[ad_1] Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today Newport Council leader Dimitri Batrouni Newport’s council leader has described the city as “pro-business” but remains tight-lipped on his authority’s regeneration plans. Cllr Dimitri Batrouni said the…
[ad_1] A new 55,00 sq ft logistics hub at Stourton has come to market, having been recently completed. ‘Baytree Leeds’ has been built on land next to the Freightliner container terminal, one of the busiest in the country, and Royal Mail’s Leeds Mail Centre. The three warehouse buildings have been built to high environmental BREEAM…
[ad_1] Britons are bracing for ‘exceptional’ hurricane-force winds as Storm Eowyn hits the country tomorrow. The Met Office has issued a rare red warning ahead of the storm, which is set to bring 100mph gales to large parts of the UK within hours. Now, scientists have warned that the storm is ‘explosively developing’. ‘The storm…
[ad_1] Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, struck an elegant chord during a visit to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. As the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Corps of Army Music, Sophie, 60, was especially pleased to meet members of the Band of the Coldstream Guards at the military training academy in Camberley, Surrey, on Thursday. With…
[ad_1] Nominations have opened for the Eamont and Shap by-election. The by-election is taking place following the retirement of councillor Neil Hughes. The Notice of Election was published on Thursday 23 January, to allow candidates’ time to complete their nomination papers before the deadline of 4pm on Friday 31 January. If there is more than…
[ad_1] The hunter-killer submarine was ordered to surface close to the Yantar after the Russian vessel was caught loitering over critical undersea cables. Just weeks later the Yantar returned to UK waters and the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement were changed to allow warships to sail closer to the spy vessel to monitor its activities….
[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. J Sainsbury is axing 3,000 jobs, including senior managers, as the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain accelerates cost-cutting after the Labour government increased taxes on employers in its October Budget. The redundancies, which amount to 2 per…
[ad_1] The Duke of Sussex’s settlement with The Sun’s publisher was described as a ‘monumental victory’ by his barrister David Sherborne on Wednesday. But how much of the payout, understood to be in excess of £10million, will Prince Harry pocket? The majority is thought to be to pay his lawyers’ fees. And what remains will,…
[ad_1] Workers using the gig economy app YoungOnes have accused the company of holding their earnings to ransom by charging them a fee to receive their wages on time. YoungOnes now charges workers 4.8 percent of their earnings to receive their wages in one minute, 2.9 percent to receive it in three days, or they…
[ad_1] National coffee chain Coffee no.1 is moving into the premises and is in the process of renovating the inside of the former post office. An opening date is set to be announced in due course. Coffee no.1 already has a store in the High Street, Sidmouth. A spokesman for the coffee company told the Journal: “We…