HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction. It is one of five Type 31 frigates that will patrol the oceans this century. It was towed beneath the three Forth Crossings on Saturday evening to complete its construction in Rosyth. New frigate @HMSVenturerRN sailed …
Read More »Parcel Delivery Market to Show Strong Growth
Parcel Delivery Market HTF Market Insights just released the Global Parcel Delivery Market Study, a comprehensive analysis of the market that spans more than 143+ pages and describes the product and industry scope as well as the market prognosis and status for 2025-2032. The marketization process is being accelerated by …
Read More »Delivering Inclusion: Celebrating Pride at Post Office
This article originally appeared in the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s Focus Magazine to celebrate Pride Month in June 2025. You can read the article online here. At Post Office, inclusivity stands at the heart of community service across the nation. With 11,500 branches forming the UK’s largest retail …
Read More »Dog owners warned their post could be suspended if they don’t do one thing
Royal Mail has urged dog owners to notify their posties of their four-legged friends as more than 2,000 workers were savaged by unruly pets in the past year. The postal service is appealing directly to owners to “please help us protect your postie” after some postal workers suffered life-changing injuries. …
Read More »Prince Philip ‘berated’ Andrew after returning home from the Falklands a war hero with scathing verdict about his ‘pointless’ son
Smiling gleefully, with a rose between his teeth, Andrew was the royals’ golden prince coming home from Britain’s victory in the Falklands war. Prince Philip was particularly delighted with his son’s achievement. Having fought against Nazi Germany as part of the Royal Navy, he had reason to be pleased with his …
Read More »Multi-employer Collective Defined Contribution schemes: a new era – Dentons
Case study: Royal Mail's CDC scheme. As for the issue of inter-generational unfairness, the Royal Mail CDC scheme offers a model to consider. The … Source link
Read More »Medwards alum Ruby Cline on the ‘joyful chaos’ of her life after Cambridge
How are you finding life after Cambridge? “I can’t decide if I miss the intimacy of Cambridge and knowing everything about everyone else”.Jamie Cline, with permission for Varisty. I’ve had a pretty staggering variety of experiences since graduating. I moved out, I did a qualification in a language I can …
Read More »Manadon upgrade prompts pleas for a ‘workable tram system’ in Plymouth
PlymouthLive readers are not happy to hear that a £156m revamp of Manadon Interchange is set to cause years of disruption, even though Plymouth City Council says it’s a necessary evil. The council warns that by 2040, daily queues are predicted to spill onto the A38, leading to the potential …
Read More »Calls for cross-border posting arrangement as cost of sending letter north to south hits £3.20 – The Irish News
An MLA has called for greater cooperation and a ‘fair cross-border arrangement’ for postage as the cost of a stamp for a letter from the Northern Ireland to the Republic reaches £3.20. Such arrangements currently exist in the Republic, where An Post charges the same amount for posting to the …
Read More »Norfolk MP slams Royal Mail over missing Felbrigg post box
The theft, which took place in December 2024, is part of a wider pattern of post boxes being stolen across the county. A Freedom of Information request to Norfolk Police revealed that more than 50 post boxes had been stolen across Norfolk between 2019 and 2024, averaging to 10 thefts per …
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