Friday 13 isn't always unlucky! Shropshire village to get Post Office after six years

A branch will open inside Halfway House Store in Halfway House, near Shrewsbury, on February 13, Post Office bosses have confirmed. The new service will be provided at a "combination counter" in the store, where the post office terminal will sit alongside the till.

The former Halfway House Post Office closed in November 2008 and has been vacant ever since.

The new post office service will be available during the store's opening hours, which are 7am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday.

Local residents and small business customers will be able to access services such as special delivery, local collect, home shopping returns, online banking cash deposits and withdrawals.

Other services include withdrawals using a Post Office card account, sending funds abroad using Moneygram, paying bills, pre-ordering travel money, applying for travel insurance and topping up mobile phones.

Sarah Cottrell, area manager for the Post Office, said: "We know how important Post Office services are to residents in Halfway House and we are confident that this vibrant new-style post office at the heart of the community will be popular.

"The reopening is part of a major Government investment programme that is enabling us to continue investing in the Post Office network and to map out a bold growth strategy through to the end of the decade."