Royal Mail is tackling the emissions from its larger fleet by transitioning some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) to be fuelled by renewable diesel alternative Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Royal Mail’s Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centre are the first sites to transition to …
Read More »Royal Mail to focus on decarbanising their HGVs
Royal Mail is tackling the emissions from its larger fleet by transitioning some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) to be fuelled by renewable diesel alternative Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Royal Mail’s Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centre are the first sites to transition to …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery lorries will run on vegetable oil in Greater Manchester
Royal Mail delivery lorries will run on vegetable oil in Greater Manchester as part of ambitious new plans for the company to tackle carbon emissions. A number of its larger fleet vehicles at the Manchester vehicle operating centre, as well as locations in Sheffield and the Midlands will see heavy …
Read More »First annual royal swan census of King’s reign gets under way
As King, Charles retains the right to claim ownership of any unmarked mute swan swimming in open waters, though this right is mainly exercised on certain stretches of the Thames. The Swan Uppers measure one of the birds (Aaron Chown/PA) Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population …
Read More »Campaigners urge Scottish Government to comply with ruling on fishing licences
A campaign group who took the Scottish Government to court over fishing activity have claimed they are still granting licences despite a court ruling which found the practice unlawful. Open Seas has called on the Scottish Government to “immediately halt” their approach to licensing fishing activity in ways that cause …
Read More »Royal Albion Hotel fire crews liaise with demolition contractor – Brighton and Hove News
A demolition contractor is expected to start working at the Royal Albion Hotel on Brighton seafront imminently. The scale and extent of their task at the 197-year-old hotel is not yet clear although part of the interior was reported to have collapsed overnight. The A259 seafront Road – King’s Road, …
Read More »Letter carrier, who died on the job in Texas heatwave, received a disciplinary letter less than a month before his death
Eugene Gates Jr. with his wife Carla Gates. [Photo: The Gates Family] Letter carrier Eugene Gates Jr. was sent a disciplinary letter for a “stationary event” and threatened with his job less than a month before he died on the job during a heatwave in Dallas, Texas. Gates, a 36-year …
Read More »PlayStation deal bolsters case for Microsoft/Activision merger, judge tells CMA
Royal Mail has won a five-year contract for the collection and delivery of passports and supporting documents including UK Visas and Immigration … Source link
Read More »Abingdon: First royal swan census of King’s reign begins
King Charles’s Swan Marker and his team are taking to the River Thames in newly updated uniforms bearing his cypher. The monarch retains the right to claim ownership of any unmarked mute swan swimming in open waters, though this right is mainly exercised on certain stretches of the Thames. READ MORE: Oxford supermarket CLOSED for …
Read More »London housing rental crisis: “A bad situation is now becoming disastrous”
The number of rental properties in London has fallen substantially since the pandemic according to research from the London School of Economics (LSE) and property firm Savills. A shortage of rental properties is forcing record numbers of tenants into temporary accommodation. Avondale Square estate, Bermondsey, London [Photo by Stephen Craven …
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