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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Post Office announces plans to relocate town's closing branch to nearby shop
The Post Office has announced plans to relocate its Yarm branch to a new corner shop as its current home prepares to close. The current site at the 3D Leven Park Newsagents at Healaugh Park, will close next month after its operator resigned. It left questions hanging over the future of the unit, owned by supermarket giant Aldi, and the Post Office branch, which is one of two in the town. The Post Office has now confirmed it plans to move from Healaugh Park to the Family Shopper on Mount Leven Road. The Family Shopper on Mount Leven Road (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO) The new location will have a new postmaster and offer 60 hours of service each week, which is an extra 16 hours compared to the current branch. The Mount Leven Post Office, which is just under a mile away from its current home, would be open from Monday to Saturday from 9am until 7pm. A similar range of products and services will be available at the new location, with plans to improve access into the store for customers. However, Parcelforce express services, foreign currency, and travel money card will not be available at the Mount Leven Post Office if plans are green-lit. The current Yarm Post Office (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO) These services will instead be available at the Orchard Post Office on Durham Lane in Eaglescliffe. As previously reported, Whitworth Pharmacy, next to Aldi at Healaugh Park, is expected to move into the current Post Office after the corner shop closes on Saturday, September 27. Read more: 'Shocking' - Children as young as two suspected of crimes in County Durham Restaurant near Darlington closes after Home Office illegal working probe Almost 400 residents object to 600-home estate in 'bursting at the seams' town The planned relocation forms part of a bid from Aldi to extend its store by adding an extra aisle. A consultation period on the new Post Office has now been launched, with residents able to give feedback until September 19. Customers can share their views during the consultation online at with the branch code 350327. Submissions can also be made via email to comments@ by post to Freepost or by telephone (03452 66 01 15) or text (03457 22 33 55).
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Post Office opens after previous branch closed
The Islingword Road Post Office has reopened at a new premises following its closure last July. The branch, which shut down after the postmaster resigned, relocated to Down Stores on Down Terrace, Brighton. It was renamed as Down Terrace Post Office. The new branch, which opened at 1pm on Tuesday, July 29, will be open from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays, providing 49 hours of service each week. Read more New TK Maxx is set to open in shopping centre State-of-the-art and 'first of its kind in Sussex' attraction opens at the Marina 'Iconic' seafront ice cream parlour that opened in 1967 on sale for £1.5m A spokesperson said, "This which will restore Post Office service to the area after the closure of the branch at 80 Islingword Road, Brighton, BN2 9SL, in July 2024 due to the resignation of the postmaster." The new location is close to the previous one and has a dedicated car park and roadside parking nearby. The Post Office had also invited feedback from the public on access to and within the premises, with the consultation closing on Tuesday, July 29.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Surrey postmaster celebrates 30 years working at same branch
A postmaster in Surrey is celebrating having worked in the same branch for 30 years. Chani Gill, who started working at Cobham Post Office in May 1995, said he "loves his job too much" to 61-year-old said the best thing about his workplace was his customers, "many of whom I now count as dear friends". "Being a postmaster is being at the centre of the community." Mr Gill moved from Kenya to the UK aged 19 and said he always "dreamed of having my own branch". He said his Post Office career got off to a "scary start" when he was held up at gunpoint while working as a counter clerk in east London."I was younger then and refused to give in to their demands so ducked down, pushed the alarm and they ran off."Mr Gill says the key is "providing excellent service" and "working so hard".He added: "It's really important that people have trust in what their postmaster is telling them, and to be friendly." Mr Gill said: "I love helping people with things that they originally thought were complicated, giving them the right form to fill in. "Even if customers come into the village to do something else they will still stop in to say hello to me. "My wife probably thinks I should retire and play golf but I love my job too much."
Washington Post
06-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
At Trump's urging, USPS board to name FedEx official as postmaster general
President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service's governing board are expected to name FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO David Steiner as the nation's next postmaster general, according to two people familiar with the decision, helping solidify the White House's control over the historically independent mail service. Steiner replaces Louis DeJoy, whom Trump forced out of the role in March amid the mail chief's clashes with billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service and congressional dissatisfaction with the agency's performance and finances, The Washington Post has reported. The people familiar with the decision spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations and meetings.
