LERWICK Up Helly Aa has been immortalised in a new set of Royal Mail collectible stamps. The fire festival features in a set of eight stamps called Curious Customs, which shines a light on some of the UK’s more unusual events. Up Helly Aa is joined in the collection by …
Read More »McIlroy confident of home comforts at Royal Portrush
McIlroy confident of home comforts at Royal Portrush By Press Association Published: 13:10, 10 July 2019 | Updated: 13:10, 10 July 2019 Rory McIlroy was pleasantly surprised to feel right at home at Royal Portrush after reacquainting himself with the venue for next week’s Open Championship. McIlroy set the course …
Read More »Stop changing the pensions goalposts
From one of my old jobs, I have three different types of pension. When I started at the company, I qualified for a final salary. But this only lasted for a few years before all existing defined benefit savers were put into a career average scheme (which itself had two …
Read More »Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill will feature on these great new stamps
It is the event which attracts thousands of visitors from across the globe, and now Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill will feature on a brand new stamp. In a proud moment for for the team of dedicated volunteers who keep the centuries old tradition alive, Royal Mail has announced that …
Read More »Royal Mail’s new superhub will process 600,000 parcels per day
Royal Mail has announced it has started designing the technical fit out for a fully-automated parcels hub in Warrington, a city in the North West of England. Once operational, the Warrington hub – which is the size of 4.5 football pitches – will be able to process more than 600,000 …
Read More »Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers to star in new Royal Mail commemorative stamps set – Lichfield Live
Horn dancers from Abbots Bromley are set to star in a new series of Royal Mail stamps. The group were joined by Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant for the launch. Michael Fabricant (centre) with Jeff Bradbury and Jester Terry Bailey with one of the new stamp designs The new Curious Customs …
Read More »BPIF looks ahead with rebrand at AGM
Eyes were on the future at the BPIF’s annual general meeting, which took place in London yesterday (9 July) as part of its yearly members’ day. Charles Jarrold spoke to attendees in front of banners to promote the BPIF’s new look The main focus of the all-day event, held at …
Read More »2,500 posties attacked by dogs in last year – Attacks up 9 percent | UK | News
A special Dog Awareness Week postmark will be applied to all stamped items this week. On average, there are around 47 attacks taking place each week across the UK, with some leading to a permanent injury. The number of dog attacks on posties increases during the summer holidays, when children and parents are …
Read More »A Gloucestershire curious custom gets a Royal Mail stamp of approval
10th July 2019 The trial of Kyle Davies hears how he had researched school shootings and acts of terrorism. 10th July 2019 The results for the Cheltenham-based fashion giant are in, and they don’t make for happy reading. 10th July 2019 A British motor dealership has recently increased its presence …
Read More »ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Shares Down 0.6%
ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY)’s share price traded down 0.6% on Monday . The company traded as low as $5.28 and last traded at $5.30, 10,705 shares traded hands during mid-day trading. A decline of 62% from the average session volume of 28,009 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.33. …
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