Christmas post could be hit by bitter Royal Mail strike

(Carl Court/Getty Images) The UK’s Christmas deliveries could be hit this year after postal workers yesterday voted to strike for the first time since the business was privatised four years ago. Why is a strike being threatened? The planned industrial action centres around a bitter pay and pensions dispute. The …

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Low Briery holiday park in Keswick appeals expansion refusal

The appellant also said the public benefits of the proposed development would include improving the range of short-stay accommodation in the Lake District, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. At the time the application was submitted, Keswick Town Council said the project had been “carefully considered”. “As a general principle …

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