Writs telling the Acting Returning Officer to run a General Election on Thursday 4 July in constituencies for Nottingham South, Nottingham East and the new Nottingham North and Kimberley was received today (Friday 31 May 2024) A writ of election is a formal order issued on behalf of the King by …
Read More »Businesses across Oxford can continue to take advantage of free, zero-emission deliveries within the city – after an electric-cargo bike initiative has been extended for a further three months. In March 2024, Oxford City Council and Velocity Cycle Couriers launched a 12-week partnership offering free same-day and next-day zero-emission deliveries …
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Residents of the Horsham and Arundel and South Downs constituencies are being reminded to register to vote in the run up to the UK Parliamentary General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024. It only takes 5 minutes to register online. The deadline to register to vote for the General Election …
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The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which could threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of postal delivery workers and thousands of the company’s signature red pillar boxes. In a rare public comment, Daniel Kretinsky, …
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LONDON, England: The operation of the 500-year-old British Royal Mail, the UK’s postal service, has announced that it has accepted a $4.6 billion offer from Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky to operate the company’s day-to-day service. Plans called for Kretinsky EP Group to purchase International Distribution Services, which owns Royal Mail. …
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Proactive Investors – Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the promises made by Daniel Kretinsky not to break up Royal Mail (LON:) could be extended by the government. After his £3.6 billion takeover offer for International Distributions Services PLC was accepted this week, ‘Czech Sphinx’ Kretinsky’s EP Group has …
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The union that represents workers at Royal Mail has called for a new business model for the company that would see workers given a stake in the company and pay tied to growing services and meeting certain social benefits. Dave Ward, the general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), …
Read More »The union that represents workers at Royal Mail has called for a new business model for the company that would see workers given a stake in the company and pay tied to growing services and meeting certain social benefits. Dave Ward, the general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), …
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has urged regulators to rigorously scrutinise Daniel Kretinsky’s proposed £3.6 billion takeover of Royal Mail, amidst concerns about a potential break-up of the iconic postal service. Hunt emphasised the importance of extending the safeguards currently promised by Kretinsky beyond their initial periods. Speaking to LBC, Hunt highlighted …
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Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky pressed on with his buying spree this week as EP Group, one of his investment vehicles, finalised a deal to take private the owner of Royal Mail in Britain. Kretinsky, 47, a former investment bank lawyer who built one of Europe’s largest energy groups, Energeticky a …
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