Royal Mail is commemorating the coronation with four new stamps, which show the King being crowned and celebrate his multi-faith and biodiversity causes. The set is based on newly-commissioned wood engravings by artist Andrew Davidson, and one imagines St Edward’s Crown being lowered onto Charles’ head by the Archbishop of …
Read More »Royal Mail is commemorating the King’s Coronation with four new stamps
Royal Mail is marking the Coronation with a set of four new stamps, each approved by King Charles III, which have been unveiled in time for the Coronation. The four stamps depict the King being crowned and celebrate the Commonwealth, Britain’s multi-faith society and biodiversity, a cause close to Charles’ …
Read More »Discover your next Bulgarian adventure at this free event at Humberside Airport
Find out more about the great adventures Bulgaria has to offer by joining the Humberside Airport team at the Bulgaria showcase event on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Whatever holiday you are seeking, whether that’s relaxing on the beach of a Bulgarian seaside resort, throwing yourself into an action-packed holiday, cooling …
Read More »Behind the lies: What’s in the CWU-Royal Mail agreement?
The World Socialist Web Site is summarising key aspects of the Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) deal with Royal Mail. We invite postal workers to send in your response. How will the agreement impact your work and family lives? The agreement is filled with corporate jargon but outlines major attacks in …
Read More »Public ownership ‘is the only way to save Royal Mail’
ROYAL MAIL must be renationalised to protect the 500-year-old service from incompetent bosses who are evading their legal obligations to deliver letters nationwide six days a week, retail workers said today. The strike-hit firm’s universal service obligation (USO) will “never come back if we lose it,” Yorkshire delegate Stephen Lord told the …
Read More »Man accused of attempted murder after stabbing appears in court
A young man charged with attempting to murder of a woman in Enderby Road, Blaby, has appeared in court. Kane Brookes, 24, of Feilding Way, Lutterworth, has also been charged with the unlawful wounding of a man with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. The charges relate to an …
Read More »What the Flying Scotsman is, when it is coming to Devon and why we love it so much
Railway enthusiasts will be lining vantage points across South Devon on Sunday when one of the nation’s favourite locomotives steams through the county again. The Flying Scotsman, which is 100 years old in 2023, will be pulling a train from Bristol to Cornwall and back, and that means endless photo …
Read More »Royal Mail responds to plea to Ofcom to solve delivery issues in Nuneaton
Royal Mail has responded to a plea made to Ofcom to solve delivery issues in Nuneaton. As we reported in our newsletter, Nuneaton’s MP Marcus Jones complained to the regulator after being contacted by a ‘significant number of constituents’ about not having mail for weeks – or just once a …
Read More »Record 3,000,000 emergency food parcels handed out in a year, 1m to children
A record near-three million emergency food parcels have been handed out at food banks in the year to March, with the number provided for children topping a million for the first time. The figures from the Trussell Trust charity represent a 37% increase compared to the previous year. A total …
Read More »‘Scouse Mick’ gang sent £500k by Royal Mail postman but pint in pub brought down operation
Four members of a county line gang which operated between Liverpool and Cornwall have been jailed. The members of the gang, known as “Scouse Mick” were jailed at Truro Crown Court in Cornwall for their roles in a conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine to vulnerable people. The men were …
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