Winter newsletter now available
Please go to Members area, select Newsletters, and enter the members' password. Here you can view or download the newsletter. There is also a link to all editions from September…
Section 37 issue – update
Members may be aware from our recent newsletters that there is what is known as a Section 37 issue concerning the interpretation of rules of the NTL Pension Plan that…
NTL Pension Plan – payroll change
The Trustees of the NTL Pension Plan have moved the pensions payroll from Virgin Media to XPS (the adminstrators of the Plan) with effect from October 2023. A letter has…
Crawley Court for sale or rent
Members may be interested, and perhaps rather sad, to hear that the East wing of Crawley Court (as pictured on our home page) has been put up for sale or…
New photos of early ITA/IBA colleagues
There is a new set of photos in the NTLPA Gallery area, accessed via the link on the Memorabilia page. These are from an album of John Brodsky's that Andy…
Risk to value of pensions
On 1st September the High Court in London rejected a request from some major pension funds for a judicial review into the the Government's plans to replace the RPI measure…
Trustee meeting notes (for members)
There was a meeting between NTLPA and the Plan Trustees on 28th June. Members can view notes of the meeting in the Members' area and by entering the members' password…
Ofcom review of Bilsdale fire
Ofcom have published a review of the Bilsdale incident which can be seen here: Bilsdale Transmitter Fire: Incident Review (ofcom.org.uk)
Spectacular video of Bilsdale mast demolition
Following the fire at the Bilsdale mast on the North Yorks Moors it has been demolished, as can be seen in this video: https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-10-06/314m-fire-damaged-bilsdale-mast-demolished-and-dismantled. Site owner Arqiva's website contains more…
Severe fire puts Bilsdale transmitter off-air (+ updates)
News reports show a severe fire at the Bilsdale transmitting station yesterday (10th August) which has put the station off air. Pictures show thick black smoke emerging from near the…