THREE million special edition 50p coins will be released into circulation on October 31 to mark the date the UK leaves the EU. The Brexit coins will feature the inscription: “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations”, as well as the historic date the UK is due to leave the …
Read More »How to get a free letter from Santa through Royal Mail – and what Father Christmas’ address is
Santa Claus and his Elves are busy preparing for Christmas coming in just over two months. But that doesn’t mean Father Christmas has not got time to reply to letters from good boys and girls who are excited for the big day. Royal Mail has teamed up with Santa and …
Read More »Royal Mail casual Christmas jobs: Where you can work, how you can apply and how much you’ll be paid
At Royal Mail, Christmas is the busiest time of year. With so many parcels and letters coming through the warehouse doors, it’s no surprise that they need a few thousand extra helping hands to get everything where it needs to go at Christmas. Do you fancy some temporary work over …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle removed from Royal Foundation website
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Royal Foundation has wiped mentions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from its website, following the couple’s split from the charity earlier this year. Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 37, are now listed as the only two ‘principals’, with the Duke of Cambridge credited …
Read More »Meet the octogenarian who has spent 35,000 hours looking after other OAPs
When Clive Isles’ mother was cared for at a Bristol nursing home, little did he think he’d find a new role in life. Clive first got involved at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst care home in Soundwell when his mum moved there in 1988. After his mother died Clive, who used to work …
Read More »Battle for rights at HS2 site AND unions’ round-up
Angry members of the Unite union London and Eastern construction branch blocked all the entrances to the main HS2 site in Euston, north London, on Friday last week. Employers Skanksa and Costain are accused by the union of failing to meet their agreed obligations negotiated some time ago. These include …
Read More »Christmas posting dates 2019 for Royal Mail and Parcelforce including UK and worldwide
Royal Mail and Parcelforce have announced their last posting dates for Christmas 2019, for first and second class mail, signed for, tracked and special delivery items. Christmas always creeps up on us faster than we think. And unless you’re one of those mega-organised people who has all the festive preparations …
Read More »Gyro UK names Jason Fletcher from McCann Worldgroup as its new ECD
Gyro has appointed Jason Fletcher executive creative director for Gyro UK. He joins from McCann Worldgroup, where he was creative managing partner. Fletcher will report directly to president, Emma Rush. Fletcher takes on the creative leadership of Gyro London from David Curzon, who stepped down from his position as executive …
Read More »Hull Royal Infirmary to be part of new Channel 5 documentary
The city’s A&E department is set to be at the heart of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary. Eyes will be firmly fixed on the nurses and doctors at Hull Royal Infirmary while going about their life-saving duties on the programme which will focus on the night shift workers at the hospital. …
Read More »Frontline recognised in communications awards
The CSP member magazine is a finalist for the Best External Corporate Publication category of this year’s CorpComms Awards. The category recognises ‘a printed publication that demonstrates its understanding of its audience both through its design and content’. Other finalists include magazines for the London Stock Exchange and UK Power …
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