Nine taxi drivers have been banned from driving in part of Somerset after failing to complete safeguarding training. Sedgemoor District Council issues licences to taxi and Hackney carriage drivers, while ensuring they are safe enough to provide such services to the public. More than a dozen drivers failed to attend …
Read More »Student selling camera online realises he’s been scammed – but Post Office won’t hand parcel back
A student who fell foul of fraudsters while selling a camera tried to get his parcel back from the Post Office before it was sent – but was refused. Jay Stocks, 17, thought that he was selling a camera to someone on Gumtree earlier in the week, and took it …
Read More »Lisa Nandy vows to maintain Labour’s pledge to abolish university tuition fees
Lisa Nandy has said she would maintain key pledges from Labour’s election manifesto, including the abolition of university of tuition fees and the denationalisation of Royal Mail. In her first major television interview, the Wigan MP, one of five contenders vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn, also said she opposed a …
Read More »Shouts of ‘disgusting’ as £1m travellers’ caravan site approved in Wolverhampton
A £1 million travellers’ site close to homes in one of Wolverhampton’s most deprived areas was already a ‘done deal’ before councillors formally approved it, claim “disgusted” residents living nearby. The temporary encampment, located on a former quarry between Dunstall Hill Trading Estate and Gorsebrook Road, had already been decided …
Read More »Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) Given Coverage Optimism Rating of -2.00
Press coverage about Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) has been trending negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 6,000 blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to …
Read More »‘Postman Pat challenge’ sparks anger over claims Royal Mail workers being bullied
Social media users have sparked a bizarre new trend that sees them following Britain’s postmen whilst blasting the Postman Pat theme music in their car. The craze has divided online users with some branding the viral trend “bullying” but others praising the stunt. A series of videos show drivers lurking …
Read More »Riverside village Malpas stranded after fallen tree cut only road off
A small village with some of the best river views in Cornwall has been cut off from the rest of the world after a large tree came down in gale force winds. Malpas, which overlooks the River Truro where it meets with the River Fal, was the scene of amusement …
Read More »Plans put forward to regenerate derelict Post Office that will ‘inject new life’ into this Notts town centre
Plans have been put forward to convert Mansfield town centre’s historic Post Office into a retail unit and 15 apartments. The former Royal Mail site in Church Street, which was constructed in 1913 and is a Grade II-listed building, could see its ground floor repurposed as a retail space for …
Read More »Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Receives “Sell” Rating from Liberum Capital
Royal Mail (LON:RMG)‘s stock had its “sell” rating restated by stock analysts at Liberum Capital in a report issued on Tuesday, January 7th, Stock Target Advisor reports. Several other research firms have also issued reports on RMG. Societe Generale decreased their target price on Royal Mail from GBX 208 ($2.74) …
Read More »Barclays Reaffirms Overweight Rating for Royal Mail (LON:RMG)
Barclays restated their overweight rating on shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) in a report published on Friday, Stock Target Advisor reports. RMG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Credit Suisse Group reiterated an underperform rating on shares of Royal Mail in a report on Thursday, …
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