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There are no plans to close down the Post Office branch at Rushmere Shopping Centre. Picture: Alice Horsley/Getty Images.

Rushmere Shopping Centre Post Office relocation plans

A new 'lighter service' Post Office will open at Supervalu in Lisburn in March. Pic credit: Google

New ‘lighter service’ Post Office set to open in Lisburn Supervalu

Stephen Milford from Nisa Shankill is pictured with Eurospar Shankill Road store manager, Jenna. The former Nisa Post Office has moved to the store after being acquired by Henderson Retail

NI retailer acquires Post Office that has operated in Belfast for over 20 years

The Post Office in Market Street, Lurgan says it remains open for business despite the closure of McBee's shop.

Post Office assures customers

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Post Office to axe jobs as part of sub-postmaster payout boost

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Iconic high street retailer gives vital update on Post Office closures

Ownie Evans (9) and Rachel Evans (6) send their heartfelt wishes to Santa

Write to Santa before his sleigh takes off: Few Left at Belfast’s Christmas Post...

Horizon IT scandal payment made

Horizon IT scandal sub-postmaster from Belfast awarded £200,000 compensation

A new banking hub has opened on Newcastle's Main Street in Co Down

Newcastle banking hub opens

The Post Office revealed it is looking to offload 115 directly-owned branches within its 11,500 network, which could see them transferred to retail partners or postmasters, or potentially closed

Concerns about closure of five main post offices across NI

Post Office bosses are set to close 115 locations in a new bid to restructure the company

Post Office set to close 115 branches and axe jobs amid major cuts

36 per cent of those polled adopt a "you can't take it with you" approach, spending their cash while they can, rather than putting it aside for emergencies.

Almost a third of Brits find rainy day funds outdated

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Cllr Ciaran McQuillan, officially opens the new Portrush banking hub with representatives from Cash Access UK and local staff. CREDIT CASH ACCESS UK

Portrush banking hub officially opens

A poll of 2,000 adults found that 45 per cent have never sought assistance regarding their energy bills - whether that be turning to loved ones or seeking professional advice

Half of consumers who struggle with bills have never asked for help

Downpatrick Post Office has been operated by the same Postmaster, Frank Latus for the past 33 years. His son Gareth has worked alongside his father for many years and is the full-time manager. Gareth worked with Post Office to set up the temporary branch

Downpatrick Post Office returns home after hit by major floods nearly a year ago

Hit drama told the story of how hundreds of subpostmasters found themselves wrongly accused of theft

​Monday TV choice: Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact (ITV1, 9pm)

​Monday: Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact (ITV1, 9pm)

Rachael Popow

Over the coming weeks, candidates will be looking to secure votes. A key reason for voting is to try to ensure that we get good government

Letter: Believing in those who want our votes goes beyond words and manifesto

Former sub-postmaster Lee Williamson, who ran the Post Office in Portstewart, Co Londonderry

Former NI subpostmaster’s ‘joy’ over news convictions will be quashed

Paula Vennells apologies to Post Office Scandal victims.

Watch: Paula Vennells apologies to Post Office Scandal victims

Residents and holidaymakers in Cushendun have launched an urgent appeal to get their community village shop open again. Six months ago the Cushendun Costcutter Grocery Store and Post Office was put up for sale and with a guide price of £74,995 and £8 rent per year, Blacks Business Brokers listed the Main Street store last December as ‘an incredible opportunity’. However residents are concerned the property will fall into disrepair

NI community make urgent appeal to get £74,995 Post Office and grocery shop sold

Halifax in Portadown, Co Armagh is to close permanently following fire in February, 2024

Halifax decision not to re-open Portadown branch is a 'big blow' says Lockhart

Officially launching the new Centra store in Annaclone which has converted from the Mace brand, are Anna and Frank McPolin with their son Eoin and daughter Sharon, who are co-owners of the store. They are joined by Paddy Murney, retail sales director for Musgrave NI , owner of the Centra brand

Mace store in Annaclone converts to Centra following £750,000 investment

NI Post Office staff Fiona Elliott, Heather Earley and Deirdre Connolly gave evidence to the Horizon Enquiry

Leaders ‘hopeful’ that subpostmaster exoneration law will be extended to NI

Monday: Breathtaking (ITV1, 9pm)

Northern Irish subpostmistresses Katherine McAlerney, Heather Earley, Deirdre Connolly and Maureen McKelvey arrive at Aldwych House, central London, to give evidence to phase four of the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Ex-investigator ‘feared challenging Horizon experts would not go well’

Mr Bates vs The Post Office is an ITV drama based on the real-life scandal which shocked the nation.

Your Post Office scandal questions answered following hit ITV drama

Blanket legislation to exonerate sub-postmasters convicted in England and Wales will be introduced within weeks after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said they were victims of “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history”

Ian Ellis: Post Office IT scandal is a David versus Goliath tale

Hats off to ITV for its drama “Mr Bates vs The Post Office”.

Ian Ellis

The Horizon IT scandal saw more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses handed criminal convictions after faulty Fujitsu accounting software made it appear as though money was missing at their branches. The issue has come to public prominence thanks to the ITV drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office. The story prompted News Letter columnist Ruth Dudley Edwards to recall her experience of a Post Office investigation back in 1974

Ruth Dudley Edwards: My ordeal with Post Office investigators was upsetting

Former subpostmaster Vijay Parekh was wrongly accused of stealing £78,000 from his branch

‘I lost 15 years of my life’ says former sub-postmaster

The Post Ofice logo in the 1980s. Ruth worked in headquarters and didn’t like it

Ruth Dudley Edwards:​ I've seen institutions like the Post Office decline

Nesbitt's Quality Meats in Glengormley is one of 23 businesses from across Northern Ireland in the running for a Countryside Alliance award

Has your local shop been nominated for a Countryside Alliance Award?

Jas, Sam, Pam, Noel, Suzanne, Alan Bates, Jo, Mohammad, Lee and Rudkin

New Year’s Day (Monday): Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV1, 9pm)

A village Post Office and grocery store in rural County Antrim has been put up for sale by its owner, who plans to retire. Postmaster Chris Coyle has instructed Blacks Business Brokers to find a new owner for the Costcutter store in Cushendun, with a guide price of £74,995

Post Office and grocery store on Game of Thrones trail on market for £74,995

Downpatrick Post Office has opened at a new location to restore vital Christmas services after Storm Babet. Pictured is Gareth Latus inside the temporary shop at Unit 5a Grove Shopping Centre, Downpatrick

Downpatrick Post Office hit by major flood reopens

Northern Ireland's first banking hub is set to open next week with four more to help protect access to cash services following the closure of traditional bank branches. The first hub will be located in Kilkeel and is due to open at 47 Greencastle Street at 11am on Wednesday, December 6 by the Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, councillor Valerie Hart

Northern Ireland’s first banking hub opening date confirmed with more to follow

Royal Mail have confirmed the final dates for posting.

Royal Mail Christmas posting dates 2023 confirmed

Brendan Downey, director of Friar Tucks restaurants, was devastated to find his business flooded at Sugar Island in Newry when the local canal burst its banks at the start of the month. Now, however, he says there is light at the end of the tunnel, thanks to "amazing" help from family, friends and business associates.

'Newry can see light at end of tunnel after flooding'

Henderson Retail has announced the acquisition of two neighbourhood stores in recent weeks, Spar Barbican in Annalong and Spar Anderson Gardens in Omagh. Kieran McGirr, assistant manager at Spar Anderson Gardens, Jimmy and Una McGirr and Justine and Kelly McGirr, customer advisors at Spar Anderson Gardens are pictured with Jeremy Mitten, area manager with Henderson Retail

Henderson Retail acquires two NI stores saving over 75 jobs

Brendan Downey, director of Friar Tucks restaurants, surveys the damage to one of his businesses - just behind him - caused by severe flooding in Newry.

Newry businessman's shock with three companies under water

A historic bar in South Belfast which dates back to 1898 has re-opened following a major renovation. The Post House, formerly known as the Eglantine Inn, which is located close to Queen’s University on the Malone Road, was bought by the Clover Group in September 2022 with the business investing £3m in the project. Pictured are Clover Directors Paul Langsford, Colin Daley and Mark Beirne

Historic 125-year-old Belfast bar reopens thanks to major £3million renovation

The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) and Retail NI are calling on the government to reverse their decision to remove DVLA services from the Post Office network in the UK

Petition: Removal of NI Post Office DVLA services 'another nail in the coffin'

Medical consultant members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside University College Hospital (UCL) in London amid their dispute with the government over pay.

Sandra Chapman: Can the economy afford pay rises?

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

World's oldest Post Office is saved

Holywood in County Down has become the first community in Northern Ireland to welcome new cash services in the town’s local Post Office. Pictured is the Holywood EPO counter

NI’s first enhanced Post Office opens in Holywood offering new cash services

The Princess Victoria sinking 60th anniversary memorial service in January 2013 - Pictured in front of the Sir Samuel Kelly, the lifeboat that was launched when the Princess Victoria sank, are from left, Reverend Ian Gamble, Donaghadee Presbyterian Church, Reverend Alvin Little, Shaw Street Presbyterian Church, Lady Sylvia Hermon, Reverend Colin Anderson, Donaghadee Presbyterian Church, Reverend Willis Cordner, 1st Bangor Presbyterian Church, Jonathan Bell, Stormont Junior Minister, Reverend Ruth Craig, Donaghadee Methodist Church, and Reverend Father Joseph Gunn, St Comgall's RC Church, Bangor. Picture: Presseye.com

New lifeboat for Donaghadee is named (1950)

Store manager Conor Finnegan (centre) is pictured with Food To Go manager Kyle McLoughlin and community rep Beata Smyth at the official reopening of Eurospar Lurgan on the Gilpinstown Road

Lurgan supermarket debuts new look after 'six-figure' investment

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

Clock ticking for non-barcoded stamps as deadline looms

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

The former car showroom in Broughshane. Pic: Google Maps

Retail proposal for former car showroom

Post Office to close several branches in the coming weeks

Halifax to close its branch in Lurgan, Co Armagh. Photo courtesy of Google.

Halifax to close Lurgan branch

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

Stephen, Laura, Gary and Linda Caldwell celebrating 40 years in business with SPAR Islandmagee

Family run store begins major renovation to celebrate 40 year milestone

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