Post Office

Kevin Hollinrake has his say.

New deal with banks could help post offices stay open: Kevin Hollinrake

Customers will soon be able to send parcels using delivery carriers DPD and Evri over the counter at Post Office locations across the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

Leeds-based Evri announces deal with Post Office

Library image of protesters outside the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

Why the latest Horizon IT compensation offer is simply inadequate: Greg Wright

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

World's oldest Post Office is saved

Burstwick Village Store

Plans to turn only shop in Yorkshire village into a house refused by councillors

Members of The Inn Collection Group, Post Office representatives and Councillor Jabbour outside the Black Swan Hotel, where the new Post Office service in Helmsley will be located

Historic 15th-Century pub to bring Post Office back to Yorkshire market town

'Hundreds of innocent subpostmasters were criminalised and in many cases jailed because a new computer system literally couldn’t add up'. PIC: Simon Hulme

Public servants seem to understand little about computers - David Behrens

Simon Recaldin, Post Office’s Remediation Unit Director, told The Yorkshire Post: “My message to the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal is one of complete empathy and heartfelt apology. Our CEO Nick Read has made himself available to come and see the victims face to face." (Photo by Richard Lee/Post Office)

Post Office boss offers heartfelt apology to victims of Horizon IT scandal

Royal Mail has been planning to phase out classic stamps for years

Clock ticking for non-barcoded stamps as deadline looms

Virgin Money is to shut almost a third of its bank branches, with 255 workers facing potential redundancy. (Photo supplied by Virgin Money/PA)

Virgin Money to shut 39 bank branches

Library image of protestors outside the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

Payout process for victims needs a shake-up: Greg Wright

Don’t bin it, spend it! Vintage Cash Cow will make you a fair offer, whatever condition your goods are in. Submitted picture

Ad Feature Yorkshire-based Vintage Cash Cow pays cash for clutter

Barclays will close another 14 branches in the UK

Barclays confirms more high street branch closures across the UK

More than 60 locations are to open up ‘banking hubs’ in a bid to address the recent rapid closures of high street branches.

Banking hubs: Full list of 67 areas where new sites will open in UK

Helmsley

Helmsley: Residents hold crisis meeting after loss of only bank and post office

Post Office to close several branches in the coming weeks

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in 2021. PIC: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

The Phillip Schofield affair shows us not all is well in TV land - Jayne Dowle

Library image of protestors outside the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London. Picture: PA

'Government must take hard line with unapproved Post Office bonuses'

The Post Office branch will open in June. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Post Office survey reveals top 10 value European city destinations

Martin Lewis has issued important advice to anyone who has a holiday booked this year. The consumer champion dished out the money-saving tip on This Morning.

Cash or card? Martin Lewis explains best way to get travel money

Langthwaite a village in Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Drive to tackle crisis in the Dales as families priced out of buying a home
Deeply rural villages in the remotest Dales face a shift over housing that must be addressed, local leaders have said, as drives to ease the challenge take a significant step forward.

Richard Kendall in his estate agency office in Wakefield

RIP Richard Kendall one of Yorkshire's best estate agents

Anyone hoping to cast a ballot will not only need to be registered to vote but also display a form of photo identification, which is compulsory in England for the first time.

(Photo credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Plan your photo ID for next month's elections now, urges Post Office

The importance of cash is actually growing, says Rocio Concha of Which?

Why many people will keep using hard cash - Rocio Concha of Which?

On the high street alone, visits to post offices generate over £3bn a year of spending in nearby shops and businesses. Picture: Richard Lee

How Post Office drives £280m of additional spending in Yorkshire shops

Harrogate's former Post Office

Historic former post office in Yorkshire to be converted into 11 apartments

South View, Thoralby

Rural home in beautiful Bishopdale with a cosy Aga and a two acre paddock

File photo dated 01/05/15 of an Asda sign at the supermarket's head office in Leeds.

Asda night shift move puts 300 jobs at risk and hits pay premiums for thousands

Sheffield butcher Chris Beech and his wife Donna are moving their business from Walkley to Ranmoor

Butcher closes much-loved counter in city suburb

More than 5,000 bank and building society branches have closed over the past seven years, according to analysis from Which?

'More than 5,000 bank and building society branches have closed since 2015'

Post Office. (Pic credit: Simon Hulme)

Post Office strike December 2022: The last day to send Christmas cards and gifts

COUNCILLORS have approved plans for a former Post Office to become a firework shop, arguing there was little they could do to stop a store from stocking a product that is still legal to sell.

‘Big Shotter’ fireworks store given green light despite raft of objections
Councillors have approved plans for a former Post Office to become a firework shop, arguing there was little they could do to stop a store from stocking a product that is still legal to sell.

For millions of people in this country, cash isn’t a relic of the past - but an important part of everyday life.

'Bank branch closures can have devastating impact on rural communities'

Chris and Donna Beech at their shop Beeches of Walkley, which has been put on the market with a reduced asking price for a 'quick sale'

Popular Yorkshire shop for sale as concerns grow that it could close for good

'Boris Johnson wasn't the answer and neither is the revolving door, time to call an General Election'. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Catalogue of errors have left country needing an election - YP Letters

Almost 1 million drivers risking £1,000 fine over expired licences

Karen Wilson, widow of postmaster Julian Wilson who died in 2016, holds a photograph of her husband outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after his conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Post Office pledges to help 700 workers affected by Horizon scandal

"We must stop people making profit at our expense - we need a windfall tax, a wealth tax, and to nationalise our essential services."

Old £20 and £50 paper banknotes will no longer be accepted in shops

Post Offices are seeing more demand for cash services. PIC: Simon Hulme

Why closing bank branches is shortsighted - The Yorkshire Post says

Eastrington, near Howden and Goole, will now be left without a shop

Yorkshire village cafe and shop announces closure due to 'rising costs'

A man uses an ATM outside a branch of the HSBC bank. PIC: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Banking hubs show why branch closures shouldn't be made in haste - Jayne Dowle

Hornsea Beach

Seaside village in Yorkshire to get 'banking hub' to help people access cash

Post office empty for three years in Harrogate could become holiday apartments

Post office empty for three years in Harrogate could become holiday apartments

Locals outside the Costcutter shop in Helmsley

Staff told by text message that Helmsley shop was closing

Developers pull out of post office conversion plans in Harrogate

There’s nothing in life that’s so bad that the scammers can’t capitalise on it and make it even worse, says Sarah Coles

How to protect your family from the cost-of-living scammers - Sarah Coles

If you have a fortnight until you travel, you can take advantage of the two cheapest ways to take money away with you – a credit card or debit card designed for exactly that purpose

The secrets for finding the best deal on your holiday money - Sarah Coles

Karen Wilson holds a photograph of her late husband Julian Wilson, a former sub-postmaster, after giving evidence at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London for the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry.

No justice over Post Office scandal without accountability - The YP says

This is what you need to know about the scheme from the Post Office (Photo: Shutterstock)

All 114 Post Office branches affected by strikes in July over pay row

Brits have until 30 September to spend or deposit their £20 and £50 paper banknotes, the Bank of England has warned. (Credit: Adobe)

People only have 100 days left to use £20 and £50 paper banknotes

The Post Office is due to pay out tens of millions of pounds in compensation to victims of the subpostmasters scandal.

Subpostmasters compensation: MPs question Post Office's financial viability

TUI has warned travellers to check the date on their passports before travelling abroad (Photo: Adobe)

TUI issues passport warning to everyone with a holiday booked this year

Gary Brown of Rawcliffe, East Yorkshire, had to sell his house and lost an estimated £250,000 as a result of the Post Office scandal.

Why did nobody detect scandals as they unfolded? - Yorkshire Post Letters

Former postmaster Chris Tropusdale with his children Isaac and Peter. Photo: John Kenny Photography.

Post Office IT scandal has hallmarks of Putin’s Russia – Tom Richmond

A screen grab dated 17/02/22 from Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry of Wendy Martin, who is a former subpostmistress has said the stress of dealing with the Post Office's faulty IT system "nearly killed" her after it repeatedly caused shortfalls in her accounts, the inquiry has heard.

‘It nearly killed me’: York postmaster’s fraud ordeal – The YP says

Dale Head petrol station in Hawes could become entirely community-owned

Post office and library in Hawes at risk unless locals buy their petrol station

The Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell, who has heralded the importance of village churches in supporting countryside communities. (Photo: The Church of England)

Church of England looks to bring village churches even closer into the heart of ...

The closure of local banks across Yorkshire continues to cause consternation.

How high street banks fail their customers – Jayne Dowle

Angela Williams: 'I am delighted to be joining Northcoders'.

New chairwoman appointed by Leeds-based Northcoders

The original Post Office on Priory Place was built in 1885

Doncaster's old and new main Post Offices close within four years of each other