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  • Post Office Launches Money Card

    - The pre-paid Money Card offers customers a convenient way of managing their money without going over budget - The flexibility of Post Office’s Money Card means it can be used on the high street, online, and at ATMs - Customers can set their spending limit according to their budget - Two card options available, Pay As You Go or Pay Monthly

  • Eastern Med Boasts Best Value Car Hire But UK Tourists Could Steer Their Holiday Autos Into Excess Trouble By Cutting Corners



    - Holiday car hire costs least in Cyprus, Malta and Turkey
    - Majorca is most expensive in the eurozone – costing £200 more than Cyprus
    - Under half of UK holidaymakers cover themselves against high excess charges for car damage; over three-quarters fail to insure against tyre or window damage
    - Failure to do so could cost over £1,000 in excess charges



    According

  • Post Office Annual Report Statement 2013 - 2014



    - Post Office takes significant steps towards commercial sustainability, reducing dependence on the taxpayer
    - Despite a fall in revenue and a decline in network subsidy of £10m, operating profit before exceptional items increased £13m to £107m
    - Over 2,000 branches transformed offering 50,000 more opening hours at end March 2014 and more than 1,000 open on Sundays


  • Post Office Touring Displays Marking First World War Launched Today



    - Post Office displays, commemorating the First World War, will travel to branches across the UK, starting today


    - Venues include Oldham and Birmingham, home to two VC recipients
    - Exhibition pays tribute to local communities whose bravery will never be forgotten – 75,000 GPO workers fought in the War and 8,500 were killed
    - Remembers crucial role of women who took

  • Post Office Doubles Current Account Pilot Branches To 239



    - Post Office current account will be available in 239 branches across the UK by the end of September
    - Customers can service their accounts in over 11,500 branches, online or at one of the 40 mobile Post Office vans
    - Accounts can be opened with a minimum balance of £20
    - Customers will receive a £100 One4All gift card when they switch to a Post Office current account

  • All Inclusive Tourists Splash Out On Spa Treatments But Tighten Their Belts In European Resorts



    - Almost one-third of All Inclusive tourists paid extra for spa treatments costing £253m
    - But fewer holidaymakers on European trips will pay extra for food, drinks and web access
    - Post Office® All Inclusive Holiday Report found that at least 80 per cent of European All Inclusive resorts excluded branded drinks, bottles of wine, mini-bars and a la carte dining
    - B&B pac

  • Target Practice: Cost Of Living Causes UK Savers To Miss Goals



    - Savers fall short as one in five (20 per cent) miss their savings goals
    - Average goal is £1,500 but most save over £500 less
    - Men twice as likely as women (22 per cent vs. 10 per cent) to count on a bonus to meet their savings target*
    - Cost of living cited as number one reason savers miss their target
    - UK savers awaits the launch of the NISA on July 1st


    As

  • Scottish Families Tighten Their Belts To Avoid Budget Busting Holidays Abroad



    - As resort prices fall across Europe, Scots slash holiday spending by 30 per cent
    - Scots rate Turkey and Portugal best value - but Bulgaria is cheaper
    - Prices are down in 11 of 12 resorts surveyed – by 32 per cent in Sorrento, Italy


    As Scotland’s schools break up for the summer, the Post Office Travel Money® Scottish Family Holiday Report reveals that European reso

  • Parents To Splash Out Almost £500 Entertaining Kids This Summer



    - Over the six week period, parents will spend £492 entertaining their children – a 26 per cent increase on last year
    - On top of this, an average £119 will be spent on petrol and a further £106 on childcare
    - Summer worries: almost two thirds (58 per cent) of parents worry about the cost of entertaining their children
    - One in 10 would miss bill payments in order to cover cos

  • New Digital Community 'Hub' Launched By Allendale Post Office



    - Allendale Post Office is to become a physical and digital Community Hub for local residents and tourists
    - Winners of Post Office Community Enterprise Fund officially launch new in branch internet suite
    - Post Office, Northumberland Community Development Network, County Councilor, Parish Council and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership unite in comm

  • Amble Post Office Officially Opens New Digital Booth In Branch



    - Winners of Post Office Community Enterprise Grant launch internet booth to support local residents
    - Mayor of Amble, Craig Weir, to perform opening ceremony
    - Local residents invited into branch to make use of the new facilities and training sessions


    Amble Post Office launched a new internet suite for local residents on Tuesday 10th June at 10.00am. Mayor of Amble, C

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