boss of Royal Mail’s parent company looks set to make £5m off the back of the sale of the company to a Czech billionaire – despite the postal service’s disastrous record since the Tories allowed it to be privatised. The CWU has obviously hit back – while concerns about …
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When an event like Royal Ascot arrives, you must shout it from the rooftops It gives racegoers a high-quality product and a fantastic all-round experience Other festivals can learn from the joys and top-class nature of Royal Ascot By Ed Chamberlin Published: 03:16 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 03:16 …
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Exeter’s electors go to the polls on Thursday 4 July to elect two new members of parliament to send to the House of Commons on their behalf. One will represent residents in the Exeter constituency, the boundaries of which have changed since the last general election, and another those in …
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Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano has terminated talks to buy American pulp and paper firm International Paper after failing to offer a high enough purchase price. News agency Reuters, which broke the story, said the Brazilian pulpmaker – the world’s largest – had offered an all-cash deal of $15bn (£11.86bn) back in …
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Voters will head to the polls in less than a week for the General Election but around a quarter will vote before that. More than 25% of the electorate now votes via mail – up from around 2% a few decades ago – but recent delays in delivering ballots have …
Read More »It comes amid concern over delays with postal votes with many only arriving in households today, at the start of the Scottish school holidays. A council spokeswoman said it was still waiting for some postal packs to be dispatched but had been given assurances from Royal Mail that they will be …
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With less than a week to go until polls open for the 2024 general election, we are reminding voters on how and where they can vote. There are 6 candidates contesting the Epping Forest constituency seat – read general election candidates announced for a list of candidates. The seat was …
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[BBC] Scottish councils have been setting out the steps they are taking to deal with delays to postal votes. There have been calls for a review of the system after voters reported they had still not received their ballots less than a week before polling day. Councils in Edinburgh and …
Read More »The constituencies being dealt with by Fife’s returning officer include the newly formed one of Dunfermline and Dollar which contains Dollar, Muckhart and Forestmill which were previously part of the Ochil and South Perthshire Constituency. The distribution of postal votes has been hit by delays across the country but the …
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Royal Mail has lost postal votes for a ward with polling day less than a week away. A by-election for Three Rivers District Council’ Rickmansworth Town ward will take place on July 4, the same date as the general election, after the resignation of former district councillor David Raw. Many residents …
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