Cash is King: Over a quarter of the nation want to get hold of the new King Charles banknotes as they enter circulation today
The start of the rollout of banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III has begun
The start of the rollout of banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III has begun
The first full-electric Post Office branded vehicle has been successfully trialled in the UK.
The 10 best European cities for a pound-stretching break are Vilnius, Lisbon, Lille, Krakow, Athens, Riga, Budapest, Bratislava, Prague and Warsaw
Vilnius has regained its place as best value city in the annual City Costs Barometer, one of seven Eastern European ones in the top 10 (www.postoffice.co.uk/citycosts).
Runner-up Lisbon is one of three Western European cities to reach the top fiv
Post Offices saw an almost 5.5% increase in personal cash deposits in March compared with the previous year.
Post Office has partnered with Monzo
Post Office has announced a package of remuneration improvements for Postmasters worth £30 million for the 2024 / 25 financial year.
Long haul destinations top this year’s holiday costs barometer leaderboard: Vietnam, South Africa and Kenya offer the lowest prices Portugal is the only European destination in the top five as Turkey and Bulgaria lose ground Sterling’s surge accounts for price falls in 25 of 40 resorts and cities surveyed. Over half of Britons will travel abroad this year – and 60 per cent have already booked Mo
Post Offices saw over £800 million in personal cash withdrawals, up 15% year-on-year partly due to February being a leap year, but also up 3.6% on last month (£778 million, January 24) Short month means month-on-month declines on personal and business cash deposits, but both see year-on-year increases helped by leap year Personal cash deposits totalled £1.28 billion, up over 6% year-on-year (£1.2
Rising rates for sterling mean holidaymakers can look forward to getting more for their money in the vast majority of holiday destinations this year, according to new exchange rate analysis by Post Office Travel Money for its regular Holiday Money Index survey of currency rates and sales trends.
Sterling has strengthened in value against 21 of Post Office Travel Money’s 25 bestselling holiday c
Post Offices handled £3.37 billion worth of cash deposits and withdrawals in January 2024, up over £140 million on January 2023
Three convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office were overturned at the Court of Appeal today (1 February 2024), following appeals lodged within the past two weeks.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“We are deeply sorry for past wrongs. We’re doing our utmost to ensure any injustices are put right as swiftly as possible and full, fair compensation paid.
“We continue with extensive work
Post Offices saw a record £930 million in personal cash withdrawals over the counter in December. Post Offices saw all time record for personal cash withdrawals on a single day - Friday 22 December - with £62.4 million taken out over the counter Figure beats previous record from Christmas 2022 by over £10 million when £51.5 million was withdrawn over the counter (Friday 23 December 2022). In tota