A mobile Post Office to be driven into Lochwinnoch three times a week will not be instead of a new permanent building.The assurance was given as the Post Office also revealed the van will also stop in the centre of Houston twice a week.The Express has already revealed Johnstone Post Office will set up a part-time permanent operation within the McKillop Hall.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.
Sign up to our newsletters here.This week the service insisted the wheeled unit has nothing to do with replacing bricks and mortar.Sheila Tapster, of the Post Office, said: “We are keen to restore permanent services as soon as possible, so we have decided to go ahead with our plans.“Restoring the services as a mobile outreach is a commercial decision for Post Office Ltd and we are not seeking feedback on this aspect of the change.”The new mobile unit will serve a total of 13 villages, mostly in Ayrshire.It will be in The Old Smithy Car Park in North Street, Houston, on Mondays from 3pm-4.15pm and on Fridays from 12.15pm-1.15pm.Lochwinnoch gets three visits a week - Mondays from 9am-11am, Thursdays from 3pm-4.30pm and Fridays from 10.45am-11.45am.The high-sided Mercedes Sprinter has a counter set-up in the back and a writing surface for customers.It begins in Lochwinnoch and Houston on St Valentine’s Day.David Duff, of Post Office Network Provision, said the mobile service was tried and trusted in rural areas.He said: “We are delighted to be introducing a brand-new Mobile Post Office, restoring Post Office service to these communities.“We thank the postmaster for Johnstone for operating these Mobile Post Offices as we know how important a Post Office is to a community.”The Express reported in November that
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