25 August 2023, 17:21 Dan is sentenced to eight years on Emmerdale Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been pulled from TV schedules. Emmerdale and Coronation Street are set to face schedule changes. Both soaps will be airing at different times next week, as well as being taken off air completely …
Read More »Royal Mail could face Ofcom fine for missing performance targets with too many slow deliveries – MKFM 106.3FM
Royal Mail is again being investigated by the communications regulator over its missed delivery targets. Ofcom announced the inquiry after Royal Mail said on Monday it did not meet its 2022 to 2023 quality of service targets. The targets require Royal Mail to deliver 93% of first-class mail within one …
Read More »Capita admits customer, supplier or colleague data may have been accessed by hackers – MKFM 106.3FM
Capita, the outsourcing specialist and government contractor, has revealed that customer, supplier or colleague data may have been accessed during a cyber attack in March. The company, which announced earlier this month that it had been targeted, said its investigations had identified that the attack on its systems first took …
Read More »Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach agreement on pay and employment terms – MKFM 106.3FM
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached an agreement in principle following a long-running dispute over pay and employment terms. In a joint statement with Royal Mail, CWU confirmed the agreement will now be considered by the executive of the union before it goes before the membership. …
Read More »‘They’ve got us by the b****’ – striking Royal Mail worker fears reprisals after Christmas – MKFM 106.3FM
A striking Royal Mail worker has voiced fears up to 25,000 staff could be sacked and new working conditions imposed on those left after the core Christmas season has finished. The man, who usually delivers letters and parcels in the London area and is being identified as ‘Derek’ because he …
Read More »Train services crippled by fresh strike, as Royal Mail staff walk out for second day – MKFM 106.3FM
Rail passengers have been urged to only travel if “absolutely necessary” today as members of four trade unions stage a 24-hour walkout. The latest strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) is expected to cause the worst …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to stage another two-day strike in pay dispute – MKFM 106.3FM
Royal Mail workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike starting at the end of this month in a dispute over pay and conditions. Some 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were already preparing to walk out on Thursday and Friday this week. But they will now also …
Read More »The National Apprenticeship Show kicks off in Milton Keynes – MKFM 106.3FM
MKFM The National Apprenticeship Show is at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes for two days, showcasing thousands of apprenticeship opportunities. There are thousands of opportunities available at the National Apprenticeship Show this week, with employers and providers showcasing some amazing opportunities to visitors in a lively, interactive, fun and informative …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges people to stock up on common 66p item before April 4
Martin Lewis was back on ITV on Tuesday night to give viewers his best money-saving tips. Last night’s episode of the Martin Lewis Money Show was a cost of living special, where Martin revealed how best to tackle the April energy price hikes. From next month, Ofgem’s price cap will …
Read More »Less than three weeks until this year’s local elections – but how can I vote? – MKFM 106.3FM
With the local elections less than three weeks away, how will the voting process work during the COVID-19 pandemic? Last year, the government made the decision to delay the local elections until 2021 as they were deemed unsafe to carry out during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social …
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