Houses of Parliament (Westminster palace) and Big Ben tower, London, UK Getty Am I at the “beating a dead horse into the ground” point yet on the GROW Act? This is, regular readers will recall, the authorizing legislation now in front of Congress which would enable multi-employer pension plans to …
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A Royal Mail postman who claimed colleagues had dubbed him the “Jimmy Savile of the post office” threatened to buy a gun to get revenge on them, a tribunal heard. Colin Richardson was suffering from mental health problems when he claimed he was bullied and harassed by colleagues. He was …
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Fashion retailer Ted Baker’s has performed better than expected, showing further signs of recovery under its new chief executive, sending its shares up by 13%. The company was struggling before the coronavirus crisis, hit by a string of profit warnings, management changes and an accounting scandal since founder Ray Kelvin …
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THE Royal Mail delivery office in Dorcan has been closed after a worker tested positive for Covid-19. Deliveries around Swindon were missed yesterday – and could be again today – as a result. The company confirmed part of the site, where around 1,000 staff are based, had been shut for …
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Plans for a huge new development in Reading now contain no affordable housing after the developer submitted an amended plan. Hermes Property Unit Trust had submitted plans for more than 600 homes on the site of the empty former Royal Mail depot in Caversham Road. Initially, it was proposed the …
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There was once a time when the London Underground was used for more than just passengers travelling from A to B across the capital. In fact, it’s had many alternative uses throughout history, including being an air raid shelter during the war and a place that many people who came …
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Royal Mail has closed its Swindon delivery office following a coronavirus outbreak. The firm released a statement on its website yesterday stating the closure was due to “resourcing issues” but Wiltshire 999s today learned that this was due to hundreds of staff being sent home following a member of staff …
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Prince Harry has hit back at ‘deeply offensive’ claims about his charity after it emerged campaigners complained to the Charity Commission about an ‘inappropriate use of funds.’ Anti-royal campaign group Republic flagged both Sussex Royal and The Royal Foundation – the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s organisation – to the organisation …
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Desperate drug users are impersonating Police Scotland and Royal Mail staff in an attempt to gain access to high-rise flats on the Hilltown, according to worried residents. Those living in Dallfield Court and Tulloch Court have said they are being “plagued” with continuous call at all hours of the day, …
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There’s always been a big debate about certain towns that are on the outskirts of the capital and if they technically are London. Places like Croydon and Kingston are sometimes deemed Surrey, Bromley and Orpington incorrected labelled Kent and Epping Forest and Dagenham referred to as Essex. During these heated …
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