Girdle Toll Post Office is on the move down the road to 89 Burns Crescent, just 20 metres from its current location.

The move, which comes after a public consultation process, is part of major modernisation programme across the post office network designed to make it easier for customers to do business, through longer opening hours and modern open plan environments. Girdle Toll Post Office will open as a new local-style open-plan branch with opening hours at the new location being 6am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 7am to 10pm on Sundays. This will give customers 111 hours of service per week – more than double the current opening hours.

Post Office Regional Network Manager for Scotland and Northern England Suzanne Richardson said: “We understand how important having a post office is to residents in Girdle Toll and we are confident that this new modern post office will meet the needs of the local community and secure services for the future.”