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Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief executive of its subsidiary Royal Mail. Gilthorpe will join the embattled British postal operator on May 1, working with group chief executive Martin Seidenberg before taking over fully later in the summer months. …

Mr Thompson stepped down after just two years at the helm after facing disruptive strike action led by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over pay and working conditions. The former Apple and Ocado executive sought to modernise Royal Mail by refocusing its delivery business towards parcels, amid fierce competition from …

British postal operator Royal Mail is facing an overhaul to cut heavy losses Adrian DENNIS Text size Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief executive of its subsidiary Royal Mail. Gilthorpe will join the embattled British postal operator on May …

In January, Fujitsu admitted that staff had known about bugs and errors for years and apologised for its role in the scandal. The company said in January that it would not seek public sector contracts for the next two years as a penance for the Horizon scandal. Fujitsu said the …

Two decades after meeting on the music retail scene, a Sudbury couple realised a long-time ambition, with the opening of their new record shop. Rewind Records – a new outlet dedicated to vinyl music – opened in Gaol Lane on Saturday morning. The store buys and sells records across all …

A popular coffee truck will be returning to serve customers on their way to work. Entrepreneur Hannah Joe was inspired to launch her coffee roasting business, Jackalope Joe, five years ago and has seen it go from strength to strength since then. She will be bringing the Jackalope Joe trailer …

Royal Mail is proposing to relocate a post box in Hatt Close, Peasemore, to a new location further along the road. The reason given for the move is because the slipway needs widening to assist the emergency services in the area. Site of the current post box in Peasemore The …

Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! The Royal Mail centre in Inverness. Picture: James MacKenzie. Nightmare backlogs of mail arriving more than a week late are “a common problem” facing Highland constituents, an MP claims a new survey has revealed. Drew Hendry, who is MP for …

Amazon cut a large part of its UK team working on drones in 2021, while mass redundancies at the company earlier this year also hit its Prime Air team. The project has faced delays and regulatory hurdles, while a number of its drones have crashed during field testing. However, Amazon …

Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Martin & Claire Murray of Dunnet Bay Distillery celebrate with a glass of their award-winning gin. We are all trying to do what we can to help protect our environment ‒ now and for future generations. But there are individuals …