[ad_1] What is the element of human interaction that you crave most in lockdown? For many of us, it has to be touch. People who live alone obviously suffer most from the absence of physical contact. But even I, living with a husband and three tactile children, have moments of so-called “skin hunger”. Whenever I…
[ad_1] Police have locked down a Central London street and have evacuated local businesses, according to reports from the scene. A cordon has been setup on the junction of Rosebery Avenue and Farringdon Road this morning (Thursday, November 12). One witness at the scene described it as a ‘bomb scare’, however this has not been…
[ad_1] Royal Mail and Trading Standards are making Bedfordshire residents aware of a scam that is believed to be currently circulating around the country, as Christmas approaches. The scam involves a card being posted through letterboxes from a company called PDS, which in this case stands for Parcel Delivery Service. The card suggests that they…
[ad_1] A disabled man has won a £14,000 compensation payout from Royal Mail for disability harassment in what he described as a “toxic work culture”. The case is the latest of a series of discrimination cases Royal Mail has lost. At a hearing at London Central employment tribunal earlier this month (3-5 Nov) Nabil Mehdinejad,…
[ad_1] There was a sharp rise in people taking out money from cash machines in the days before England’s second lockdown but withdrawals have slumped since last Thursday, as footfall collapsed after the country was again told to stay at home. The amount of cash withdrawn between Friday and Sunday last weekend, the first one…
[ad_1] An Post has said people should consider shopping a few days early, to ensure they get their parcels on time. The company opened its second automated parcel centre in Dublin on Thursday. It is part of a €30m investment at its e-commerce campus in Dublin 12. Garrett Bridgeman is managing director of mails and…
[ad_1] 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 using various modes of…
[ad_1] 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 town deserves better. “It’s…
[ad_1] 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 down to the “challenging…
[ad_1] 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 in job vacancies is…