Crops ripen in golden fields and contented cattle chomp away at lush pasture. This weekend, though, the scene has been transformed – livestock replaced by live music as the South Oxfordshire farm plays host to one of the country’s very best celebrations of new music – Truck Festival. A cluster of …
Read More »Bermondsey lorry driver ‘disgusted’ after being charged £90 while buying £20 of petrol
A Bermondsey lorry driver is “disgusted” after he was allegedly charged £90 when buying £20 worth of petrol at the Old Kent Road Asda. Micky Southion, 51, who had to borrow money from his mum, said Asda’s reconciliatory £5 voucher “was barely enough for a meal deal”. Recounting the disastrous …
Read More »Delivery giant InPost buys £50m stake in British logistics firm – The First News
Amounting to £49.3 million, the acquisition grants InPost both shares and voting rights in the UK’s leading logistics company Menzies Distribution Group. Marcin Obara/PAP Poland’s parcel delivery and locker provider giant InPost has snapped up 30 percent of the UK’s leading logistics company Menzies Distribution Group. Amounting to £49.3 million, …
Read More »RICHARD EDEN: Mystery over why Princess of Wales’ first official royal portrait moved to storage
RICHARD EDEN: Mystery over why Princess of Wales’ first official royal portrait moved to storage By Richard Eden Diary Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 17:03 EDT, 21 July 2023 | Updated: 18:11 EDT, 21 July 2023 When the first official royal portrait of the Princess of Wales was unveiled …
Read More »Friday papers: CVC raises €26bn for biggest buyout fund – Citywire
The Guardian: The owner of Royal Mail, International Distributions Services, has appointed Martin Seidenberg as a new chief executive. Source link
Read More »Who is Steve Tuckwell? Conservative MP for Uxbridge
Steve Tuckwell is a British politician who started his career at Royal Mail (PA) The Labour Party was hoping to take former Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s old seat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip during the recent by-election. However, ConservativeMP Steve Tuckwell managed to keep it by 495 votes, sparing …
Read More »FTSE 100 Live 21 July: UK retail sales fall, FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried to claw back $1 billion
Glencore shares lower, “buy” note boosts Hargreaves Lansdown Robust production figures by Glencore did little for its shares today as investors continue to fret over China’s faltering economic recovery. The Swiss commodities giant said lower output of key assets in copper, zinc and coal was no worse than expected as …
Read More »Just Stop Oil protestors run onto course at The Open Championship
Protestors ran onto the 17th hole at the Royal Liverpool this afternoon setting off a smoke flare and throwing orange powder and paint onto the green. American golfer Billy Horschel intervened to help remove protesters. The 36-year-old escorted a woman wearing a Just Stop Oil T-shirt covered in orange paint off the …
Read More »HumanForest launches sustainable on-demand parcel delivery service in London
Sustainable shared e-bike company HumanForest has launched a zero-emission, on-demand parcel delivery service, named Forest Parcel. ‘) } // –> HumanForest’s new e-parcel service is zero emission, utilizing the company’s existing fleet of e-bikes. Deliveries are bookable through the parcel website and the parcel must weigh less than 5kg. Since …
Read More »Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories
Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories This week’s top fleet industry stories… Recharge UK report sets out critical success factors for EV charging by Natalie Middleton – Electric vehicle trade group Recharge UK has published a roadmap of how the sector can accelerate charge point deployment to …
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