STUART Scoffins has been appointed Area Customer Service Manager in Bolton for Parcelforce Worldwide, with responsibility for Liverpool, Wirral and Deeside.

Mr Scoffins, based in Stonehill Road, Farnworth, is one of 25 around the country as Parcelforce streamlines its organisation from eight regional centres to three.

His area is part of the Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland regional business operation.

Mr Scoffins started his career with the Post Office as a counter clerk in Lincoln in 1966.

He had several career moves around the country within the Post Office and joined Parcelforce in 1988.

He spent two years away from the Post Office in 1980, completing a Diploma In Management Studies and an MBA in 1983.

Mr Scoffins,married with a son, enjoys badminton and cricket and is a keen Lincoln City supporter.

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