ID 183410757 © Kosal Hor | Dreamstime.com By Gavin van Marle 29/06/2020 UK online retailers targeting the US market are to face a dramatic increase in transatlantic shipping costs next week, following changes to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) international postal rates. And this has led some logistics operators to …
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A graphic designer has created a Jane Austen version of Monopoly for his girlfriend, complete with horse tax and 3D printed cottages and manor houses. Josh Jordan, 29, from Kent, wanted to gift an Austen version of the game to his girlfriend Sophie Jackson, 25, on their second anniversary. Ms …
Read More »Police appeal over death of Royal Mail lorry driver on A2
Police are renewing an appeal for information after the death of a Royal Mail lorry driver in a major crash on the A2, and officers now want to speak to one particular driver who may have seen the incident. Collision investigators have been investigating a two-lorry collision on the coastbound …
Read More »Jubilee Pool 85th anniversary limited edition T-shirts on sale
InYourArea Community The T-shirts feature a design created by Ella Tattersall and are now available to purchase. 29 June 2020 By Olivier Vergnault Limited edition T-shirts are now on sale to commemorate the Jubilee Pool’s 85th birthday. The T-shirts, made from 100% cotton and sent in a plastic free packaging, …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery office open again after coronavirus outbreak – but disruption continues
The Barnsley delivery office on Pitt Street was closed last Wednesday, June 24, after a number of staff tested positive for COVID-19. Royal Mail said the office had reopened on Friday, following a deep clean, and the majority of staff were now back in the building, but disruption is continuing. …
Read More »Purplebricks Group, Royal Mail, Standard Chartered, Surface Transforms
Shares of Purplebricks Group company symbol: LON:PURP has climbed 4.64% or 1.95 points during the course of today’s session so far. Buyers seem confident during this period. The periods high has already touched 44 and hitting a low of 42.05. The volume total for shares traded up to this point …
Read More »Jobless figures will return to levels of 1980s slump, says Midlands expert
Dr Steven McCabe, associate professor with the Institute for Design and Economic Acceleration at Birmingham City University, said that the UK’s financial situation will undoubtedly get collectively harder and that further use of zero-hour and temporary contracts can be expected as the country battles recession. He added that he was …
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Resident Sarah Lambet, who lives close to the Lee Lane site, set up a Facebook page earlier this month in a bid to raise awareness amongst her neighbours of the Royston masterplan framework details. Proposals to build a community of almost 1,000 homes and a new primary school on the …
Read More »Wellingborough postal worker ‘scared witless’ by lack of social distancing and sanitising measures at Royal Mail depot
Social distancing and measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at Wellingborough’s Royal Mail delivery office have not improved, according to a worker’s relative. Wishing to remain anonymous to protect their parent, the concerned child of the postal worker at the depot collections, delivery and sorting office has said that …
Read More »TM Lewin hires restructuring firm as it eyes pre-pack deal
The new owner of TM Lewin has reportedly called in a restructuring firm as it considers a pre-pack administration deal that could see the closure of a number of its stores. According to The Sunday Times, SCP Private Equity, who acquired the shirt maker earlier this year, has appointed restructuring …
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