One of the many surprising features about Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader in 2015 was that he managed to get chosen by a party that is overwhelming in favour of EU membership despite, for most of his career, being in favour of the UK being out. Corbyn accepted remain …
Read More »Pirate FM – News – Funeral for young dad who died in ‘hit and run’
Published by Emma Carton at 7:07am 23rd September 2019. (Updated at 9:46am 23rd September 2019) On Monday, the funeral is being held for Ryan Saltern from Truro who lost his life at St Teath last month. An appeal to help the 31-year-old’s wife and little boy has raised over £11,000. …
Read More »Have £2,000 in your ISA? Here are 2 dividend stocks I’d consider
If you have cash sitting in your Stocks and Shares ISA, I’d recommend buying a company with dividends – that way you can earn income for owning a small part of that company. On top of that, over time the share price is likely to rise as well, giving you …
Read More »Kent postman sacked after delivering parcel one minute late
A postie of nearly 30 years has been sacked after he delivered a parcel late by one minute. Robert Lockyer, from Kent in England, had worked for the nation’s postal service Royal Mail for 28 years when he was dismissed for “gross misconduct” in October last year. Mr Lockyer was …
Read More »Victorian Penfold post box to be delivered back to the streets of Norwich | Politics
PUBLISHED: 07:13 23 September 2019 | UPDATED: 07:13 23 September 2019 David Hannant: Local Democracy Reporter A Victorian ‘Penfold’ pillar box is set to return to the streets of Norwich. Left, the original, right: an existing replica under covers Pictures: Archant Archant They are as much an English icon as …
Read More »CBI business chiefs brand John McDonnell ‘toxic’ as they criticise Labour’s radical renationalisation plans – The Sun
BUSINESS chiefs have branded John McDonnell “toxic” in an outspoken attack on Labour’s radical plans to nationalise swathes of British industry. On the eve of the Shadow Chancellor’s speech to Labour Conference, the CBI made one last desperate plea for the self-styled Marxist to work with business rather than attack …
Read More »Flight for journalists flying to cover Meghan and Harry in Africa is delayed by 21 HOURS
Fresh PR disaster for British Airways as flight full of journalists flying to cover Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in Africa is delayed by 21 HOURS after month of walkout woes Journalists were supposed to depart Heathrow for Cape Town on Friday evening ITV’s royal editor Chris Ship vented his frustration …
Read More »Downton Abbey | Film Review
The Pitch: Set in 1927, the eponymous film adaption of the beloved six-season series, Downton Abbey, opens by tracing the path of a piece of Royal Mail, from (one assumes) some sort of mailroom at Buckingham Palace to the servant’s entrance at Downton Abbey. It bears the news that King …
Read More »Premier Inn cleaner on Universal Credit sacked for missing work after losing bus pass
A hotel housekeeper on universal credit was sacked from a Premier Inn after losing his bus pass, he has claimed. Ashley Saint, 43, has slammed his former employers in the West Bromwich hotel after he was dismissed on September 10. Mr Saint told Birmingham Live that the decision to sack …
Read More »Royal Mail are looking for posties in Gloucestershire for the Christmas period and here’s what the pay is
There’s a lot very important letters that have to get to the North Pole in time for Christmas: and you could be the one to help. Royal Mail have announced that they are looking for postmen and women to work in Gloucestershire this Christmas. In the run-up to the big …
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