[ad_1] The Post Office inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal returns on Tuesday with a blockbuster witness list including Alan Bates, Paula Vennells and Sir Ed Davey. Over 15 weeks, Post Office bosses, government ministers and executives from the IT giant Fujitsu will face questions to get to the bottom of who was responsible for…
[ad_1] BIRA has said that the recent Consumer Sentiment Monitor released by the British Retail Consortium has shown some positives. The report, released in March by the BRC asks consumers about their shopping behaviours, financial status and attitudes. The insight has a focus on market intelligence, monitors and benchmarks. Compiled in partnership with Opinium, the…
[ad_1] Kate Middleton could be your royal pen pal. As the Princess of Wales, 42, receives cancer treatment, fans may want to send the royal a letter or card filled with well wishes. On April 6, X user AllexmarieHoll1 shared a short note they said they received after sending a card to Princess Kate following…
[ad_1] DRIVERS who deliver packages for Royal Mail subsidiary Parcelforce are suing the company on grounds they have been misclassified in their employment status and wrongly denied workers’ rights. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said that thousands of Parcelforce drivers may be eligible to join the claim which, if successful, could force Royal…
[ad_1] A mailing services contract worth £3m is among the recently listed tenders currently available via the government’s Contracts Finder and Find a Tender services. Places for People requires a total printing and fulfilment service on a national basis to deliver a personalised service as part of its portfolio of customer correspondence. The contract is…
[ad_1] Three men have today been jailed for their involvement in a drug enterprise which saw the large scale selling of drugs on the dark web and their onward transmission via post in disguised packaging. (Left to right): Benjamin Martin-Bynoe, Joe McNally and Robert Brewster Joe McNally, 33, Robert Brewster, 55, and Benjamin Martin-Bynoe, 34,…
[ad_1] In the first stunning installment of Mr Bates vs The Post Office, baffling financial losses in local post office branches cause Subpostmasters to be fired and prosecuted. There’s a lot for audiences to digest, so allow us to provide more detail and context around questions like ‘How do local post offices operate in the…
[ad_1] Heathrow recently announced several changes to its Executive team, with Javier Echave, currently its CFO, taking over from COO Emma Gilthorpe, who is leaving to take up her role as CEO of Royal Mail. Above: Javier Echave (current CFO, to be COO) & Emma Gilthorpe (current COO). Courtesy Heathrow Emma Gilthorpe has decided to…
[ad_1] Celebrity chef James Martin is heading back on the road with his new live tour for 2025 including a date in at Hull’s Connexin Live. Following four sell-out tours James Martin Live will see the popular television chef and best-selling author visit 20venues across England, Scotland and Wales, combining the perfect ingredients of mouth-watering…
[ad_1] The USO requires post to be delivered Monday to Saturday and sets targets for first and second class post. Ofcom estimated the USO costs Royal Mail between £325 million and £675 million and warned it could become “financially and operationally unsustainable” unless the rules are eased. The company lost £319 million in the first…