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The Latest Breaking News from Post Offices

Northern Ireland £600 energy vouchers rollout date announced

Delivery of all of the vouchers is expected to take around four weeks and they can only be redeemed at Post Offices

Belfast Live

Prepayment energy customers urged to be prepared and seek support before Christmas

Scottish homes using prepayment energy meters are being urged to prepare for the festive holidays and avoid running out of credit as Post Offices and many PayPoint and PayZone outlets will close or have different opening hours.

Edinburgh Live

United Kingdom: First 50p Coins Featuring King Charles III Released

The first coins of 50p featuring King Charles III officially entered circulation and were available in Post Offices around the UK. Read on for details:

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From pawnbrokers to the sale rail: How shopping habits reveal the state of the economy

We take a look at how the cost of living crisis is shifting our shopping habits

Birmingham Post

Post Office s handled record £3.45bn in August as cash makes a comeback during the cost-of-living crisis

As cost of living bites, people are turning to notes and coins to manage their budget on a week-by-week or even day-by-day basis

Wales Online

Record amount of cash handled by Post Office in August before September dip

Post Offices handled a record £3.45 billion in cash in August but the figure fell to £3.35 billion in September.

The Independent UK

Last day to spend old £20 and £50 banknotes before they expire and go out of circulation

The Bank of England will be withdrawing legal tender status of the notes after September 30, 2022. Brits will not be able to use paper banknotes for payment from tomorrow

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Post Office expects surge in paper banknote deposits this week before they are no longer legal to use

Paper £20 and £50 notes will stop being legal tender after September 30.

Daily Record

Post Office prepared for rush of customers depositing paper £20 and £50 banknotes

Last minute dash to pay in old notes before they are banned in shops or to pay businesses

Wales Online

Bank closures ‘increase demand for cash deposit services at Post Offices’

The research also found bank closures did not result in people switching to digital payments and banking services.

The Independent UK

Post Office staff to strike in Yate and Nailsea over ‘pay cut’ during cost of living crisis

The Post Office made a profit of £35 million during the pandemic

Bristol Post

British Gas and Post Office meeting Brits face-to-face to help with cost of living

With rising energy costs hammering UK households, British Gas Energy Trust is launching advice sessions in Post Offices over the next few weeks to help those in need

Daily Mirror

Social welfare payment changes for Easter 2022 in Ireland as thousands of recipients to be affected

The changes are as a result of altered opening hours of social welfare offices and Post Offices over Easter

Irish Mirror

Hopes for vital Ayr Post Office replacement dented as talks fail

Spar owners CJ Lang ended the Post Office partnership in August 2021 with little progress made to preserve the service in the interim.

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Irish Mirror

Social welfare Ireland: Major payment date changes ahead of St Patrick's Day bank holiday

Like all bank holidays, Post Offices are due to be closed as well as Intreo Centres from Thursday, March 17 until the following Monday

Dublin Live

Social welfare Ireland: Payment date changes ahead of double bank holiday

There are a number of payment changes in place at post offices next week

Daily Record

Millions of first and second class stamps to be axed in Scotland from next year

New barcoded stamps will be available in shops and Post Offices over the coming months in a bid to bolster security.

The Independent UK

Platinum Jubilee 50p is rolled out by the Post Office

Some 1.3 million coins are being made available on ‘limited release’ at UK post offices.

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Wales Online

Two Post Offices a week have closed in the UK in the past two years, say Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice said its study also found that 1,291 Post Offices are currently deemed 'temporarily closed'

Manchester Evening News

Royal Mint releases coin to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee

The special 50p coin is expected to be highly sought after by collectors

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