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Scotsman
08-05-2025
- Scotsman
Kids Go Free With Stena Line
With finances weighing on the minds of almost half the families who plan to travel this summer, the largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea has moved to help ease some concerns by announcing a Kids Go Free offer. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... With Stena Line routes to Belfast, Dublin, Rosslare and the French port of Cherbourg offering a gateway to Europe, families can now pack their car and head off on holiday for much less. Legal & General's Family Holiday Report recently reported that 42% of families said the cost of a trip was their number one barrier to travel this year, while almost a third said they now have a real focus on money-saving measures due to cost-of-living increases. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Swedish-owned ferry company's Kids Go Free offer applies to all its Economy and Flexi motorist fares on the Irish Sea until January 5, 2026, if you book your trip before August 31. The offer applies to children aged 4-15. Kids go free with Stena Line Younger passengers can enjoy Happy World play areas, games zones, an interactive POD lounge on crossings between Belfast and Cairnryan and free movie lounges. For the grown-ups, the relaxation begins the moment you step onboard with the Pure Nordic Spa (available on the Cairnryan to Belfast route and the Rosslare to Cherbourg route) Taste Restaurant, bars, and excellent shopping all available. And, with pet-friendly travel on Stena Line routes you can even bring your four-legged friend. For cost-conscious passengers travelling on the Holyhead to Dublin crossing and the Fishguard to Rosslare crossing, you can take advantage of Duty-Free savings on a wealth of products, including alcohol, cosmetics, fragrances, gifts, and confectionary. Prices start from just £149/€175 per car with one adult and kids go free. The offer is subject to availability and T&Cs.
The Irish Sun
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Major boost for Irish parents as huge travel firm vows ‘kids go free' – but there's a catch
FERRY company Stena Line has announced kids can travel for free - until January next year. A report recently found 42 per cent of 1 Stena Line has announced kids can travel for free until January next year Credit: PR Handout The Legal & General's Family Holiday Report also found that almost a third said they now have a real focus on money-saving measures due to But the largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, with routes to Scotland, England, Wales and the French port of Cherbourg, says the Kids Go Free offer applies to all Economy and Flexi motorist fares on the Irish Sea until January 5, 2026. The routes included are: The offer is applicable to travel in either direction on the above routes, e.g. from Dublin to Holyhead and from Holyhead to Dublin. Read more in Travel However, your trip must be booked before August 31, with the offer applying to kids aged 0 to 15. Prices start from €175 per car, with one adult, and kids go free. Use the offer code KIDS when prompted in the booking process online. Stena Line has around 40 vessels running 20 routes in Northern Most read in News Travel The Swedish-owned ferry firm added: "Younger passengers can enjoy Happy World play areas, games zones, an interactive POD lounge on crossings between Belfast and Cairnryan and free movie lounges. "For the grown-ups, the relaxation begins the moment you step on board with the Pure Nordic Spa (available on the Belfast to Cairnryan route and the Rosslare to Cherbourg route), Taste Restaurant, bars, and excellent shopping all available. "And with pet-friendly travel on Stena Line routes you can even bring your four-legged friend. "For cost-conscious passengers travelling on the Dublin to Holyhead crossing and the Rosslare to Fishguard crossing, you can take advantage of Duty-Free savings on a wealth of products, including alcohol, cosmetics, fragrances, gifts, and confectionery." For more information visit Meanwhile, take a look inside the The Swedish-owned ships depart from The trip is an ideal way to stock up on goodies without breaking the bank, as shoppers can buy items tax-free and duty-free in international waters. The round trip takes about nine hours, with a 3.5-hour journey there and back and a two-hour stopover in the seaside town of Holyhead. And the ideal way to spend the trip is in the comfort of one of the two lounges on board, which can be added to your ticket. Both car and foot passengers are welcome in the eight-floor areas, and the Irish Sun recently had the chance to check them out. To enter the Hygge lounge or the Stena Plus lounge, we were given cards with a code that serves as a passcode to the lounge door. The newest addition to the ship is the Hygge lounge, inspired by and named after the The space is designed to create a relaxing atmosphere ideal for work or just some peace and quiet while on the crossing. It features glass wall windows offering a stunning sea view and rows and rows of reclining leather seats.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
PCHS clinic could open on Bainbridge next year, if state funding comes through
Peninsula Community Health Services could open a new medical clinic on Bainbridge Island early next year, agency CEO Jennifer Kreidler-Moss told the Kitsap Sun this week, assuming they get funding through the state's capital budget. PCHS, a federally qualified health center providing primary care and other services in Kitsap, Mason and part of rural Pierce County, purchased a former optometrists office on Winslow Way using just over $1 million in reserve funds, Kreidler-Moss said. They plan to convert the mixed-use retail complex into a primary care clinic with two primary care providers, two behavioral health staff serving about 2,500 people per year. Permits for the project have already been approved, Kreidler-Moss said. The opening of the project now hinges on state funds. The agency has asked for about $556,000 to complete renovations. Those funds have been earmarked in the Senate's capital budget, but do not appear in the House's version. That leaves the project up in the air at a time when money is tight. Washington is facing a roughly $14 billion budget deficit over the next four years, and it remains uncertain how legislators plan to address that gap. A final budget is expected at some point this week, before the last day of the state's regular legislative session on April 27. If state funding for the clinic is not included, Kreidler-Moss said the facility will remain vacant and they will try again next year. Bainbridge residents have been asking PCHS to build a clinic on the Island for years, Kreidler-Moss said, after a series of providers consolidated or left the community. Until recently, the agency had been unable to afford a space there. 'We have been asked fairly regularly since 2021 to show up on the island,' she said. 'We are excited that we finally found something that was within our price range.' Bainbridge Island Mayor Ashley Matthews said the city lost a few providers around the start of the pandemic, including a Swedish-owned primary care clinic that closed in 2021. There is a Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Clinic on the Island at 1344 Wintergreen Lane NE, 'that does good work,' Matthews said, but they are at capacity. The city does not have enough providers needed to meet the need, she said, forcing residents to travel to Poulsbo or take the ferry into Seattle. At least 1,000 people living in Bainbridge go to the PCHS clinics in Poulsbo or Kingston, Kreidler-Moss said. Peninsula Community Health Services typically provides care for patients who are under or uninsured, yet as access challenges persist, the number of patients with commercial insurance has grown to about a third of its payors. 'At this point there's just such an access gap for all that we don't really care what insurance you have,' she said. 'The access is limited in our county so even if it is a matter of serving more commercial patients out there, who don't have to travel, that will free up more spots at other places.' Conor Wilson is a Murrow News fellow, reporting for the Kitsap Sun and Gig Harbor Now, a nonprofit newsroom based in Gig Harbor, through a program managed by Washington State University. This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Peninsula Community Health planning new medical clinic on Bainbridge
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500 postboxes will start to disappear from the start of June. Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen sought to reassure Danes, saying letters could still be sent and received across the country. One company said it was prepared to take over deliveries. Postal services across Europe are grappling with the decline in letter volumes. Germany's Deutsche Post said on Thursday it was axing 8,000 jobs, in what it called a "socially responsible manner". Deutsche Post has 187,000 employees and staff representatives said they feared more cuts were to come. Denmark had a universal postal service for 400 years until the end of 2023, but as digital mail services have taken hold, the use of letters has fallen dramatically. Public services send communications via a Digital Post app or other platforms and PostNord Denmark says the letter market is no longer profitable. Letter numbers have fallen since the start of the century from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. The decision will affect elderly people most. Although 95% of Danes use the Digital Post service, a reported 271,000 people still rely on physical mail. Danish MP Pelle Dragsted blamed privatisation for the move and complained the move would disadvantage people living in remote areas. PostNord said about 1,500 of its workers would lose their jobs, out of a workforce of 4,600. The company said it would switch its focus to parcel deliveries and that any postage stamps bought this year or in 2024 could be refunded for a limited period in 2026. Chief executive Kim Pedersen said Danes had become increasingly digital and the decline in letter volumes had become so pronounced that it had fallen by as much as 30% in the past year alone. PostNord also operates in Sweden. It is 40% Danish-owned and 60% Swedish-owned.
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Denmark's postal service to stop delivering letters
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500 postboxes will start to disappear from the start of Minister Thomas Danielsen sought to reassure Danes, saying letters could still be sent and received across the country. One company said it was prepared to take over services across Europe are grappling with the decline in letter volumes. Germany's Deutsche Post said on Thursday it was axing 8,000 jobs, in what it called a "socially responsible manner". Deutsche Post has 187,000 employees and staff representatives said they feared more cuts were to had a universal postal service for 400 years until the end of 2023, but as digital mail services have taken hold, the use of letters has fallen services send communications via a Digital Post app or other platforms and PostNord Denmark says the letter market is no longer profitable. Letter numbers have fallen since the start of the century from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. The decision will affect elderly people most. Although 95% of Danes use the Digital Post service, a reported 271,000 people still rely on physical MP Pelle Dragsted blamed privatisation for the move and complained the move would disadvantage people living in remote said about 1,500 of its workers would lose their jobs, out of a workforce of 4, company said it would switch its focus to parcel deliveries and that any postage stamps bought this year or in 2024 could be refunded for a limited period in executive Kim Pedersen said Danes had become increasingly digital and the decline in letter volumes had become so pronounced that it had fallen by as much as 30% in the past year also operates in Sweden. It is 40% Danish-owned and 60% Swedish-owned.
