Village which lost its post office set to get another one
The new branch will be opening in Dersingham, near King's Lynn, on September 24, inside Dersingham News, a shop on Hunstanton Road.
Dersingham's previous post office before it closed (Image: Google) It will be open from 8am to 5.30pm on weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.
Access will be via the existing door into the shop and there is on-street parking outside.
The village's previous post office, on Post Office Road, closed in March.
Previous postmaster Fraser Lindsay and his wife Maria (Image: Fraser Lindsay)
It came after the Royal Mail announced plans to relocate sorting office workers to its main depot in King's Lynn.
Postmaster Fraser Lindsay said the move would cut his income by 45pc and leave his business no longer viable.
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