A new Post Office service has been introduced in Bitton, near Bath.
Kandeepan Ambigaipakan outside the store in Bitton
The village lost its dedicated Post Office more than 10 years ago.
The “lighter format” branch has opened at Premier Bitton Convenience Store in the High Street, run by Kandeepan and Shyamala Ambigaipakan.
Post Office says it has opened the new service in collaboration with Payzone.
“The service will be one of our Drop & Collect branches, which is one of our lighter, flexible branch formats developed to take advantage of the opportunities a vibrant, and increasingly competitive, parcels market offers.
“The new Drop & Collect offers Post Office services from a handheld device, providing convenient access for customers for bill payments and prepaid parcel collections and returns.
“To maximise accessibility to these services that our customers are increasingly seeking, more complex services like personal and business banking will not be available at this branch.”
The Post Office says a wider range of services are available from nearby branches at Oldland Common and Saltford.
