Charities could go into extinction

County Cllr Stewart said ” I have spoken with many charities locally and it is clear, the NIC hike could not have come at a worse time, charities are stretched thin by soaring demand for services and falling donations due to cost-of-living pressures & rocketing unemployment. They can’t simply raise prices or pass on these costs. This additional financial burden is forcing them to make traumatic decisions about staffing and service delivery”.

https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/25663656.charities-face-collapse-situation-carries/

Royal mail letter delays unacceptable

Residents have raised concerns about the delay in the delivery of letters as Royal mail gives priority to more profitable parcel deliveries.

This does not just relate to the busy festive period, but all year round.

The heavy fines imposed upon Royal mail do not appear to been a catalyst for change.

Sympathy has to be given to the hardworking postal workers who have their working practices dictated by the ‘company’.

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Potential job losses at DHL depot Prudhoe Mill, Northumberland

https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/25688285.dhl-depot-essity-prudhoe-mill-restructuring-operations/

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/redundancies-dhl-prudhoe-mill-northumberland-33038485

‘ I know that many companies are really struggling  as a direct result  of the ill thought  out massive National Insurance employers contributions increase imposed by this Labour Government, and the inability of the Government to control energy and other utility bills’