Postal Services Minister Stephen Timms has announced the appointment of Helen Charlton as a National Council Member of Postwatch.
Stephen Timms said: “Postwatch plays an important role as the independent representative of postal consumers. With her experience, I am sure that Helen Charlton will make a valuable contribution to the work of Postwatch; particularly in bringing a wide-ranging knowledge of competition law with her”.
Read MoreSpecial rail services on which post is sorted en route have made their final journeys. The so-called Travelling Post Offices (TPO) are being axed under cost-cutting plans that will save the Royal Mail £10 million a year.
Hundreds of jobs will be lost, but the workers will be redeployed or offered voluntary redundancy. Trade unions accused the Royal Mail of “industrial recklessness” and said that there would be extra pollution as mail is switched to roads.
Read MoreAn Post has been forced to sell property to pay its wage bill.
The beleaguered company is using overdraft facilities to meet day-to-day running costs. It is seeking to cut more than 1,300 jobs and faces a 30m loss for 2003.
Unless a radical rescue package is implemented, the State company could go under,chief executive Donal Curtin warned.
Read MoreDHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, has awarded EWS, Britain’s leading rail freight operator, a three year contract to manage the transportation of parcels by rail between the West Midlands and Scotland.
DHL has previously used EWS services on a trial basis. The contract reinforces DHL’s strategy to use the most effective form of transport for its customers and the environment.
Read MoreNational Courier Network md Micke McCormick confirmed on Tuesday that he has signed up a dozen members from Hellmann Overnight, which collapsed just before Christmas. NCN recruits include YDS based in Yorkshire and Mainland Express of Northampton.
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