Alness Post Office High Street flit agreed with opening date flagged
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AN Easter Ross post office flit proposal has been agreed and will take effect from November.
Post Office has agreed to relocate Alness Post Office to Alness Newsagents, at 56 High Street, saying it will mean an extra eight hours of service to the public per week.
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The Post Office said today: "The branch at 39 High Street, which had been operated by a temporary postmaster, closed on Thursday, August 31 due to the resignation of the postmaster. The process to relocate the branch had already begun."
The change will mean a 45-hour per week service running six days a week.
It will come into effect on Friday, November 24 at 1pm.
Alness will be a new-style Post Office Local service with two Post Office serving points alongside the retail counter of the nearby confectionery, tobacco and news store.
The opening hours will be Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm; Saturday: 9am – 2pm.
Post Office said: "This will mean that the branch will be open an extra 8 hours a week than before including all-day Tuesday and longer opening hours on Saturday for the convenience of customers."
Kenny Lamont, Post Office Network Provision Manager, said: “We are pleased to soon be restoring a Post Office to Alness with a permanent solution and longer opening hours.”
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A similar range of products and services will be available, plus National Lottery, Euros and Dollars On Demand Travel Money.
It will not include on-demand travel insurance or the passport check and send service.
Those services are available at neighbouring Invergordon Post Office on its High Street.
The new branch is on the same High Street, approximately 70 metres away, along level terrain.
