Postal delays in Cheshire have been blamed on a combination of “a higher than normal rate” of staff sickness and revised delivery routes. The standard of service currently being provided by Royal Mail in parts of the county is not even worthy of being described as “second class”, according to …
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Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso became something of a culinary sensation earlier this year. At least one restaurant named a pizza after the Spanish politician and leader of the Madrid regional government. Ms. Díaz Ayuso’s face also appeared on the label of an artisanal beer. Then there are Ayuso-style papas, which …
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Rallying last Saturday (Pic: Clarks Strike Supporters on Facebook) Around 400 people joined a march through Street in Somerset last Saturday in support of the striking Clarks shoe warehouse workers. It was the biggest demo the village has ever seen. Delegations of local trade unionists joined strikers and their families. …
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Stagecoach workers in South Wales protest and strike—and the first Father Christmas of the year? (Pic: Unite Wales) Bus drivers working for Stagecoach in South Wales renewed their strike over pay on Monday. Workers in the Unite union hit the Cwmbran, Blackwood and Brynmawr depots The action began on Sunday …
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Sadiq Khan has unveiled £25,000 grants to help people change street names as part of a diversity campaign launched following Black Lives Matter protests. The Mayor of London has announced a £1 million fund that will be shared out among community groups, including those wishing to campaign to alter potentially …
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Active travel schemes in Exeter may have led to a million more miles a year being driven by taxis being forced to navigate round one-way systems. Devon County Council introduced a number of temporary measures in the city and other parts of the county last year, providing what they claim …
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The last remaining hurdle to the demolition and redevelopment of Paignton’s eyesore Crossways shopping centre has been cleared. Torbay MP Kevin Foster has revealed that Royal Mail has finally withdrawn its objection to the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the derelict 1960s concrete shopping centre. Only the Royal Mail remained to be …
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A temporary post office service is set to be introduced at two places in Staffordshire after the closure of their permanent offices which used to offer services. The Royal Mail ‘outreach’ service is set to be introduce in Kings Bromley and in Longdon on Tuesdays. The pop-up Post Offices will …
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Controversial proposals to build a £50million headquarters for two councils in Maidstone have been scrapped. Long-standing plans to develop a four-storey civic centre at the former Royal Mail sorting office, near Maidstone East railway station, will not go ahead amid pandemic pressures. The former Royal Mail sorting office in Maidstone …
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Unite national officer Des Quinn announces the suspension of strikes at GKN (Pic: Unite West Midlands on Twitter) Strikes at the GKN Automotive factory in Birmingham have been suspended. The workers were due to begin strikes on Monday against plans of parent company Melrose GKN to close the factory. Following …
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