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BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
The first Kent Police officer killed in Snodland in 1873
On Sunday 24 August, 1873, residents in a Kent town woke to find themselves at the centre of a grisly moment of policing in a field in Snodland was the body of PC Israel May, the first member of the Kent constabulary to be killed on with gruesome head injuries, PC May's death shocked a community and marked another tragedy for the officer's beside his grave, Kent Police Museum volunteer Pam Mills told Secret Kent that PC May's death was "so, so sad", and that more could be done to continue to remember him. She said: "PC May's head was so severely battered that the two people who discovered him didn't realise it was him."They went to tell PC May that they had found a body." When it was realised that the body discovered at 06:15 BST that morning, along with a police cap, was PC his truncheon, the weapon with which he was killed, was been a bobby on the beat in Snodland for around 20 months, suspicions immediately fell to people known to have had run-ins with PC people, privates from the Royal Engineers, were initially arrested having been in the area, but later it was Tommy Atkins, a well-known adversary of PC May's, who was arrested for the officer's previously told a ferryman that he was "going to get" the officer, Atkins was charged with his murder after a second cap found in the field was identified as belonging to the evidence against him, Atkins escaped the noose. At trial, he argued that he had acted in self-defence, and that PC May had struck him with the truncheon was sentenced to 20 years in jail. As well a shocking a community, PC May's death came as the latest in a string of tragedies for his suffered the deaths of their daughter in 1871, and son in 1872, the death of PC May the following year came as another blow to his wife, grief was so much that she was forbidden from attending her husband's funeral, taking away her chance to say a final goodbye. Funds were raised to help her Ms May, with 504 pounds, 12 shillings and threepence donated in total. Of this, 500 was invested in a mortgage for all that remains to remember PC May is a small grave in All Saints Graveyard, in Mills said: "It's so, so sad, but I have put in a request to the Police Benevolence Fund to clean up this grave to honour him."He is definitely not forgotten. We have a memorial wall and a national police roll of honour, and I know that come the anniversary of his death the page of that roll will be turned to honour him."
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tesco to axe 400 jobs across shops and head office
Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office as part of plans to 'simplify' the business. The UK's largest supermarket chain said managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, as well as staff at some of its in-store bakeries, will be affected. Tesco said it is having to seek 'more efficient ways of working' due to the increasingly competitive nature of the UK grocery industry. The retail giant said the shake-up will see it change how it operates in certain parts of the business, including changing its bakery model in some stores. It is also altering the management structure it uses in Tesco Mobile stores. Matthew Barnes, Tesco's UK boss, said: 'These are difficult decisions affecting our colleagues, but we believe they are necessary to enable us to invest in what matters most to our customers. 'Our priority is to support impacted colleagues and we will do everything we can to help them find alternative roles within our business. Today, we have almost 1,000 vacancies available.' Separately, Tesco said it will soon launch a consultation over the closure of its Snodland distribution centre in Kent. It said this follows plans to open a new warehouse site in Aylesford, around three miles away, with all affected workers at Snodland being offered roles at the new site. Earlier this month, Tesco bosses cheered the retailer's 'biggest ever Christmas' as it increased its share of the UK grocery market to its highest level since 2016. It reported UK and Ireland like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, up 3.7% over the six weeks to January 4 and record trading in the week before Christmas. The cuts at Tesco come a week after rival Sainsbury's said it would axe around 3,000 jobs as part of a major overhaul. The UK's second-largest grocer will close down its in-store cafes and remove its pizza and hot food counters from stores as a result. Fellow rival Morrisons said it planned to cut around 200 jobs earlier this month, while Asda cut 475 head office jobs in November as part of efforts to arrest a recent slump in performance. All retailers were among firms to warn that jobs will be impacted by Labour's autumn Budget, which included plans to increase National Insurance contributions for businesses and rise the minimum wage. Andrew Griffith, the Conservatives' shadow business secretary, said: 'With all the big four supermarkets having announcing job cuts, Labour's choices are having the real-world impact we predicted.'
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tesco becomes latest UK supermarket to announce job cuts
Tesco (TSCO.L) is the latest UK supermarket to announce job cuts, which it said were part of plans to "simplify" its business. Britain's largest supermarket said it planned to axe 400 roles, blaming a grocery market that was "more competitive than ever". Tesco said it had started talking to staff about the proposed changes across its stores and head office, including to its bakery model in some stores, as well as to its management structure in Tesco Mobile phone shops. Separately, Tesco said it will begin a consultation in the coming days around the closure of its Snodland distribution centre, following its previously announced investment in a new distribution centre in Aylesford. The supermarket said all employees at the Snodland centre would be offered a role at the new site. Matthew Barnes, CEO of Tesco UK, said: "These are difficult decisions affecting our colleagues, but we believe they are necessary to enable us to invest in what matters most to our customers. "Our priority is to support impacted colleagues, and we will do everything we can to help them find alternative roles within our business. Today, we have almost 1,000 vacancies available." Read more: Reeves revives UK's 'Silicon Valley' plan putting £78bn value on Oxford-Cambridge corridor The job cuts come despite Tesco recently reporting its "biggest ever Christmas". The supermarket posted 2.8% growth in like-for-like sales over the third quarter and an increase of 3.8% over the Christmas period. However, shares dipped after the release of this recent trading statement in early January, as sentiment in the retail sector has been downbeat. A number of UK firms have been warning of the impact of higher costs on the back of an increase in the national minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions, announced in the autumn budget. Sainsbury's (SBRY.L) announced last week that it expected to cut 3,000 roles, which included a 20% reduction in senior management roles. Simon Roberts, CEO of Sainsbury's, said the company was facing a "particularly challenging cost environment which means we have had to make tough choices about where we can afford to invest and where we need to do things differently to make our business more efficient and effective." Morrisons also announced plans last week to cut more than 200 roles across its retail people team, according to multiple reports. Rami Baitieh, CEO of Morrisons, told The Sun in December that the change to national insurance announced in the budget "adds insult to injury. The problem is that it's an avalanche of costs that is coming all at once." Read more: Inheritance tax on pensions 'will heap more pressure on grieving families' Where the UK's ISA millionaires are investing Best fund picks for investing in a Trump 2.0 presidencySign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tesco to axe 400 jobs across shops and head office
Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office as part of plans to 'simplify' the business. The UK's largest supermarket chain said managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, as well as staff at some of its in-store bakeries, will be affected. Tesco said it is having to seek 'more efficient ways of working' due to the increasingly competitive nature of the UK grocery industry. The retail giant said the shake-up will see it change how it operates in certain parts of the business, including changing its bakery model in some stores. It is also altering the management structure it uses in Tesco Mobile stores. Matthew Barnes, Tesco's UK boss, said: 'These are difficult decisions affecting our colleagues, but we believe they are necessary to enable us to invest in what matters most to our customers. 'Our priority is to support impacted colleagues and we will do everything we can to help them find alternative roles within our business. Today, we have almost 1,000 vacancies available.' Separately, Tesco said it will soon launch a consultation over the closure of its Snodland distribution centre in Kent. It said this follows plans to open a new warehouse site in Aylesford, around three miles away, with all affected workers at Snodland being offered roles at the new site. Earlier this month, Tesco bosses cheered the retailer's 'biggest ever Christmas' as it increased its share of the UK grocery market to its highest level since 2016. It reported UK and Ireland like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, up 3.7% over the six weeks to January 4 and record trading in the week before Christmas. The cuts at Tesco come a week after rival Sainsbury's said it would axe around 3,000 jobs as part of a major overhaul. The UK's second-largest grocer will close down its in-store cafes and remove its pizza and hot food counters from stores as a result.
BBC News
29-01-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Tesco to cut 400 jobs in stores and Hertfordshire head office
Tesco has announced plans to cut about 400 jobs as part of plans to "simplify" the supermarket giant said jobs will be affected at its bakeries, mobile phone shops and its head office in Welwyn Garden City, explained it is having to seek "more efficient ways of working" due to the increasingly competitive nature of the UK grocery retailer said the shake-up will see it change how it operates its bakery model in some stores and alterations to the management structure used in Tesco Mobile stores. Matthew Barnes, CEO, said: "These are difficult decisions affecting our colleagues, but we believe they are necessary to enable us to invest in what matters most to our customers."Our priority is to support impacted colleagues and we will do everything we can to help them find alternative roles within our business. Today, we have almost 1,000 vacancies available."Separately, Tesco said it will soon launch a consultation over the closure of its Snodland distribution centre in said this follows plans to open a new warehouse site in Aylesford, around three miles away, with all affected workers at Snodland being offered roles at the new site. Earlier this month, Tesco bosses celebrated the retailer's "biggest ever Christmas" as it increased its share of the UK grocery market to its highest level since reported UK and Ireland like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, up 3.7% over the six weeks to January 4 and record trading in the week before cuts at Tesco come a week after rival Sainsbury's said it would cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés and closes its patisserie and pizza counters. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
