Postmaster receives royal recognition for services to Ashburton community
Stuart Rogers, Postmaster of Ashburton Post Office branch, is to receive royal recognition for services to the local community in Ashburton in Devon.
Risinghurst Postmistress receives royal recognition for services to the community
Hemlata ‘Hema’ Gandhi, Postmistress of Risinghurst Post Office branch, Oxford, has received royal recognition for services to the Post Office and local community.
Post Office is ‘on the ball’ for the World Cup: Russian rubles available at all branches
Football fans set to benefit from sterling’s strength against the ruble: 15 per cent up on June 2017 and 68 per cent up compared with five years ago
The weak ruble means prices for food are drink are half that in France, which hosted Euro 2016, and 40 per cent lower than in Brazil, the last World Cup host
Football fans planning trips to the World Cup are set to get far more ‘bang for their b
One in five feel left behind by digital revolution
●More than half struggle to use smart home devices (53%) and a fifth struggle with everyday devices including smartphones (17%) and apps (21%)
●Three quarters (73%) would like support to improve tech skills
●Post Office Broadband joins forces with Google Digital Garage to launch Digital Drop-ins across the country to help close skills gap and boost the nation’s digital confidence
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All Inclusive holidays may not be such a bargain
- Extra spending by holidaymakers on All Inclusive packages reaches record high
- Four-in-five families pay £139 for hotel extras on top of their paid-for package
- Nine-in-ten fork out £292 extra on food and drink in local shops and restaurants
- The extra spending means All Inclusive holidays are far more expensive than going B&B and eating out in resort restaurants in
Revealed: The new parent worries that can take you by surprise
First-time parents disclose the unexpected worries arising in the early weeks and months of parenthood, including: developing a ‘fear of flying’, ‘gorillas escaping from the zoo’, ‘navigating public transport’ and ‘being left alone with the baby’
Parenting bloggers share their personal experiences and advice on how they tackled their biggest worries at the time
All parents of children u
Sterling recovery means cash bonus for holidaymakers – but currency sales suggest long haul destinations may win out
Holidaymakers visiting most overseas destinations this year are likely to benefit from a big cash bonus because of sterling’s strong recovery in recent months. However, when it comes to choosing a destination, Post OfficeTravel Money analysis of currency sales for its January-March 2018 Holiday Money Index suggests UK tourists may be looking further afield than Europe. Sales of long haul holiday
Wallet-watchers will get more for their money in Turkey and Bulgaria – while Eurozone resorts costa a lot more
12thannual Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometerreveals the
best value European hotspots (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidayco... Beach, Bulgaria is best value for a bargain break for the fifth year running
Sterling’s surge against Turkish lira results in a 20 per cent price plunge in Marmaris
Algarve is cheapest in the Eurozone and 44 per cent cheaper than Sorrento, the most expensi
Post Office launches mortgages in response to the needs of modern millennial buyers
New mortgages will help young people realise their dreams of owning their own home, without having to rely on financial help from their families
First start mortgage; designed to boost the borrowing power of first time buyers through the support of a sponsor
Post Office Family Link ™ mortgage;
mortgage; helps families to provide support for young people who are trying to save
BANKS AND POST OFFICE TO RAISE GREATER AWARENESS OF BANKING SERVICES AVAILABLE IN LOCAL POST OFFICE BRANCHES
A comprehensive Action Plan is launched today by the finance industry and the Post Office to raise awareness of banking services available at Post Office branches amongst local communities with lower bank branch coverage.
The five-point plan will promote awareness of the day-to-day banking services, including paying in and withdrawing cash, that bank and building society customers can access at
POST OFFICE MEDIA ALERT: Forget the Easter egg hunt – there’s around millions of pounds in old tenners, fivers and round pounds to search for this weekend
Post Office research, conducted by YouGov, has found that 29% (more than a quarter) of UK adults (age 18 and older) still have old currency (i.e. round pounds, old £5 or £10 notes) stashed somewhere – be that in their wallet, purse, change pot, car or house.
The average amount that people believe they still have is around £13.
However, around 6% of those adults asked believe they
Clean sweep for Eastern Europe as Post Office reveals best value cities for a pound-stretching break
10 cheapest cities: Krakow, Vilnius, Riga, Warsaw, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, Athens, Lisbon and Lille • Krakow is best value as Eastern European capitals take top seven places in the 10th annual City Costs Barometer (www.postoffice.co.uk/citycosts) • High hotel prices make Amsterdam most expensive • Moscow is highest top 10 entrant – one of seven cities where prices have fallen
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