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Set-top box maker Pace has turned to former Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton to help turn around its ailing fortunes. More: continued here

Residents suffered worst postal service in Britain last yearStoke & StaffordshireLatest Royal Mail figures show postal workers in the CW area delivered 85.4 per cent of first-class mail on time during the year to March. That is even worse than the KW postcode in the far north-east of Scotland, which …

BBC News Pace fights back with former Asda chief as new chairmanRapid tv newsAs it battles to regain market confidence, reinvigorating its share price following a recent profit warning, Pace has appointed former Asda CEO and Non-executive Chairman of the Royal Mail Allan Leighton as its new chairman. …Allan Leighton …

Telegraph.co.uk Leighton pledges Pace turnaroundBroadband TV NewsFormer Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton has been appointed as the new chairman of Pace. He will replace Mike McTighe who is stepping down after ten years as a non-executive director, five as chairman. Leighton, who is also a non-executive director of …Allan Leighton …

Allan Leighton and Lord Myners land new chairmanship rolesTelegraph.co.ukMr Leighton, a former chairman of Royal Mail, has been drafted in to help Pace recover from a series of profit warnings and management gaffes. His appointment, replacing Mike McTighe, chairman since 2006, is expected to be announced early this week. …Allan …

Allan Leighton to become Pace chairmanFinancial TimesAllan Leighton, the former boss of Asda and Royal Mail, is expected to be announced as the chairman of Pace, the struggling TV set-top box manufacturer. Mr Leighton is understood to be in negotiations with the Yorkshire-based company …Exclusive: Leighton To Be Named Pace …

We must work together to stop this drain of jobs to rival citiesDerby Evening TelegraphThis comes on the back of Royal Mail revealing plans to close its sorting office in Midland Road and move its 400 staff… you've guessed it… to Nottingham. In the current economic climate any jobs lost …

Prince William and Kate prepare for their first foreign tour as a married couple More: continued here

Finally delivering after a nervous startFinancial TimesHalsall had a background working at the Royal Mail and was keenly awaiting the much-heralded liberalisation of the state postal system, which saw its 350-year-old monopoly come to an end at the start of 2006. “There was space as the competition – the … …

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Canadian tour will stop in seven cities, including in Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations and Calgary for the Stampede. More: continued here