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  • BANKS AND POST OFFICE TO RAISE GREATER AWARENESS OF BANKING SERVICES AVAILABLE IN LOCAL POST OFFICE BRANCHES

    A comprehensive Action Plan is launched today by the finance industry and the Post Office to raise awareness of banking services available at Post Office branches amongst local communities with lower bank branch coverage.
    The five-point plan will promote awareness of the day-to-day banking services, including paying in and withdrawing cash, that bank and building society customers can access at

  • ​POST OFFICE MEDIA ALERT: Forget the Easter egg hunt – there’s around millions of pounds in old tenners, fivers and round pounds to search for this weekend


    Post Office research, conducted by YouGov, has found that 29% (more than a quarter) of UK adults (age 18 and older) still have old currency (i.e. round pounds, old £5 or £10 notes) stashed somewhere – be that in their wallet, purse, change pot, car or house. The average amount that people believe they still have is around £13. However, around 6% of those adults asked believe they

  • Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, comments on the UK House Price Index June 2017

    The House Price Index, June 2017, revealed that average house prices in the UK have increased by 4.9% in the year to June 2017 (down from 5.0% in the year to May 2017). The annual growth rate has slowed since mid-2016 but has remained broadly around 5% during 2017.
    Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, said:
    “A slower rate of house price growth will no doubt be welcomed by fi

  • Post Office statement: Travel Money Cards

    You may have seen some media reporting around fees related to using pre-paid cards while on your travels abroad. Here's the Post Office's advice on how to best use our Travel Money Card to avoid charges.

  • Kevin Gilliland, Post Office’s Retail Chief Executive, awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours List





    Kevin Gilliland, the Post Office’s Retail Chief Executive, is to receive royal recognition for his commitment to the business.
    It was announced in the New Year’s Honours List that Kevin, who started his Post Office career as a counter clerk almost 38 years ago, is to receive the OBE for his services to the Post Office and local communities.
    Kevin has played an integral role i

  • POST OFFICE REASSURES CUSTOMERS THAT 99 PERCENT OF 11,600 BRANCHES OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL TODAY

    FEWER THAN 40 BRANCHES CLOSED ALL BRANCHES WILL BE OPEN AS NORMAL ON 21, 22 AND 23 DECEMBER
    The Post Office is reassuring customers that nearly all Post Office its branches are open today, despite the strike action called by the Communication Workers Union.
    The Post Office has 11,600 branches around the country. The CWU’s call for strike action on 19 and 20 December involves fewer than

  • 99% of Post Office branches open despite strike action

    More than 11,500 Post Offices open for business as usual today – less than 50 closed Last postal dates will not be affected by action
    The Post Office is reassuring customers that nearly all Post Office branches are open today, despite strike action by the Communication Workers Union.
    Strike action was called at around 300 branches, but around 250 of these are open. Of around 1200 peop

  • VAST MAJORITY OF POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS NEXT WEEK

    More than 97 per cent of Post Office branches will be open and not affected by strike action All Post Offices will be open on 21, 22 and 23 December Last postal dates will not be affected by action
    The Post Office is reassuring customers that the vast majority of its 11,600 branches will open for business as usual next week and that it is well prepared for strike action planned by the Com

  • Christmas as usual despite CWU calls for strike action

    Strike action called in fewer than 300 branches, many of which will be open to maintain services for customers preparing for Christmas Post Office regrets unions’ refusal to agree way forward through talks, but confident disruption will be minimised Last postal dates will not be affected by action
    The Post Office is reassuring customers that it will be Christmas as usual in over 97 per cent

  • Post Office statement on CWU's decision to call strike action on 3rd December 2016

    Mark Davies, Communications and Corporate Affairs Director at Post Office, said:
    “We are frustrated that our unions are again calling for strikes when we continue to try to reach a constructive way forward through talks, and have been inviting them to meet with our Group Executive to discuss our strategy in detail since April this year. Our latest invitation to meet on December 22nd remains una

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