SIR – I received an NHS letter postmarked February 9 at 12.30pm on February 16. My X-ray appointment was for 3pm. Thankfully I was able to attend. Had the appointment been sooner, it would have been another one missed. Catherine Pepinster (Comment, April 4) is right that Royal Mail holds …
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Royal Mail wants to cut days for second-class post … A construction worker helps build the “Signature Bridge" on January 05, 2024 in. US jobs boom … Source link
Read More »111-year-old man takes title of World’s Oldest Man, Guinness World Records says
(Gray News) – Guinness World Records says a man in the U.K. is now the oldest man in the world. According to a news release Friday, John Tinniswood, aged 111 years and 222 days old, was verified as the oldest living man on Thursday. GWR says Tinniswood now holds the …
Read More »Royal Mail’s cuts pose risk to patient safety, warn NHS chiefs
Last week, the annual British Social Attitudes survey found that public satisfaction with the NHS had dropped to its lowest level on record, with fewer than one in four happy with the service. The public’s unhappiness was driven by GP and dental practices but reflected across all services. New data …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers card 27 years after it was posted
Her plea reached Ms Meleyal, who now lives in Hull, who said she “was shocked but pleased as punch that someone was thinking of me all that time ago”. “At first I thought it was a joke but when I got the letter I was excited and when I found …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery worker explains: “The Communication Workers Union is facilitating a race to the bottom”
The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Ian, a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) in the south Midlands, England, about the decimation of conditions for frontline workers at Royal Mail delivery offices. The interview was conducted prior to Wednesday’s announcement of Royal Mail proposals to reduce the …
Read More »US Navy destroyers can hunt subs. But a dedicated frigate is better
The Type 23 does have the Magazine Torpedo Launch System, which enabled me to lob a torpedo straight into the water next to the ship. That’s a lot, lot better than nothing (as many warships have) and I found it a comfort. But I’m a big fan of ASROC and …
Read More »Royal Mail wrongly fines customer over ‘counterfeit’ stamp that is genuine
Royal Mail has wrongly slapped a customer with a counterfeit stamp charge for a GENUINE stamp. Royal Mail has admitted to incorrectly branding a genuine first-class stamp as “counterfeit”, as the investigation and probe continues. It told GB News: “Royal Mail takes the illegal production of counterfeit stamps seriously. Since …
Read More »Not all us pensioners vote Tory, thank you! | Politics
How very irritating to read in a Guardian editorial that “pensioners reliably vote Tory” (3 April). You can be assured that statement does not apply to this pair of readers in their 80s. There must be many other older readers who object to this slur; probably the same people who …
Read More »Appointments update – 5 April 2024
Fieldfisher has expanded its pension practice in London and Manchester with the appointment of four lawyers. Joining as a team from PwC, Oliver Reece, was hired as a partner, while Lindsay O’Farrell and Daniel Fowler have been appointed as directors, and Larisa Gordan, was appointed as an associate. Reece, who …
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