A new high street Post Office will open in Bishop Auckland next week after the town’s branch closed in December.

The new Post Office will be situated inside the Premier Store on Newgate Street in the town, and will open at 1pm on Thursday January 26.

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The previous branch at 28-29 Victoria, Avenue Bishop closed in December after the previous operator resigned.

Kenny Lamont, Post Office Network Provision Lead Manager, said: “We are delighted to soon be restoring a Post Office to this area as we know how important a Post Office is to a community. The branch’s opening hours will make it convenient for customers to visit.

“We are keen to restore this branch to the area as soon as possible, so we have decided to go ahead with our plans.”

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The branch will be open from Monday to Saturday from 9am til 6pm on weekdays and 9am til 1pm on a weekend.

The new opening hours offer almost double the opening hours of the previous branch, which was open from 10am til 4pm on weekdays only.

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