Bank Holiday

Exmouth RNLI launch back to back over bank holiday weekend | RNLI

2024-05-27 07:00:00 UTC

On Saturday, following the activation of a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Exmouth RNLI's inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched within 5 minutes with three’...

Bradford and Keighley bank holiday A&E plea from NHS bosses

2024-05-27 07:00:00 UTC

The number of patients using the A&Es at Airedale Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary are well above the seasonal average, according to the health service. As’...

Bank Holiday Reading: Higher Education and the green workforce transformation - HEPI

2024-05-27 07:00:00 UTC

In a recent global report on green skills by LinkedIn, it was revealed that possessing one or more ‘green skills’ can increase the chance of getting hired by 29%.’ The number of jobs requiring at least one green skill has grown, but this demand is fundamentally outpacing the increase in supply. Central to this is […]

Irish shoppers enjoy bank holiday sunshine with BBQ buys

2024-05-27 07:00:00 UTC

Grocery inflation stands at 2.6% in the 12 weeks to 12 May 2024, down 13.3% compared to the same period last year.

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A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation, or held by convention under common law. In the Republic of Ireland, there are some bank holidays which are not public holidays.

The term "bank holiday" refers to the fact that banking institutions typically close for business on such holidays, as they once used to do on certain saint's days.