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Town halls have been ordered to consult more with local people after an outcry in The Telegraph over the way some roads have been shut and replaced with cycle lanes. Grant Shapps admitted some local authorities had “got it wrong” and “had not thought through” plans before shutting roads to …

Royal Mail has started work on a super-sized parcel hub – with the capacity to one day process more than a million items a day. The 840,000 sq ft Midlands parcel hub will be its biggest yet, covering an area the size of more than 10 football pitches and reflecting …

Derbyshire police say they are willing to follow-up any complaints they receive relating to canvassing by political parties during lockdown, such as leafleting or door-to-door campaigning. This follows recent action by the Government which has written to all parliamentary parties saying that campaigning during lockdown it is not an “essential …

Some 130,000 letters have already been sent to invite people to book a vaccination appointment, while 500,000 more are being sent out this week. Last night, Royal Mail said they were “exploring a range of options with the NHS to help identify key mail items in the network even more …

On Wednesday, Royal Mail published an updated list of areas where there is “acute service disruption,” cutting the number of places affected from 28 to 21. But the firm has been accused of underreporting the true severity of the situation, and should face penalties, say MP’s. Ofcom, which regulates the …

Elections set to take place in May could be delayed, some for a second time, due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. Government bosses are concerned over the practicalities of holding the elections during the pandemic because of public safety fears, social distancing and the capacity of venues to …

On Monday, the NHS was forced to rewrite hundreds of thousands of letters inviting people for vaccines. More than 130,000 letters already sent to over-80s were criticised by MPs and council leaders after failing to make it clear that anyone who preferred not to travel to a super centre could …

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Fears of austerity and privatization are bubbling over in Newfoundland and Labrador as the province faces an uncertain future and rumours swirl of an election call as early as next week. After a major labour leader quit the provincial economic recovery team earlier this week, citing …

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Fears of austerity and privatization are bubbling over in Newfoundland and Labrador as the province faces an uncertain future and rumours swirl of an election call as early as next week. After a major labour leader quit the provincial economic recovery team earlier this week, citing …

Bradford needs to plan for an economic recovery that will leave the district in better shape than it was before the Covid pandemic, according to a body set up to help the city bounce back from the pandemic. Professor Zahir Irani, deputy vice chancellor of Bradford University and chair of …