Here’s a perhaps surprising reason for adopting the electric bike: it’s good for business. Having tested them against traditional vans, many businesses are consigning vans to the history books in favour of cargo bikes. When Richard Hammond, James May, Jeremy Clarkson and the Stig participated in a race across London …
Read More »Wick deserves better, say frustrated customers in mobile post office queue
Community councillor Wendy Campbell, who waited three-quarters of an hour to post two parcels and a birthday card, said: ‘It is a town, it’s not a village.’ Customers who waited up to three-quarters of an hour to be served at Wick’s temporary post office this week have insisted that the …
Read More »Coulby residents see no sign of a postie ‘in a week’ after ‘temporary reduction in service’ due to covid
Residents in Coulby Newham have been encountering post issues with some claiming not to have seen any sign of a postie in a week. Those living in the area have said they’ve experienced a reduction in service for the past few days, with Royal Mail saying the issue could be …
Read More »Seasonal job openings plunge this year according to Adzuna
The market for temporary seasonal roles in Britain has dived by a third this year compared to 2019. There are currently 13,600 temporary Christmas roles, a 31 per cent drop on the same week last year where more than 20,000 vacancies were available, according to job website Adzuna. The fall …
Read More »UK economy ‘to recover from coronavirus by the summer’ after vaccine hope, economists predict
ECONOMISTS have upgraded the UK’s growth forecasts on the back of positive indications for a successful coronavirus vaccine. The hope is that Pfizer’s vaccine will mean that lockdown restrictions can be lifted, ending the massive strain on UK businesses. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & …
Read More »And this innumerate twit was a ministerial adviser?
IT may be that Pfizer has given the government an early Christmas present with a vaccine that is efficacious in 90 per cent of cases. It still has to get through authorisation and the rest, but at least it gives BoZo a way out of the impasse that Sage has …
Read More »Waiting too long for your post? Twelve Royal Mail workers struck down with coronavirus at Stoke-on-Trent sorting office
Twelve Royal Mail workers have tested positive for coronavirus at the same sorting office. Extra resources have been put into Burslem Delivery Office, on Scotia Road, after staffing levels were hit by the positive cases and a number of their colleagues having to self-isolate. It comes as residents are complaining …
Read More »Let’s make this St Andrew’s Day one to remember by writing to Number 10
OH how my heart lifted as I sat in bed reading Monday’s National and J Ahern’s letter (We should tell No 10 why we want indy, November 9). I pictured at least quarter of a million letters arriving at No 10 from people living in Scotland who wish their right …
Read More »Coronavirus: 6 Royal Mail staff in Peterborough test positive for Covid-19
All of the positive cases relate to community transmissions, with five of the six affected people said to have recovered and returned to work. However, one person is said to be seriously ill with the virus. A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “Royal Mail takes the health and safety of its …
Read More »New device to give Payzone stores access to ‘simple’ Post Office services
Payzone is soon to launch a new all in one device that would allow ‘simple’ Post Office products to be made available in Payzone partnered stores. Speaking to analysts Kam Media, Payzone retail and marketing director Martin Rouse said the new card machine style unit would replace the counter top …
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