Iron Maiden have been immortalised in stamp form. The Royal Mail has unveiled 12 stamps in ode to the “bona fide rock legends”. Eight stamps are photographs of performances, featuring guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers, frontman Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain and bassist Steve Harris. The other …
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The nightmare began two weeks before the unveiling. Jim Anagnoson’s standard anxiety dream, in which he was onstage at the piano and realized the conductor was beating his baton to a piece Anagnoson didn’t play – that dream he knew. Most concert pianists had their own version of it. Anagnoson …
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A striking Royal Mail worker has voiced fears up to 25,000 staff could be sacked and new working conditions imposed on those left after the core Christmas season has finished. The man, who usually delivers letters and parcels in the London area and is being identified as ‘Derek’ because he …
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2 November 2022, 15:01 The Royal Mail is striking this month. Picture: Alamy Royal Mail strike dates: when is the next strike and what does it mean for post? Royal Mail workers are set to stage two 48-hour strikes in a row over pay, jobs and conditions. Trade union the …
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Sky News (c) Royal Mail strikes will continue to affect postal dates in October and November, with the firm saying delays are likely to be significant. A total of 21 days of strike action have been organised. Around 115,000 staff are walking out over pay and conditions in what the Communication …
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Friday, October 7th, 2022 8:47am By Meg Walker The Island’s Post Office is urging people to ‘post early’ in light of upcoming UK strikes. It comes following the news a further 19 dates of planned strikes have been announced by the Communication Workers Union – who represent the majority of …
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Rail passengers have been urged to only travel if “absolutely necessary” today as members of four trade unions stage a 24-hour walkout. The latest strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) is expected to cause the worst …
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Strike action by Royal Mail workers has been cancelled today (Friday) following the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has confirmed all industrial action planned for 9 September has been called off. Members of the CWU were preparing to walk out on Thursday and …
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Royal Mail workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike starting at the end of this month in a dispute over pay and conditions. Some 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were already preparing to walk out on Thursday and Friday this week. But they will now also …
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A charity football match comes to Cowes a week today (Sunday). The Kate Marshall Memorial Trophy will see a Cowes Ladies XI, formed of players and male and female supporters, take on a mixed Royal Mail XI at Westwood Park. Kate Marshall was the mother of Cowes Ladies’ founder Toby …
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