Mobile Post Office service launched for Holme
POST office services have returned to a Huntingdonshire village after the Royal Mail axed them last year. Holme Post Office was one of dozens of branches closed across the UK as part of a cost-cutting exercise by the Royal Mail. But post office st
POST office services have returned to a Huntingdonshire village after the Royal Mail axed them last year.
Holme Post Office was one of dozens of branches closed across the UK as part of a cost-cutting exercise by the Royal Mail.
But post office staff in Hemingford Grey have launched a mobile post office service for Holme.
The service, launched last Wednesday (June 17) offersl a full range of services, including car tax, bank withdrawals and bureau de change.
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It will be available outside the old Holme Post Office in Station Road on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2pm-4pm. The service is also running in Over every Monday to Friday from 9.30am-12.30pm.
Lionel Wright, Hemingford Grey Post Office manager, said: "We felt this was important to do because these villages have lost their post offices, which to a lot of people was their lifeline.
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"We hope this new service will benefit a lot of residents and help make their life easier.
