[ad_1] With just six weeks to go until Christmas, kids everywhere will be penning their wish lists in anticipation of the big day. Writing letters to Santa has been a longstanding Christmas tradition for children worldwide. The letter usually includes a list of things they’d like to find under the tree Christmas morning, and they…
[ad_1] If you want to earn some extra cash over Christmas, this might be a good place to look for a temporary job. A number of firms have vacancies in the North East, including Royal Mail, Fenwick, Next, WHSmith and Pizza Hut. The roles on offer include mail sorters and sales advisors, with the majority…
[ad_1] If you own a mobile phone, the chances are you’ve been contacted by a scammer. It’s known as smishing – or phishing by SMS. For many, the text messages arrive daily, often purporting to be from recognisable companies but in fact they are anything but above board. In the past few weeks alone, I’ve…
[ad_1] If they’ve made their lists and checked them twice, you can get your kids right into the spirit of the festive season with a free letter from Santa. Royal Mail has revealed the details of its very popular letters to Father Christmas service for this year. Santa says he is looking forward to delivering…
[ad_1] The owner of a power station near Plymouth has become a significant investor in a Premier League football club. Daniel Kretinsky, 46, investor and owner of of Langage Power Station near Plymouth, now owns 27 per cent of football giants West Ham. This makes Kretinsky the second-largest shareholder of the London-based team who are…
[ad_1] On November 12, 1997, Ronnie Biggs, train robber, accidental folk hero and part-time Sex Pistol, was celebrating his “escape” from British justice after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a request for his extradition. The London-born villain had been convicted in 1963 of robbing a Royal Mail train – a crime which has passed into legend…
[ad_1] A former Royal Mail employee who stole 23 packages containing sportswear from the Gloucester depot of Parcel Force has been jailed. Alan Orzechowski, 27, of Clement Street, Gloucester,was taking high value clothing and selling it to order – he even sent out messages on his mobile phone advertising what he had to offer, Cheltenham…
[ad_1] With thousands of seasonal job vacancies still available and worries about staff shortages and supply chain issues disrupting Christmas, employers are trying to entice prospective employees with sign on bonuses of up to £2,000. This year, more than 1,300 jobs were advertised with a Christmas bonus, according to research from jobs website Adzuna. Offering…
[ad_1] Important documents such as “Do Not Resuscitate” forms are being held up for days because of a review of how post is delivered in Chelmsford. That is the claim from one whistleblower after people living in CM1, CM2 and CM3 postcodes complained they haven’t been receiving post via Royal Mail since October 25. Royal…
[ad_1] When the possibility of West Ham United being taken over by the private equity firm PAI Capital faded earlier this year, chairman David Sullivan was quick to point out that in addition to considering their offer to be “derisory” he felt that they were not football people. With Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech billionaire who…