The Post Office board was desperate to end its IT contract with Fujitsu as early as 2013, but the supplier had the Post Office “over a barrel”, according to a former non-executive board member. During the latest Post Office scandal inquiry hearing, where former Post Office chair Alice Perkins faced …
Read More »Plasmarl Post Office set to reopen
The Post Office say the same services will be available at the same location as before – 1213 Neath Road in Plasmarl, Swansea. The branch has been temporarily closed since March due to the resignation of theprevious Postmaster. A new Postmaster has been appointed and the branch is due to …
Read More »Wannabe Royal Marine who abandoned dream of serving his country to become strawberry millionaire is in court again to fight inheritance row with brother over father’s £1.5m estate
A farmer’s son who abandoned his dream of becoming a Royal Marine to grow strawberries is fighting his brother in court for a second time over the £10m family fruit empire. Richard Winter, 58, wanted to be part of the military elite but gave up his dreams to become a …
Read More »Royal Mail could become Keir Starmer’s first big headache
Photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images Election season can be a good time to do business. While the public is busy fulminating over the political embarrassments, such as the Prime Minister’s attempt to weasel out of commemorating the D-Day landings, deals that might otherwise be front-page news can …
Read More »Bicester Royal Mail postwomen take on mud run with dyed hair
BREAST Friends 4eva features Tina Talbott, Lauren Kershaw, Ella Hedgecox, Mirela Scotti, Sar Cousins, Claire Kain, Helen Jones, Angela Holpin, Theresa Gregor and Clare Walker. The Bicester-based group was set up by Tina after Clare was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2022 leading to her being off from work …
Read More »Harrington: Who remembers this banker? Chuka, the Liberal Democrat
Chuka Umunna gives a runners-up speech in Two Cities in 2019 WHO remembers that smart lad with the yellow tie who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the Two Cities constituency at the last election? Given the fuss that both the Labour Party and the Lib Dems once made over the …
Read More »RICHARD KAY: Welcome to the most royal non-royal wedding of the decade: How did the £10bn Duke of Westminster – who marries today – pull off a feat of diplomacy by keeping William and Harry onside… even though only one will attend?
At noon today the bells of Chester’s medieval cathedral will ring out in joyous peal for a wedding. For ambitious mothers of aristocratic daughters they may have a mournful tone, however. Their sound will mark the moment when Britain’s most eligible suitor will be struck from the list of the …
Read More »Pretty Little Thing to charge for returns
Online womenswear retailer Pretty Little Thing has announced that it will be scrapping its free returns policy and will now charge for the return of items. Pretty Little Thing has previously offered free returns through popular couriers like Evri, Royal Mail and Inpost. However, these services now cost customers £1.99 …
Read More »Royal Mail bidders, paradise islands and Prague properties: questions requested over Daniel Křetínský’s enterprise hyperlinks
On Prague’s unique Pařížská Road sits a nondescript brown door. Lodged between a designer clothes store and a luxurious baggage retailer, it’s the gateway right into a discreet sixth-floor workplace from the place one of many Czech Republic’s richest individuals runs his empire. There’s nothing overly ostentatious in regards to …
Read More »PrettyLittleThing introduces charges for returns
As of 3 June, the online fashion retailer began charging customers for returns. The amount will be subtracted from a customer’s refund or is to be paid directly if customers opt for alternative couriers such as Evri, Royal Mail and Inpost. It follows retailers such as Zara, which started charging …
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