Furze Platt post office set to move in September

The post office will be moving from its home in Furze Platt Road to Shifford Crescent from September.

The current branch has been run by a temporary agent since a contract with the postmaster came to an end.

From Thursday, September 15, at 1pm the service will move to Stop N Shop, with Hetal Patel appointed as postmaster.

Sue Whittall, regional network manager, said: “We understand how important having a post office is to residents in this area.

“The move, part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office, aims to secure Post Office services to the local community for the longer term by providing a more modern and commercially viable service. We are confident this new post office service will meet the needs of the local community.”

The new service will be open from 6am-8pm Monday to Saturday and 6am-4pm on Sundays which is an extra 48 hours.

The current branch will close on Wednesday, Sept-ember 14 at 5.30pm.