Holiday, a day-off, you hardly ever take one and when you do it’s a tough call to say you are going to spend from Saturday evening to late Monday afternoon at the NFSP Annual Conference talking...
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has released its annual report for 2024, detailing the evidence and research that informed their recommendations for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wa...
Hi all, As Joint Members’ Editor of The SubPostmaster magazine, I feel a great privilege as well as a great responsibility to shed light on subjects that affect our livelihoods. You sh...
The NFSP held its second drop-in event at The Senedd on Wednesday 29 January. The event was an opportunity for Ministers of the Senedd to talk to Postmasters and NFSP representatives about issues faci...
I had the privilege of attending the Senedd, which is the devolved Parliament in Wales, with a group of postmaster colleagues on Wednesday. It was very encouraging to see such an experienced, knowledg...
We are excited to announce that a new-look edition of The SubPostmaster magazine will be arriving on members' doorsteps next week. In the past year, we have invested significant time and e...
Hi all, I write this column after attending a very positive NFSP Board Meeting in Coventry earlier this week. The new Post Office Ltd (PO) team of Acting Chief Executive Neil Brocklehurst, In...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has issued updated advice for checking Scottish £20 and £50 notes, created in collaboration with the Association of Commercial Banknote Issuers (ACBI). Th...
Post Office Ltd has today announced that an additional remuneration payment of £20million will be paid to postmasters in December’s settlement. Both independent postmasters and PO’s...
Mark Eldridge wants to ensure that everyone in the post office network knows where to seek wellbeing support if needed. He has successfully led a collaboration between Post Office Ltd (PO), the Nation...
Colleagues may have tuned in to the announcement this morning by Post Office Ltd (PO) new Chair Nigel Railton of his plans for the future of the business. This includes plans to close or transfer whol...
Post Office Ltd (PO) Chair Nigel Railton this morning set out the company’s five-year Transformation Plan which has come out of the Strategic Review. Mr Railton said that he was genuinely excit...
“The Post Office has 360 years of public history. I want to restore pride in working for a business with a legacy of service rather than one of scandal… Bold, urgent action is needed and...
In the latest Postmaster Ponderings blog, NFSP Joint Members' Editor Tim Allen shares a letter he wrote to Interim Post Office Ltd (PO) Chair Nigel Railton. The letter covers what postmasters nee...
The Horizon Inquiry’s listening project has today released the first in a series of papers relating to the wider impact of the Horizon scandal. In Your Own Words, which launched in March, allow...
On World Mental Health Day, we want to stress how important our health and wellbeing is, especially for small business owners who often face significant mental stress. While being self-employed can br...
This article is the individual ponderings of a postmaster and does not necessarily reflect the views of the NFSP but is the sort of communication we receive or hear that in turn is reflected in our fu...
A statement from NFSP CEO Calum Greenhow regarding the BBC documentary Surviving the Post Office Last night in the BBC documentary Surviving the Post Office, we heard emotional stories of postma...
Researchers commissioned by the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry will this week contact up to 16,000 people to ask them to share experiences of Post Office Ltd (PO) via two anonymous surveys.Those...
Hi all, Where should I begin? There are so many things happening in our post office world.At the end of this week, we will have a new government, if all the predictions are correct. To be honest,...