Councillor wants to ban ‘Snowdon’ as the name for Wales’s highest peak and replace it with the Welsh version ‘Yr Wyddfa’ Councillor John Pughe Roberts, 58, is set to bring the motion forward today Mr Roberts represents Corris and Mawddwy on Gwynedd county council He also wants to rename Snowdonia National Park the Parc Cenedlaethol … Read more
The Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer: Ex-chiefs gained wealth, honours and directorships as almost 150 postmasters were wrongly prosecuted Part-time priest Paula Vennells, 62, stands accused of covering up the scandal and forcing postmasters into High Court battle After she became chief executive in 2012 there was a ‘pervasive failure’ to investigate … Read more
Bosses at HSBC have fallen victim to the bank’s huge cut back on office space as it attempts to move towards home-working, it has emerged. Senior staff were recently pushed out of their private offices on the 42nd level of the group’s Canary Wharf headquarters and will instead be force to hot-desk two floors below. … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing will reportedly welcome back celebrity contestants over the age of 60 this year. An alleged age ban was put in place on last year’s instalment in light of the coronavirus pandemic, with bosses wanting to protect vulnerable groups. However ahead of the next series future celebrities that partake in the popular ballroom … Read more
The makers of royal drama The Crown have said they are ‘deeply saddened’ by the news that His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99. After Buckingham Palace announced his passing on Friday, in a statement bosses offered their sympathies for The Royal Family as they joined celebrities including Piers Morgan, Susanna … Read more
LV bosses face questions over the windfalls they stand to make from £530m sale to private equity giant Bain By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 8 April 2021 The bosses of LV are facing calls to come clean over the money they stand to … Read more
Railway bosses plan to lay on 1,000 extra trains EVERY DAY from next week to help cope with predicted ‘staycation’ boom Demand for domestic getaways soared ahead of easing of lockdown restrictions Rail bosses are expecting a passenger surge fuelled by reopening of hospitality Services will hit almost 18,000 a day from Monday, up from … Read more
The bosses of the UK’s gambling giants have added up to £4.9billion to their personal wealth after the pandemic sparked a boom in online betting. Millions of punters around the world have logged on to British online casinos to bet while stuck at home in lockdowns. The trend has turbocharged UK gambling stocks, sending them … Read more
Pubs and restaurants may be allowed to drop social distancing rules earlier if they introduce vaccine passports – in a move that could see them brought in by the back door. So-called ‘Covid-certification’ will be required to enter theatres, stadiums and nightclubs this summer, under plans being drawn up by ministers. MPs are to get a … Read more
Most pubs WON’T reopen on April 12: Industry bosses warn 60% of boozers will not welcome back customers because they won’t have enough space British Beer and Pub Association says 75% of pubs have garden or outside space But only 40% of venues have one large enough to be able to make enough cash Therefore, it … Read more