Barclay family seeking buyers for parcel group Yodel

The prospective valuation of Yodel, which is part of a Barclay-owned entity called Logistics Group Holdings, is unclear, Sky reported. An outright sale of Yodel is one of the options being considered, while a partnership or joint venture with a big Chinese e-commerce player such as Alibaba Group or JD.com …

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Stricken £3.2bn Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales reduced to acting as a scrap yard to keep sister ship Queen Elizabeth afloat finally sets sail again a year after breaking down

Stricken £3.2bn Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales reduced to acting as a scrap yard to keep sister ship Queen Elizabeth afloat finally sets sail again a year after breaking down  A broken propeller shaft stopped the warships journey to the US in August 2022 By Rhiannon James …

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Post box stolen for second time in month

RESIDENTS in Checkendon fear they won’t get a replacement postbox after a second one was stolen from the same spot in less than a month. Around July 10, the second postbox was stolen, along with its cement pole, from Bradley’s Street. The postbox is one of four in the village. …

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