New Year’s Honour recognition for Postmaster David Ward
David’s family has run East Barkwith Post Office & Village Shop for 47 years
The Ward family has also run Donnington on Bain Village Shop for 50 years
Parish councillor for 25 years
Local and regional President for National Federation of Sub Postmasters
David Ward, Postmaster for East Barkwith Post Office & Village Shop has rece
Commenting on the UK Government’s announcement that people in Northern Ireland will receive a £600 Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment from mid-January, Nick Read, Chief Executive at the Post Office, said:
“Our 500 Post Offices across Northern Ireland are at the heart of their communities and Postmasters are preparing for the vital role they will play in getting people the
Post Office is pleased to have secured an agreement with Evri to trial in-branch sales, parcel pick-ups and drop-offs
Post Office comments on the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) decision
The Royal Mint has confirmed that a 50p coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pride UK will be released into circulation via Post Offices across the UK from Tuesday 25 October, 2022.
Commenting on what Post Office is seeing in the currency market on 26 September, Nick Boden, Head of Post Office Travel Money, the UK’s largest provider of foreign currency, said:
“The current fall in sterling against many currencies varies quite significantly. For example, while sterling is down by over 20 per cent against the US dollar and currencies like the UAE dirham, Barbados dollar and
Post Office Chief Executive Nick Read has announced a one-off payment and a package of remuneration improvements to help support Postmasters during the cost of living crisis.
The Court of Appeal today (25th July 2022) formally overturned five convictions in appeals uncontested by Post Office. The cases, from between 2004 and 2013, relate to convictions in Crown Courts in which Post Office acted as prosecutor. Applications for permission to appeal were made to the Court of Appeal earlier this year.
The Court will provide written Judgment at a later date.
The total
Post Office has today (30 June 2022) welcomed the Government’s announcementon compensation for postmasters affected by the Horizon Scandal.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Ensuring full, fair and final compensation for all Horizon Scandal victims is a priority as we put right the wrongs of the past. Almost two thirds of postmasters in the Historical Shortfall Scheme have received compen
Following a newspaper report regarding the case of an individual who submitted an application under the Historic Shortfall Scheme after the deadline for applications had passed in 2020, a Post Office spokesperson said:
“Compensation offers have been made to almost two thirds of the 2,368 eligible applicants in the Historical Shortfall Scheme, with the majority of those already paid and we w
Southwark Crown Court today (9 June 2022) formally acquitted two people in cases referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), in uncontested appeals. The cases, from 2003 and 2005 relate to convictions in Magistrates’ Courts in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
A Post Office spokesman said:
“We are sincerely sorry for the impact of historical failures on the lives of the pe
Post Office response to BBC Panorama Monday 25 April 2022
