A change will be made to UK passports for the first time in 70 years. Prior to her death in September of last year, UK passports were issued by the late Queen Elizabeth II, under Her Majesty’s name. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, passports issued up until recently state: …
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331 years old… with royal seal of approval Coutts has been the pre-eminent financial lender for the great and good of British society for 331 years By Mark Shapland Published: 18:30 EDT, 19 July 2023 | Updated: 19:16 EDT, 19 July 2023 Nestled on the Strand in the heart of …
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Teachers across England must vote No in the ballots beginning July 18- July 28 on the government’s pay offer of 6.5 percent for 2023-24. They must organise independently of the education union bureaucracies attempting to impose a sell-out by forming rank-and-file committees in every school to fight for an inflation …
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Several Spalding and District Federation players qualified for the Lincolnshire Women’s Bowling Federation semi-finals at Washingborough, Lincoln. There were some tightly fought games, notably Tracy Philpott losing 21-18 to Mary Johnson in two-bowl singles, Marion Perkins going down 21-19 to Nicola Sandys in the four-bowl singles and Sandra Hammond, Barbara Cave …
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After months of industrial action, IDS – the parent company of Royal Mail – has struck a deal with posties over changes to salaries and working conditions. Nevertheless, management pay is likely to be under scrutiny on Thursday. The group does not intend to pay outgoing chief executive Simon Thompson …
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Royal Mail are recruiting in Birmingham – and there are jobs with salaries pushing £35,000 if you fancy a career change or are looking for the next step in your career. The roles available in and around Birmingham include delivery drivers, vehicle technicians and more strategic roles to keep the …
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Energy firm SSE has started trials of First Hydrogen’s fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), testing the van out of a site in Aberdeen, located next to a hydrogen fuel station. The vehicle will be closely monitored throughout the trial via onboard instruments to help First Hydrogen engineers understand fuel consumption, …
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Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking further strike action at 14 train operating companies (TOCs) on July 20, 22 and 29 against a pay freeze and brutal restructuring in the longest running dispute among the past year’s wave of strikes. Rail workers voted …
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Royal Mail in Crow Lane, Northampton (Photo: Google) Another member of staff at Royal Mail has backed allegations to this newspaper that a paedophile was allowed to continue delivering post in Northamptonshire. At Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday, June 20, Katy Thompson, 43, of Priory Road, Wellingborough was jailed for …
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A two Michelin-starred restaurant in the heart of London’s shopping district has announced it’s upping its single supplement for diners eating without a companion – to a wallet-busting £390. The highly revered independent-owned Alex Dilling at Hotel Cafe Royal, overlooking Regent Street, currently charges £350 to diners who want to …
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