Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost pets The Guardian - UK · Sep 16
Three union leaders included in King’s Birthday Honours Dave Ward and Patrick Roach are made CBEs and Sue Ferns is made an OBE. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Post Office plan to close 115 branches and cut jobs condemned as ‘immoral’ Unions criticise decision that puts up to 2,000 jobs at risk and comes amid inquiry into Horizon IT scandal The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024
Post Office cuts: Full list of London branches at risk of closure The Post Office is looking to offload 115 branches, putting around 1,000 workers at risk, with hundreds of head office roles also under threat Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024
Postal workers union wants Royal Mail staff to have stake in business CWU calls for new business model and says commitments for takeover do not ‘go far, or long enough’ The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
Abbie Ward caps return to action after pregnancy with try in Bristol cruise The Bears scored eight tries during a 48-5 victory against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Women’s season opener The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
Premiership Women’s Rugby 2023-24 preview: new faces and absent friends A new era for the women’s domestic game in England kicks off on Saturday but there are clouds on the horizon The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023
Railway ticket offices plan is 'a direct attack' on our society as unions blast plans RMT and CWU chiefs pen joint article savaging review of train station facility that could see closure of ticket offices at transport hubs across the country Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023
Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler helping Bristol Bears Women prepare for Premier 15s semi-final showdown Gloucester-Hartpury host Bristol Bears Women at Kingsholm on Saturday in the semi-final of the Allianz Premier 15s Bristol Post · Jun 8, 2023
CreateFuture and xDesign in all-Edinburgh merger CreateFuture will relocate its team to xDesign’s headquarters, taking overall headcount to more than 450 Insider UK · Apr 21, 2023
Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach deal on pay Agreement in principle follows strikes and 11 months of negotiations over pay, jobs and conditions The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023
Royal Mail referred to regulator over letter delivery The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the company had ‘failed to deliver’ the so-called universal service obligation. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
Bristol Bears Women set up huge Harlequins clash with emphatic win over Loughborough Saturday's game at Shaftesbury Park will have a major bearing on the Allianz Premier 15s play-offs Bristol Post · Mar 9, 2023
Royal Mail issues urgent warning to anyone sending or receiving post in the UK The letter and parcel delivery company have warned that more industrial action could be near, as the Communication Workers Union is yet to agree a new deal in 2023. Edinburgh Live · Feb 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023 Fresh Royal Mail strikes loom in bitter pay row New ballot reveals almost 96% of union members in favour of more strikes
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023 Royal Mail workers vote to continue strikes campaign A ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union showed almost 96% were in favour of more strikes.
Bristol Post · Feb 6, 2023 Bristol Bears pay price for early setbacks against Gloucester-Hartpury in Premier 15s Bristol Bears were beaten 19-17 by West Country rivals Gloucester-Hartpury as their challenging start to the year continues
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 Royal Mail boss has a shocker as meeting with MPs doesn’t go well Simon Thompson seemed to arrive to talk about strikes determined not to answer questions asked
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 Union warns of more strikes and says Royal Mail is ‘waging war’ on staff CWU says fresh talks are not heading toward agreement as it prepares to ballot members over further stoppages
Bristol Post · Jan 16, 2023 Bristol Bears Women bounce back with eight-try showing but head coach sends defensive warning Bristol Bears were electric and efficient in attack but will need to improve on the other side of the ball ahead of next weekend's encounter with Exeter Chiefs
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2022 Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions Communication Workers Union staff have staged a series of walkouts over the increasingly bitter row
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 Last Royal Mail post dates for Christmas as strikes delay deliveries Members of the CWU are planning more strikes in December
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022 Watch: Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament Thousands of Royal Mail workers have staged a rally to mark another strike in the increasingly bitter dispute over “unachievable” conditions they said would “destroy” the company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) from across the UK congregated outside Parliament in central London to voice their anger about the…
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022 Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament They said conditions proposed by the company are ‘unachievable’ and would ‘destroy’ the service
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022 Watch: Why Royal Mail workers are striking Royal Mail workers have begun a wave of strikes that will stretch until Christmas Eve amid a bitter dispute over pay and conditions. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members are walking off the job across the UK on Friday while “millions of pieces of mail” pile up, the union…