Post office
26 Oct 2020
The Economic and Social Impact of the Post Office
The Post Office have launched a new report, The Economic and Social Impact of the Post Office, which has been compiled by Public First. The report finds that Post Office...
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26 Oct 2020
Royal Mail launches doorstep parcel collections service
The Financial Times and the Independent have reported that Royal Mail postal workers are now collecting parcels from customers’ doorsteps for the first time through a new service called Parcel...
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08 Jun 2020
Fears for post offices after subsidy is slashed
The Telegraph reports that ministers have been accused of failing to protect the Post Office beyond 2021 which could put the future of 11,500 branches at risk The Government insisted...
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30 Mar 2020
Concerns about impact of rural Post Office closures forced by coronavirus
The East Anglian Daily Times reports on concerns that some rural communities could be left without post offices because of the coronavirus Despite Post Offices Ltd being last week listed...
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23 Dec 2019
Friday before Christmas busiest day for cash withdrawals at Post Offices
Yahoo Finance reports that Friday 20th December was forecast as the busiest day of the year for the Post Office in terms of cash withdrawals across its 11,500 branches On...
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02 Dec 2019
Post Office transaction payments to increase
The Post Office have agreed, following a six-month review, to increase transaction payments made to Post Office managers by around 10% from next year. They have also agreed to introduce...
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18 Nov 2019
Spotlight on the RSP – November 19 Edition
Welcome to November’s Rural Services Partnership Spotlight. We are thrilled by the ever-increasing interest in the Rural Services Partnership (RSP) and the variety of organisations that have joined since July....
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11 Nov 2019
Post Office signs new agreement with 28 UK banks to provide everyday banking services
The Post Office has announced a new agreement with 28 UK banks to ensure that millions of their customers continue to have national, free access to everyday banking services. Our...
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09 Jun 2019
Post Offices are at the heart of rural life
At the RSN, we are pleased to welcome the Post Office as our Conference Sponsor for the second year running! Post Offices are at the heart of rural life. Over...
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03 Jun 2019
Post Office funding crisis
As part of its campaign to protect Britain’s post office network, the Daily Mail covers the news that fees paid to sub-postmasters to provide essential services have dropped by £112...
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