Wren Kitchens’ driver of the year competition saw a dozen of the retailer’s best drivers going head-to-head, with Gavin Swanson (pictured left with Wren transport and logistics director Lee Holmes) finally taking the coveted title for the second year running. Wojciech Wozniak, from Trafford Park, secured second place, with …
Read More »Burnham’s MP calls on Royal Mail to improve local service amid post delays
Burnham-On-Sea’s MP has written to the boss of Royal Mail calling for improvements to the local post delivery service after we reported some residents are seeing delays of up to week in receiving their mail. MP James Heappey has written to David Gold, Director of Public Affairs and Policy at …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Christmas penny-pinching will drive even more customers away
SIR – I do wonder about the people running Royal Mail, and what business acumen they demonstrated to secure their roles (“Royal Mail adds Christmas and net zero surcharge to deliveries”, report, September 15). The company is clearly struggling amid the headwinds created by electronic communications and inflation. Sadly, however, …
Read More »TULLY POTTER reviews Rheingold at the Royal Opera House
Is that Wotan – or Iain Duncan Smith? TULLY POTTER reviews Rheingold at the Royal Opera House By Tully Potter Published: 19:51 EDT, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 20:13 EDT, 14 September 2023 Here we go again… just five years after the tawdry Rheingold of Keith Warner last appeared, the …
Read More »Little girl born with ‘werewolf syndrome’ is dubbed ‘child from heaven’ by Malaysia’s king and queen as her family are invited to meet the royal family
Little girl born with ‘werewolf syndrome’ is dubbed ‘child from heaven’ by Malaysia’s king and queen as her family are invited to meet the royal family Two year-old Missclyen has a condition that causes excessive hair growth By Olivia Jones Published: 05:50 EDT, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 06:24 EDT, 15 …
Read More »Shane Loughlin inhaling balloons just before fatal crash
The 32-year-old from Rumney, Cardiff was jailed this afternoon after he admitted dangerous driving and driving while disqualified on the M4 motorway in the hours leading up to the tragedy. Loughlin was found alive in the wreckage of a Volkswagen Tiguan lost in woodlands in the St Mellons area of the city …
Read More »Royals ‘snub’ Harry’s birthday: Prince celebrates his 39th with his Invictus Games ‘family’ – as the official Palace social media accounts spend day posting about Charles, William, Kate and Sophie with NO mention of Duke
The schism between Prince Harry and the rest of the Royal Family was laid bare today after the Palace appeared to snub the Duke of Sussex’s birthday celebrations by failing to publicly acknowledge his 39th. As athletes at the Invictus Games in Germany serenaded the prince with renditions of ‘Happy …
Read More »UK Trades Union Congress gears up for pro-business partnership with Labour government
In likely the last gathering of the British trade unions prior to an expected general election next year, the assembled bureaucrats laid out the red carpet for Sir Keir Starmer’s right-wing, pro-war party at this year’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual meeting. Labour Party Deputy Leader Angela Rayner speaking at …
Read More »Star Wars fan who tried to break into Windsor Castle and kill the Queen with a crossbow says sorry to King Charles and the Royal Family
A Star Wars fan who tried to break into Windsor Castle and kill the late Queen with a crossbow has apologised to the King and the Royal Family. Jaswant Singh Chail was dressed as a ‘Sith’ character when he climbed into the castle grounds in December 2021 with a loaded …
Read More »The Royal Mail must have a death wish
Has Royal Mail got some kind of death wish? Has its reputation not been trashed enough? Does it want, perhaps, to end all deliveries entirely and finally succumb to a wriggling, complaining last breath after decades of deterioration? We now learn that it is going to charge businesses a special …
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