The owner of Royal Mail has said it is “minded” to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The latest offer from Mr Kretinsky’s investment firm EP Group values the Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) at £3.5bn. Money latest: UK economy in safe hands …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘minded’ to accept £3.5bn takeover proposal by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky
The owner of Royal Mail has said it is “minded” to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The latest offer from Mr Kretinsky’s investment firm EP Group values the Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) at £3.5bn. Money latest: UK economy in safe hands …
Read More »Lace up your running shoes for the Stella Royal
STELLA Athletics Club will host its annual Stella Royal 25km, 10km and 5km road race on May 12. According to Louise Hucklesby from Stella Running Club, the race has been contested annually since 1975 with the winners over the years generally being international or provincial athletes. “Stella Royal is regularly …
Read More »World’s oldest man officially declared as 111-year-old Brit – and he has blunt response
Former Royal Mail worker John Tinniswood, aged 111 years and 222 days old, from Southport, Merseyside has officially been named the oldest man in the world by Guinness World Records John Tinniswood, aged 111 years and 222 days old, is the oldest man in the world ( Image: GUINNESS WORLD …
Read More »Concern Over New Drug Linked To Over 100 Deaths Since Last Summer
Pic: Getty Images More than 100 deaths have now been linked to synthetic opioids called nitazenes since the summer, according to the National Crime Agency. They believe nitazenes are produced in illicit labs in China and are entering the UK through the Royal Mail and other parcel operators. In most …
Read More »Harry and Meghan are ‘downgraded’ on the official Buckingham Palace website: Sussexes’ 4,000-word individual profiles vanish entirely… before being replaced by 500-word joint section alongside Prince Andrew
Despite acrimoniously stepping down as senior working royals in January 2020, full profiles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex separately had remained up alongside of the rest of the Royal Family until this morning. Tonight those pictures and biographies briefly vanished completely. Within half an hour they were replaced …
Read More »Co Armagh mother caught with up to £60,000 worth of cannabis avoids prison – Armagh I
A Co Armagh mother caught with up to £60,000 worth of cannabis narrowly avoided going to prison on Tuesday. Imposing a two-year jail sentence on Lurgan woman Nichaela Maxwell, Judge Patrick Lynch KC warned that, while the custody threshold “is clearly passed”, he was suspending the sentence for three years …
Read More »Fundraising showcase comes to the Playhouse
THE Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), an organisation dedicated to the fostering and development of dancers and choreographers, is set to present Rhythm and Dance, the Royal Academy of Dance (KwaZulu-Natal) annual showcase of dance and fundraiser. The event will come to the Playhouse Opera for two shows on Saturday, …
Read More »‘Exciting’ new tenant poised to move into former Sainsbury’s unit at Rushmere in Craigavon – Armagh I
A vacant Sainsbury’s size hole could soon be filled with a new and “exciting” tenant at Rushmere Shopping Centre, Armagh I can reveal. Talks are currently ongoing behind the scenes to have the former Sainsbury’s unit filled following its departure in February 2022. While negotiations have been ongoing ever since …
Read More »Craigavon’s Royal Mail delivery office for sale as ‘industrial investment opportunity’ – Armagh I
The Royal Mail delivery office in Craigavon has been put on the market for sale. The huge site – which extends to over 22,000 sq ft – is located on the Balteagh Road. The property includes the “purpose-built delivery office and vehicle workshop”, which were constructed almost 70 years ago. …
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