A mountain of 125,000 birthday cards, gifts and donations of more than £60,000 have been sent to Marston Moretaine Post Office for fundraising legend Captain Tom Moore to mark his 100th birthday on 30 April.
Cash delivery payments are now available for the most vulnerable individuals thanks to the Post Office in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Post Office is making two of its products – ‘Payout Now’ and ‘Fast PACE’ (a pre-authorised cheque encashment service) available to all UK’s banks, building societies and credit unions.
All independent Postmasters across the UK who are keeping their branches open to serve their local communities during the coronavirus pandemic will receive guaranteed remuneration by the Post Office.
The Post Office is reminding its 700,000 plus Post Office Travel Money Card customers that any foreign currency held on their card can be transferred back to Pound Sterling to use during the coronavirus pandemic
Post Office said today (23 March 2020) that because of the current Covid-19 outbreak, today’s planned launch of a scheme to independently assess applications from current and former postmasters who believe they have experienced shortfalls related to previous versions of its computer system Horizon is being postponed.
As of today (Monday 16 March 2020), the Post Office has suspended selling travel insurance.
Post Office reveals what sterling’s current value means for holidaymakers
Sterling is stronger year-on-year against 80 per cent of the top 40 holiday currencies and will stretch further in all 40 destinations compared with last summer
The pound’s biggest gains are against the Chilean peso and Turkish lira
City break tourists visiting Budapest will get 10 per cent more for their pounds
The opportunity to own and operate the world’s oldest Post Office in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway remains available.
Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money Report reveals 2020’s best value hotspots (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymo... reveals falling prices in over three-quarters of resorts and cities worldwide
15 per cent year-on-year price fall makes Sunny Beach, Bulgaria cheapest for tourists
Japan powers past South Africa to become best value for long haul travellers
Chile, Japan, Poland and Tobago a
Overseas destinations that will give ‘more bang for your buck’
UK tourists taking a New Year break will get up to 11 per cent more cash year-on-year
Cyprus and Canary Isles top the chart for best value New Year holiday bargains
Orlando and Dubai are cheapest long haul destinations
Mauritius and Jamaica lead destinations where sterling is strongest – but their prices are highest among
Friday (20 December) is set to be busiest day of the year for cash withdrawals at the Post Office. At the same point last year, Friday 21 December 2018, Post Office branches handled 400,000 cash withdrawals in a single day.
