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August 26 marks the Summer bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. So today, Brits around the UK are celebrating in the sunshine and enjoying an extra day off from work. Over the course of the weekend, the weather is expected to be generally dry with sunny spells.
Bank holidays are days on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed, although an increasing number of retail businesses do open on some of the public holidays.
There is no automatic right to time off on these days, but banks close and the majority of the working population is granted time off work or receive extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract.
It is best to check with your employer to find out if you are working on bank holiday Monday.
And if you fancied sending a few letters or packages to friends and family to share your bank holiday highs, it would be helpful to know if the post office is open on bank holiday Monday.
Are the post offices open today?
Usually, the Post Office closes on bank holidays.
However, some selected local branches inside convenience stores may remain open on Monday.
It is recommended that you check your local branch’s opening times to be sure.
You can find your local Post Office branch here.
In terms of Royal Mail services generally, there will be no collections or deliveries made today in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
However, in Scotland, there will be no collections or deliveries except in the following postcode areas:
- EH28
- EH52
- EH43
- EH46
- EH51
- G
- KW15-KW17
- KA1-KA107
- KA11-KA18
- KA20-KA30
- KY11-KY12
- KY99
- ML1-ML6
- ML8-ML11
- PA1-PA20
- PA22-PA28
- PA30-PA32
- PA34
- PA37-PA38
- PA42
- PA45
- PA60
- PH1-PH2
- PH14
- TD1
- TD7-TD9
- TD12
- ZE
After the summer bank holiday is over, there are only two more bank holidays this year:
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