[ad_1] Keith Williams, chairman of IDS, said: “The board is minded to recommend this offer price, which it considers to be fair and reflects the value of GLS’ current growth plans and the progress being made on change at Royal Mail to adapt the business to a significant fall in the demand for letters and…
[ad_1] Shares of Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG – Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 207 ($2.60) and traded as low as GBX 196.90 ($2.47). Royal Mail shares last traded at GBX 207 ($2.60), with a volume of 4,361,451…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail has issued a service update as three UK regions face postal delays. The mail service and provider constantly keeps households updated on its website over potential disruption and delays to its delivery services. A Royal Mail statement read: “Last night the flight from Edinburgh to Stansted departed later than planned, due…
[ad_1] The Communication Workers Union (CWU) held a CWU Live YouTube show last Thursday on Parcelforce, the parcel delivery arm of Royal Mail that employs around 6,500 workers across 54 depots in the UK. The CWU billed the event as “PARCELFORCE FENDING OFF THE GIG ECONOMY. READY TO FIGHT?!” promising a “Parcelforce Special: We answer…
[ad_1] The company’s autonomous drones, which take off and land like an aeroplane, have a 10-metre wingspan and can carry up to 100 kilograms for 1,000km. They would be more likely to be used for bulk deliveries to delivery hubs, rather than dropping letters and parcels at doors. It has secured £30m in funding to…
[ad_1] A Gloucestershire teenager obtained pills for an illegal abortion while six months pregnant, a court has heard. Sophie Harvey is accused of taking the drug to terminate her pregnancy after discovering she was 28 weeks and five days gestation, making it too late for a legal abortion in England. Prosecutors claim that Harvey, from…
[ad_1] A quiet residential street descended into chaos after a Royal Mail delivery van reportedly crashed into a house in Pontefract after “overtaking another Royal Mail van”. West Yorkshire Police were called to Monkhill Drive on Monday, May, 13, shortly before 2pm, following reports of a collision involving a van and a property. Witnesses report…
[ad_1] Chesterton Post Office has closed until further notice after its postmaster resigned. Customers were informed of the news in a letter on Friday (May 10). The branch, on High Street, has reportedly been shut since the beginning of the month. It was recently the target of a break-in at the premises, although it is…
[ad_1] Cavendish House is no more. Not so much a shop, more a Cheltenham institution, it provided for the needs and wants of local people from cradle to grave for two centuries. As much an essential of the spa town as its ornamental ironwork, regiments of scarlet geraniums in the Long Garden, or tweeds during…
[ad_1] The quaint village of Saltford, nestled between the bustling cities of Bristol and Bath, is more than just a passing point along the A4 Bath Road. Despite its location on a key route, it boasts a tight-knit community where “everyone knows each other and feels like they belong”. Once perceived as lacking identity, Saltford…