Post Office Media

5 September 2013 23:00

Postal affairs minister visits Scottish post office to mark 1,000-branch milestone in modernisation programme

- Jo Swinson today visits Uddingston Post Office near Glasgow to mark the milestone of 1,000 branch modernisations in the Network Transformation scheme*
- Post Office transforming thousands of branches as part of £1.34billion investment programme
- Customers across the UK are benefiting from improved branches and longer opening hours
- Post Office also signs a seven-year extension to prov

29 August 2013 23:00

Defining the Public Purpose of the Post Office

- Post Office seeks views on public purpose
The Post Office has been providing essential services to communities from tiny villages to large cities for almost 400 years. With around 11,700 branches, the Post Office operates the largest retail network in the UK and 99.7% of the population is within three miles of a Post Office branch. Every week around 18 million customers visit a Post office br

27 August 2013 23:00

Post Office's free fast-track Drop and Go service now available at over 11,000 branches - two week discount available to users of pre-paid postage service

- Post Office® provides fast-track pre-paid postage service at over 11,000 branches across the whole of the UK
- Special discount available to new and existing Drop & Go customers
- Discount of 20 per cent when sending selected small and medium inland parcels from 2-15 September*
The Post Office’s new Drop & Go pre-paid postage service is now available at over 11,000 branches acro

26 August 2013 23:00

Post Office announces independent mediation scheme for subpostmasters

- Introduction of scheme part of Post Office’s commitments following findings of interim report into Horizon system
- Post Office committed to addressing concerns raised by sub-postmasters by reviewing their cases
The Post Office has today announced the introduction of an independent mediation scheme to address the concerns raised by some sub-postmasters regarding cases which they feel requi

22 August 2013 23:00

0845 numbers costing UK consumers £1.3bn from their mobiles

- One in four consumers call 0845 numbers from their mobile
- One in ten wrongly believes that calls to 0845 numbers are included in their monthly free minutes
- A quarter blame high call rate numbers for unexpectedly high monthly bills
A new study released today by Post Office HomePhone and Broadband, reveals that consumers are spending £1.3billion pounds* each year by making calls to 08

18 August 2013 23:00

Post Office disappointed at CWU's call for further strike action

- The strikes are called in Crown branches which make up only three per cent of Post Office's around 11,800 branch network
- 97 per cent of branches will be unaffected
- Post Office will continue plans to transform Crown Network to keep its branches on high streets across UK
- 70 branches proposed to be partnered with retailers will provide a new modern branch with same Post Office produc

7 August 2013 23:00

Post Office rolls out new Drop & Go postage service across UK

- Drop & Go offers a fast-track postage service as research reveals a third of adults sell items on eBay
The Post Office has today announced the national roll-out of its Drop & Go service, which offers business customers and internet power sellers a fast track pre-paid card service when sending mail at over 10,000 branches.
Drop & Go has been launched in response to the ever-grow

1 August 2013 23:00

Post Office Annual Report 2012-2013

- The Post Office today (2nd August 2013) delivered its first set of results operating as an independent business.
The Post Office today (2nd August 2013) delivered its first set of results operating as an independent business. In a challenging economic climate, the Post Office has reported good progress during the 2012-13 financial year, with strong growth in Financial Services, Mails and Tele

18 July 2013 23:00

Public asked to suggest Community projects for local Post Offices in England

- Opportunity for public to have their say on new Post Office projects that benefit community.

- Local Post Office's can apply for funds of up to £10K
A competition launched today by Communities Minister Don Foster asks the public to suggest projects their local post office could start up to benefit the community, including mentoring for business start-ups, digital access and training,

10 July 2013 23:00

Lowest ever mortgage rates from post office are best in market.

- Post Office shakes up the mortgage market with rate reductions on fixed-rate and tracker products
- Great news for customers as best rates mean best mortgage deals
The latest reductions in mortgage rates from the Post Office make it the best value in the market as it continues to offer the most competitive deals to customers.
A new two-year tracker mortgage has been introduced at 1.94%

7 July 2013 23:00

Post Office statement on findings of interim report into Horizon computer system

- The Post Office today issued the following statement in response to the publication of an interim report into alleged problems with the Horizon computer system, which is used to record transactions in its branch network.
The Post Office today issued the following statement in response to the publication of an interim report into alleged problems with the Horizon computer system, which is used

9 June 2013 23:00

Post Office launches 'Get Connected' to the internet campaign

- Supporting the 16 million people in the UK who have either never used the internet or have limited internet skills and knowledge
- First time UK's 5,000 courses and access points joined up and made available as a walk in service
- 11,800 branches can issue details of nearest internet support

The Post Office is committed to supporting the 16 million people without internet skills or

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