The creditors of Hotter Shoes face a shortfall of more than £11m after its collapse into administration despite a rescue deal being completed. The Skelmersdale-headquartered company was the main subsidiary of AIM-listed Unbound Group and was the trading name of Beaconsfield Footwear. Over 400 jobs were saved when Hotter Shoes …
Read More »Key August 2023 benefits payment dates, law and rule changes
This August will see many changes to people’s lives through a variety of new rules, regulations and other alterations. There is a Bank Holiday which will mean changes to the date people will receive benefits payments and people will also see the continued support from the government’s energy price guarantee, …
Read More »Closure of all county council Chesterfield offices is ‘idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful’ say opposition
A move to close all county council offices in Chesterfield and transfer 500 staff has been criticised as “idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful”. This week the Local Democracy Reporting Service exclusively detailed Derbyshire County Council ’s plans to close all 10 of its Chesterfield area offices, including one apiece in Clay …
Read More »Trust issues Hull Royal Infirmary A&E warning as junior doctors set for 3-day strike
People are being urged to avoid Hull Royal Infirmary’s emergency department over the next few days as junior doctors go out on strike. Some routine operations and non-urgent appointments are also having to be rearranged as the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust takes action to mitigate against the loss …
Read More »DWP: £3,500 State Pension top-up could be owed to older people living on their own
A new report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the average weekly expenditure for households aged between 65 and 74 was £455.30 in 2021/22. In total, that’s approximately £23,000 each year. Meanwhile, households, where the head is aged over 75, had an average weekly spend of £356.30 per week. …
Read More »South London neighbourhood where residents ‘forced to collect their own Royal Mail letters and haven’t seen their postman in months’
South London residents have expressed their frustration at postal services after being left for as much as two weeks without receiving their mail at home. Residents of Bromley and surrounding areas have resorted to travelling miles into town to collect their letters over the last few months, as postal staff …
Read More »Rectifying the workplace? China's Gen Z will eventually succumb to reality
According to the Royal Mail's latest update this month, the situation is improving though there is still some impact on the quality of service for … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail, CWU agree to extend negotiations over pay
More than 110,000 postal workers at Royal Mail held several nation-wide strikes in 2022, joining a chorus of sectors in Britain — from teachers to nurses and rail workers — demanding higher pay to cope with elevated inflation. “Talks continued this weekend. Progress has been made in some areas and …
Read More »Many bills rising from April onward but Universal Credit is going up too
People are bracing themselves for more brutal bill hikes over the coming months as the cost of energy, water, broadband and Council Tax are set to rise. A number of other costs could well rise soon too. So it’s a good time to check out your own personal finances ahead …
Read More »Transport and logistics business Warren takes more than 500,000 sq ft of space at DIRFT
Transport and logistics business Warren has taken more than 500,000 sq ft of space at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). The subsidiary of Culina Group has taken two units at the vast Northamptonshire distribution hub, built by logistics real estate giant Prologis. Warren joins Stobart in expanding Culina …
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