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After two record-breaking cash handling months at Post Offices, unseasonable weather sees small dip in June

After two record-breaking cash handling months at Post Offices, unseasonable weather sees small dip in June

Post Offices saw cash deposits and withdrawals total a record £3.57 billion in May, beating the previous record high set in April 2024 (£3.48 billion). In June, cash transactions totalled £3.43 billion – with unseasonable weather resulting in a dip in business cash deposits – but was still the fourth highest amount on record. Business cash deposits totalled £1.13 billion in June, down both 3.4%

St Minver postmistress receives royal recognition for over 50 years of service to Cornish community

St Minver postmistress receives royal recognition for over 50 years of service to Cornish community

Kings’ Birthday Honours recognition for St Minver Post Office postmistress, Maureen Rickard, for services to the community Receives British Empire Medal Has served her community for more than 50 years Community fundraised to relocate her branch Postmistress kept branch open throughout pandemic
St Minver postmistress Maureen Rickard has been recognised by the King for services to her rural Co

POST OFFICE DECLARE JUNE 13TH AS ‘CHECK YOUR PASSPORT DAY’ AFTER A THIRD OF UK PASSPORT HOLDERS SAY THEY’RE UNAWARE OF THEIR PASSPORT EXPIRY DATE

POST OFFICE DECLARE JUNE 13TH AS ‘CHECK YOUR PASSPORT DAY’ AFTER A THIRD OF UK PASSPORT HOLDERS SAY THEY’RE UNAWARE OF THEIR PASSPORT EXPIRY DATE

'Check Your Passport Day' announced to ensure stress-free travel experiences ahead of peak summer travel season Over a third of UK passport holders surveyed (36%) are unaware of their passport expiry date without having to check; despite nine in ten (90%) obsessively checking other perishable items, such as food, before consumption To help people think about their passports in the same way, one

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