Business cash deposits totalled £1.12 billion in October, up 3.3% month-on-month (£1.09 billion, September 2023) Personal cash deposits and withdrawals were relatively flat month-on-month with £1.32 billion deposited by personal customers (+0.8% month-on-month) and £821 million withdrawn (+0.5% month-on-month) In total, £3.3 billion worth of cash was deposited and withdrawn over the counter at Po
Post Office opens up a new wave of delivery services from its branches as it launches multiple-carrier service to help give customers more choice at the counter when sending parcels.
76% of the population sent parcels last year but 40% of people admit sending parcels can be stressful[1] and almost half (48%) wish there were more delivery providers available to choose from at one location.
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Business and personal cash deposits totalled £2.4 billion in September, down 3% month-on-month (£2.47 billion, August 2023) Cash transactions such as withdrawals and deposits at Post Offices totalled £3.25 billion in September, down month-on-month (£3.34 billion, August 2023) Personal cash withdrawals totalled £818 million in September, down 2% month-on-month (£834 million, August 2023). Cash wit
Five convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office between 2001-2006 were overturned at Southwark Crown Court today, 27 September 2023.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“We are deeply sorry for past wrongs. We’re doing our utmost to ensure any injustices are put right and full, fair compensation paid.
“We strongly encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted for any reason
Strength of sterling sees prices plummet in long haul hotspots: Post Office finds falls in over 88% of the destinations also surveyed last year Falling local prices combine with a weaker Vietnamese dong to help Hoi An retain its place as best value of 30 long haul destinations (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Far East looks a bargain this winter, taking five of the 10 best value barometer place
Strength of sterling sees prices plummet in long haul hotspots: Post Office finds falls in over 88% of the destinations also surveyed last year Falling local prices combine with a weaker Vietnamese dong to help Hoi An retain its place as best value of 30 long haul destinations (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Far East looks a bargain this winter, taking five of the 10 best value barometer place
Post Office is evolving and expanding its retail offering in branches to turn them into one-stop shops to further support communities, by helping to fill the gap left by the demise of local high streets.
The shifts in consumers’ traditional retail patterns have seen a growing trend to shop local and stay local - a trend that emerged during the pandemic and has remained.
As the UK’s largest
Post Office today welcomed the Government’s announcement that people whose convictions were overturned on the basis of Horizon evidence will be given the option of settling their claims for compensation for an up-front sum of £600,000, without the need to bring a formal claim.
Post Office Chief Executive Nick Read said: “Post Office is making good progress to pay compensation to those affected
A new Postmaster, Barry Ford, has taken over at the oldest Post Office in the world, in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Cash transactions totalled £3.34 billion at Post Offices in August – almost identical to July’s £3.33 billion.
The Post Office has secured a new government contract for in-person identity checks, adding to its portfolio of identity products and services available digitally or in branch.
Post Offices continue to provide the biggest network of everyday banking services across the country, enabling local communities – especially those in rural areas - to access all major high street banks and building society accounts in branch.
Nick Read, Chief Executive of Post Office, said:
“I have made a personal decision to return voluntarily the full bonus payment attributed to the overall Inquiry metric in the 2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts. While neither the Simmons and Simmons report, nor the Amanda Burton report, found any basis to support suggestions of impropriety and both stated that there was a justifiable basis to m
Post Office welcomes the comprehensive report into the governance of senior executive remuneration. We regret the circumstances that led to the need for this report and have already put in place significant steps to improve governance further. We reiterate the sincere apology we have made to all those affected.
Henry Staunton, the new Chairman of Post Office Limited, said:
“I am writing to
New figures today reveal cash transactions totalled £3.33 billion at Post Offices in July
Post Office publishes its latest figures for compensation paid to Horizon victims
Post Office collected £871,521.60 for BBC Children in Need in the year to 30 June 2023 Over 7,500 individual donations through almost 3,000 branches 95% of donations received (£828,689.15) were in cash, highlighting the vital role cash plays in supporting charities and good causes Almost 25% of the Post Office network received donations for BBC Children in Need Customers can donate to BBC Childr
Commenting on a long-read article by the Criminal Cases Review Commission entitled 'Why all Post Office convictions cannot be referred at once', a Post Office spokesperson said:
“We are doing our utmost to encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted to appeal.
“That is why we asked the independent Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to also make contact with people whose c
British families heading off to Europe in July and August are likely to find the cheapest resort prices in Turkey, Portugal and Bulgaria, according to new research.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“We welcome Sir Wyn’s interim report and share his view that victims of the Horizon scandal must be provided with full compensation, fairly and consistently. This remains our priority.
“Across Post Office’s compensation arrangements, offers totalling more than £120m have been made to around 2,500 Postmasters, with the majority of these agreed and paid. Inter
