A new Post Office ‘local’ service will open at at Westray Post Office in Orkney later this month.
The Post Office service will be available during the store’s opening hours, 9am to 7:30pm Monday to Saturday. The opening hours which will increase by an extra 25 hours of Post Office service every week will ensure that the branch is much more convenient with more choice of when to visit.
Westray Post Office will have to close at 1pm on Saturday 20 February for the refurbishment to take place. During this short period of closure Post Office services may be accessed from any convenient Post Office branch.
Kenny Lamont, Area Manager said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.
He added: “We are confident that this vibrant new-style Post Office at the heart of the local community will meet customer needs. This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office and will secure services for the future.”
The Highland Council has awarded a contract to A & W Sinclair for the delivery of environmental improvement works at Dunnet Bay and Dunnet Head.
Work on site will commence week beginning 15th February and is scheduled for completion by the middle of April.
Both sites will continue to be open to the public during the construction phase, with only small sections cordoned off at any one time. The construction team are mindful of the Easter holidays and will ensure the main access points are complete in advance of this time.
The improvements include an upgrade to access for less able visitors at Dunnet Head, which incorporates the addition of three new disabled car parking spaces and more general enhancements at Dunnet Bay, namely stone dyke edging to the entrance area, seating, picnic area and a new community noticeboard.
A service to consecrate the ground of the new cemetery extension at St Duthus Cemetery in Tain will take place on Wednesday.
The service, which starts at 11am, will be led by the Rev. K. D Macleod who will be joined by other local Ministers. It is open to the public so anyone wishing to attend is invited to do so.