Post Office

Durness Shop, located in one of the busiest spots on the NC500 during the spring and summer months, has gone up for sale

'A unique lifestyle': New owners sought for NC500 village shop

The 7 Scottish Post Office branches earmarked for closure

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Almost a third of Brits find rainy day funds outdated

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

Penguins at Port Lockroy in Antarctica. A Scottish woman will spend five months counting penguins in Antarctica. Picture: UKAHT/Jerome Viard/SWNS

Scottish woman to spend 5 months counting penguins in Antarctica

Is your local RBS, TSB or Bank of Scotland branch affected?

Explainer All 50 TSB, RBS and Bank of Scotland banks set for closure mapped

Two residents speak in St Boswells (left) in the Scottish Borders, while (right) Kingsbarns Beach is one of Fife's best. Picture: NationalWorld/PA

The two best 'secret villages' in Scotland to live in

A man puts a letter get into a postbox at a Post Office. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

Why Saturday second-class post from Royal Mail would be axed

Idyllic home goes up for sale in the Shetland Isles for £80,000

Idyllic £80k island home for sale - but it can only be reached by boat

The A2B dial a bus service operates across many communities in Aberdeenshire

Enjoy the benefits of the A2B dial-a-bus service across Aberdeenshire

Richard Rankin plays detective sergeant John Rebus in the new BBC TV series. Picture: Mark Mainz

The five best TV shows to watch over the summer holidays

Rose Marley is CEO of Co-Operatives UK

The benefits of mutual admiration for businesses - Rose Marley and Andrew Whyte

The human failing that links Post Office scandal to 'Keep it Fringe' grants Kate Copstick

Paula Vennells apologies to Post Office Scandal victims.

Watch: Paula Vennells apologies to Post Office Scandal victims

NHS patients were given blood products containing infections like HIV and hepatitis C for years (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Calls for compensation over infected blood scandal went unheard for years

A supporter celebrates outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London following a court ruling clearing sub-postmasters of convictions for theft and false accounting. Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

Explainer How does the Post Office Horizon law in Scotland differ to England?

Retired consultant paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass presented her Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People last week (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

Readers' Letters: MSPs must resign after Cass Review on NHS gender services

Former subpostmaster and lead campaigner Alan Bates, accompanied by his wife Suzanne Sercombe, arrives at Aldwych House in central London. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Alan Bates tells Horizon IT inquiry the Post Office tried to 'outspend us'

Up to 100 postmasters in Scotland were among those convicted after being wrongly accused of embezzling money. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Postmasters must not be forced to endure further delays

Rab Thomson has launched his fight for compensation.

Edinburgh-based legal firm joins fight for Post Office compensation

Pedestrians walk past a Post office sign. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

Government rejects claim Horizon compensation stalled for election

Aberdeen manager Neil Warnock and Luis 'Duk' Lopes share a laugh at full time after the 3-3 draw with Motherwell. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Warnock feared Aberdeen sack at 3-0 down as he compares VAR to Horizon system

Edinburgh Castle, where the decades-old name of a cafe is suddenly shocking some of the SNP's top people to the core (Picture: Scott Louden)

Readers' Letters: There's nothing wrong with a cafe named Redcoat at castle

Anne Quarm: “Chaill sinn a h-uile càil a bh' againn.” (Dealbh: BBC)

Feumar freagairtean fhaighinn carson a thachair scainneal nan Oifis Phuist

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC apologised to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal during a statement to parliament. Image: Jane Barlow/Press Association.

Top prosecutor apologises to Scots wrongly convicted in Post Office scandal

Stephen Flynn

Flynn: ‘Incumbent’ on Lord Advocate to answer questions on Post Office scandal

The Government has been slow to act on the Post Office scandal.

Insight: The Horizon Post Office scandal, and how we got here

Brewdog pay cuts a reminder that companies are not your friend Alexander Brown

SNP's 'blame Westminster' line over Post Office scandal shows lack of contrition Brian Wilson

Around 100 Post Office workers in Scotland were caught up in the scandal. Photo: PA

Subpostmaster ‘ashamed’ at embezzlement conviction died before name cleared

Post Office Horizon: What is the IT scandal all about?

Rab Thomson at Edinburgh High Court for a continued procedural hearing. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Date set for three Post Office sub-postmasters convicted in Scotland to appeal

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 Office Horizon scandal has dominated the news agenda this week (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

Readers Letters: Post Office compensation to sub-postmasters is not enough

First Minister Humza Yousaf

Live blog: First Minister's Questions

Toby Jones and co-stars in Mr Bates vs the Post Office (Picture: ITV)

Readers' Letters: Is TV drama really best way to right a scandal?

Paula Vennells, former chief executive of the Post Office, has said she will hand back her CBE. Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells agrees to hand back CBE

A single issue of The Scotsman provided multiple examples of the Humza Yousaf-led SNP government's failures, says reader (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Examples of Scottish Government's numerous failures on display

Pictured: John Hollingworth as James Hartley and Toby Jones as Alan Bates.

UK Government considering a review of Post Office convictions

Justice is at last catching up with real villains of Post Office scandal Brian WIlson

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

World's oldest Post Office is saved

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

July is the last month to use old, non-barcoded stamps. Image: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

When do old stamps run out? Here's the deadline and how to swap them

The Post Office on Mid Street in the town could close unless a new postmaster is found.

Fraserburgh Post Office earmarked for closure

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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