Businessman Daniel Kretinsky is in talks to buy a 27% stake in West Ham United – in a deal which would value the club at over £600m – with Czech billionaire already owning large stakes in Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky made his money through his Czech energy …
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A prolific yarn bomber has slated “selfish” thieves who stole her latest creation, a Halloween-themed postbox topper. Rachel Williamson, a retired police officer from Rhyl, Denbighshire, said the culprits had robbed others of the “chance to be cheered up” in the run-up to October 31. The crochet creation took three …
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Senior Lloyds Banking Group staff have confirmed that they will go ahead with plans to shut the last remaining bank in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Following an ‘urgent’ meeting with councillor Jason Zadronzy, officials stated that their customers would still be able to access their bank services at the post office. Last week …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1153/33227 From The Socialist newspaper, 27 October 2021 Photo: Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) Former Royal Mail worker Despite the promise of benefiting delivery workers’ conditions, the rollout of the ‘Pathway to Change Agreement’ between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is proving to …
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One of the world’s first postage stamps is expected to fetch £6 million when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in December. The Penny Black stamp, which dates from April 1840, is considered “the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp”. It will go to auction on …
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A post office that was forced to close following the resignation of their postmaster has announced a reopening date. The previous post office was forced to close temporarily in May of this year but is now scheduled to reopen under new management. Now, with a new postmaster, the building is …
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The new owners of a top Scottish hotel have announced plans to stop selling alcohol to customers and guests. The Stromness Hotel on Orkney, which has just been taken over by Paymán Investments, will not have drink for sale on site but will still allow people to bring their own …
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An “opportunistic” Kidderminster thief made off with a Royal Mail charity tin in aid of Alzheimer’s sufferers when he went to pick up a parcel from a delivery office in the Worcestershire town. Nicholas Walker, of Compton Valley House, George Street, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before …
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A waste management company is set to convert two of its fleet of collection vehicles in Bristol from diesel to electric in a £600,000 investment. Grundon Waste Management will make the move within the next few months after trials to gauge the vehicles’ range found they were capable of operating …
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Ofcom has issued new guidance in an effort to crack down on the increase in scam texts and phone calls. The advice from the telecoms watchdog comes amidst alarming new figures that have revealed that 45 million people have been hit by suspicious messages or calls in the past three …
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