Last Mile Brief is co-produced by : Last Mile Brief is sponsored by: Want the Last Mile Brief sent to your inbox every weekday? Sign up for free here. A report published by Sky News has sparked speculation about the future of Simon Thompson, the Royal Mail’s …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO to depart after delivery failures: report
Royal Mail is obliged to deliver letters six days a week across Britain in a one-price-goes-anywhere postal service. Photo: Justin TALLIS / AFPSource: AFP The boss of Royal Mail is set to leave his post after lawmakers criticised the former state-monopoly’s performance, which has been hit by mass strikes, Sky …
Read More »Royal Mail customers could face further delays following bank holiday weekend
Royal Mail deliveries were disrupted over the weekend due to the bank holiday on Monday, May 8. While business was expected to resume as normal today, the postal service has issued an update of postcodes that could face further delays. Households in parts of England have been warned that they may …
Read More »Royal Mail (IDS) share price pattern points to a plunge to 173p
2023-05-09 06:19:12 ET Royal Mail (LON: IDS) share price has moved sideways in the past few weeks as investors digest the deal between the company and the union. IDS shares were trading at 246p on Tuesday, where they have been for the most part of the year. IDS CEO to …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO tipped for imminent departure By Proactive Investors
© Reuters. Royal Mail CEO tipped for imminent departure Proactive Investors – International Distributions Services PLC boss Simon Thompson is poised to step down from the Royal Mail (LON:) owner after a long and painful battle with workers over pay and conditions, a damaging cyber attack and criticism that he …
Read More »King Charles mural is defaced within hours of it appearing
King Charles mural images (Credit: Jill Davies) A mural to mark the coronation of King Charles III was defaced within hours of it being unveiled. The artwork by renowned Welsh street artist Tee2Sugars was created ahead of the coronation of the monarch on Saturday. However, less than 24 hours after …
Read More »International Distributions Services PLC’s Royal Mail CEO tipped for imminent departure
International Distributions Services PLC (LSE:IDS) boss Simon Thompson is poised to step down from the Royal Mail owner after a long and painful battle with workers over pay and conditions, a damaging cyber attack and criticism that he was untruthful in a parliamentary grilling. The board of the FTSE 250-listed company is close to …
Read More »Slow house price growth | Macfarlane makes ‘solid start’ – Daily Business
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 7am: Halifax house price monitor Prices of homes rose in annual terms by just 0.1% in April, their smallest year-on-year increase since December 2012, mortgage lender Halifax said in an update which was less bullish than other surveys. Prices fell by 0.3% in month-on-month terms, the …
Read More »Royal Mail boss ‘set to quit’ after bruising strike battle
Tuesday 09 May 2023 6:36 am Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson may be soon to leave Simon Thompson, the Royal Mail boss who has been at the heart of a transformation plan and a bitter industrial dispute at the company, is set to announce his departure as soon as this …
Read More »Reading could need more than 800 new homes a year – up from 699 just four years ago – as local plan faces overhaul – Reading Today Online
A REVIEW of Reading’s local plan, which details where homes will be built, has been ordered after a study showed more than 800 new homes need to be built every year to hit targets. The latest iteration of the document was adopted in 2019, and a review was carried out …
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