Post Offices handled £3.55bn in cash deposits and withdrawals in September Across the UK, there was a strong year-on-year increase in business and personal cash withdrawals, up 6.5% Personal cash deposits across the UK exceeded £1.48bn, reflecting a significant year-on-year increase of 13.2% Business cash deposits exceeded £1.16bn across the UK, an increase year-on-year of 7.2% Across the U
Post Office is urging people to get ready to redeem their Warm Home Discount vouchers, with redemptions set to begin on 14 October.
Falling local prices help Cape Town overtake Vietnam and Tokyo to rate as the best value long haul holiday destination for the first time in six years (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Far East looks a better bargain than the Caribbean, taking three of the five best value places Prices are down in over half of destinations – and in eight of the chart’s top 10 Biggest falls were recorded in Barbado
A Post Office branch in East Anglia is helping students with their life admin tasks so they can spend more time on things that are important to them
New research from Post Office reveals four fifths of students [1](82%) feel that non-academic responsibilities interfere with their ability to attend lectures or complete assignments
Nearly half of students (49%) will handle their own life admin f
The Post Office today announces that after five years Nick Read has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and leave Post Office on 15 March 2025.
Nick was appointed CEO in September 2019, with a remit to modernise the Post Office.
In November 2019, Nick led the settlement with the Group Litigation claimants, beginning the journey to address the wrongs of the past and to reset the
Post Offices handled £3.64bn in cash deposits and withdrawals in August Across the UK, there was a strong year-on-year increase in business and personal cash deposits Personal cash deposits across the UK exceeded £1.52bn, a 13.74% year-on-year increase, whilst business cash deposits exceeded £1.18bn across the UK, a 3.86% increase year-on-year Wales experienced a particularly strong level of
The Post Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Juliet Crisp as the new Head of People Strategy, Planning, and Governance.
New figures released today reveal Post Offices handled a record £3.77 billion in cash deposits and withdrawals in July.
The Post Office is pleased to announce the continued strong growth of its long-standing Post Office Payout voucher service
August Bank holiday travellers urged to be aware of little-known rule around passport expiry dates
Around a third (31%) of UK residents plan to book last-minute August Bank Holiday trips abroad to get their sunshine fix after up and down summer weather
With the majority of travellers (66%) planning to go to EU destinations, a quarter (25%) are unaware of the 10-year passport rule which could
New research by Post Office reveals confusion about overseas bank charges and exchange rates
Travellers could be losing a collective £845million in fees from using their bank card abroad.
A study of 2,000 holidaymakers found 45 per cent incurred charges for using their bank card outside of the UK in the last 12 months, with the average annual bill coming in at £21.79 each. With ONS figures s
Commenting on the BBC documentary ‘Surviving the Post Office’ which airs on BBC 1 on 22 July 2024, a Post Office spokesperson, said:
“We are truly sorry for the suffering caused to so many people by Post Office’s past actions. We continue to learn from our mistakes and are committed to transforming today’s Post Office, rebuilding trust, and moving forward for our current postmasters and the 10
Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach has narrowly beaten Marmaris, Turkey to rate as best value for families Portugal’s Algarve remains cheapest of 14 eurozone destinations surveyed Big price variations persist across Europe with Ibiza costing twice as much as Sunny Beach But prices have risen in 12 of the 16 European holiday hotspots surveyed by Post Office and TUI Overspending is at a record high: 73% pare
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%
New Research reveals families could be spending up to £972 per degree of heat when booking their summer holidays to Florida and up to £96 for every additional degree of heat in Spain Four in 10 who are planning a holiday this year intend to go ‘out of season’ in a bid to cut down on costs Travel to destinations outside of peak weather times can save families on average £231 for each degree lower,
Kings’ Birthday Honours recognition for Portobello Road Postmaster, Sellathurai Chandrakumar,for services to the community Will receive British Empire Medal Went above and beyond for his community after the Grenfell Tower disaster Stayed open daily to distribute emergency funds Chose not to have a day off for a full month to meet the needs of the community Soon to retire after 18 years serv
Kings’ Birthday Honours recognition for Trewoon Postmistress, Sally Bourton,for services to the community
Will receive British Empire Medal
At the heart of her Cornish community
Co-ordinated volunteers during Covid and found ways to lift spirits
Organised big celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee and the Coronation
Fundraises for many good causes
Long-serving Trewoon Postmistress Sally Bou
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
Kings’ Birthday Honours recognition for Penllergaer Postmaster, Matthew Tyrrell,for services to the community
Will receive British Empire Medal
Kind-hearted to those in need
· Supports local sports clubs and community organisations with sports kit and equipment as well as raffle prizes
· Goes above and beyond for his village near Swansea
Penllergaer Postmaster, Matthew Tyre
Following the Post Office statement on 8 February this year on the ‘Capture’ system, in relation to allegations of prosecutions and whether shortfalls could have been caused by faults in this software, the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) has now commissioned Kroll, a leading independent provider of risk and financial advisory solutions, to undertake the investigations into the Capture syste
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