[ad_1] A HANDFUL of people attended a Lerwick Town Hall meeting yesterday (Tuesday) where three officials were on hand to explain a proposed Post Office move to Conochies newsagent 100 metres along Commercial Street. The Post Office has dubbed the move “part of the continuing modernisation of our branch network” and the “most effective way…
[ad_1] By Shashwat Awasthi Oct 16 (Reuters) – London’s domestically focussed mid-cap index slipped on Wednesday with investors looking for confirmation that a Brexit deal was really in the offing. The FTSE 250 .FTMC, which had rallied more than 3% since last week on hopes that Britain could clinch a timely divorce deal, fell 0.9%….
[ad_1] * FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 down 0.9% * Markets eye details of Brexit negotiations * Housebuilders among biggest blue-chip losers * Royal Mail skids after union votes for nationwide strike * Neil Woodford’s listed fund hits fresh record low (Adds news items, analyst comment, updates share prices) By Shashwat Awasthi Oct 16 (Reuters)…
[ad_1] Grenades, drugs and guns were found by police during a series of dawn raids across Greater Manchester and Liverpool. This morning (Wednesday), officers executed eight raids and arrested 12 people. Detectives searched properties on Falside Walk and Pirie Walk, in Newton Heath; and Warwick Road and Medlock Road in Failsworth, Oldham. Properties on Parkview…
[ad_1] Hazardous waste disposer PLC () surged 14.3% to 134.9p in mid-afternoon after the firm said following a strong third quarter it now expected its full-year profits to be “materially ahead” of market expectations. The AIM-listed group, whose specialities include getting rid of nuclear waste and asbestos, said its performance during the year had been…
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers have voted to strike over job insecurity and employment terms and conditions, raising fears there could be walkouts in the run-up to Christmas. Communication Workers Union (CWU) members backed industrial action by 97% in a turnout of almost 76%. The vote could potentially lead to the first national postal strike in…
[ad_1] AFTER complaints that a village was going to be left without a post box during Christmas time, the Royal Mail has delivered a replacement. The previous post box had been sealed shut and painted black after the property owner did not want it in use. Now, a new post box has been installed on…
[ad_1] Communication Workers Union defies strike mandate, pledges to continue talks with Royal Mail By our reporter 16 October 2019 A 97 percent strike vote by over 110,000 postal workers in Britain was met with an immediate rebuke by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), who declined to set any date for a walkout. The…
[ad_1] *ROYAL MAIL: Britain's Royal Mail staff want to go on a nationwide strike, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) said on Tuesday, after it alleged … [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The latest headlines in your inbox Royal Mail is facing its first national postal strike in a decade after staff voted overwhelmingly for action. The walkout was backed by around 110,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), in a huge turnout of 76 per cent. The strike dates have yet to be announced but…