Representatives of The RMS Leinster Memorial Committee and The National Maritime Institute of Ireland were in Dún Laoghaire yesterday to mark the 105th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Leinster by laying wreaths at the anchor on Queen’s Road, Dún Laoghaire (beside the Carlisle Pier), and in doing so …
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Parcel locker supplier Yeep! has launched its new battery-powered, carrier-agnostic parcel locker network in the UK. Contracts have already been agreed with international and national carriers, London boroughs, railway networks and private landlords, with over 400 lockers anticipated this year, and 1,000 by Q2 2024. Yeep!’s ambition is to install …
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Martin McTague, national chair of the Federation of Small Businesses, told delegates at the RHA’s Forum for the Future that the Bank of England’s recent decision to hold interest rates will be “an enormous relief” to SMEs. However, he went on to slam some of their major customers for …
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A photo has been unearthed of a top cop, accused of being a ‘fraud’ for wearing a Falklands War medal, amongst the 1984 intake of the Royal Navy – two years after the conflict with Argentina ended. Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable, Nick Adderley, was spotted in a photo which is …
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In my teens I walked to school each day past a red pillar box on Banbury Road in Oxford, said to have been installed by the Royal Mail to ease the labours of James Murray at the helm of the Oxford English Dictionary. With a magnificent incuriosity, I never thought …
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It’s now a decade since Royal Mail joined the stock market. Shares jumped 38% on their first day of conditional dealings, a debut that marked the biggest government flotation for two decades. Fuelled by exceptional levels of demand from City institutions, Royal Mail finished its first month of trading up …
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‘No elegance is possible without perfume,’ said Coco Chanel. ‘It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory.’ Royal women seem to agree – choosing from a range of leading scent manufacturers to complete their individual ‘look’. Most keep to the average of £100-£120 for upmarket perfume such as Chanel no 5. …
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The retailer said that the combination of costs to clear excess stock and cost of goods inflation resulted gross profit to fall by 69% year on year to £75.8m. Accounts filed on Companies House for River Island Holdings Limited show that profit after tax fell by 91% year on year …
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Extension planned for Prologis Park unit (image credit: Pixabay) An application has been submitted proposing the extension of a unit at Prologis Park, Coventry. Block Industrial is seeking planning permission for an extension to an existing design and manufacturing facility known as Unit J1. The site extends to about 5.58 …
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Emergency services are attending a crash in Chippenham this afternoon (Tuesday). The road traffic collision happened near Lidl in Hungerdown Lane at around 2.15pm. Two vehicles, a Royal Mail van and a grey Vauxhall Corsa, were involved. Several police units were called to the scene alongside a fire crew. Nobody …
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