The Post Office is to open a newly modernised ‘main’ Post Office at Costcutter in Narberth High Street.

The service will be provided from three serving positions, one modern screened, one open plan and a Post Office serving point at the retail counter offering selected services during shop opening hours.

The branch itself will open from 9 am to 5.30 pm, Monday - Saturday, with selected Post Office products and services available from the retail counter during shop opening hours which are 7 am to 10 pm, Monday - Saturday and 9 am to 10 pm on Sunday. The opening hours, which will increase by an extra 56 hours and 30 minutes a week, will offer more choice of times to visit.

The new Narberth Post Office will be delighted to welcome customers to the newly refurbished branch. Local residents and small business customers will be able to access a wide range of Post Office and mail services, including international parcels, special delivery, local collect and home shopping returns, make cash withdrawals from a Post Office card account, send funds abroad using moneygram, pay bills, buy holiday money, get insurance, mortgages, savings, top up mobile phones and an additional on-demand travel money service.

As the traditional banking network declines, customers for the majority (99 per cent) of UK banks can also use their post office for online banking cash deposits and withdrawals and bill payments.

The date for the relocation has yet to be confirmed. Posters will be displayed in the present Narberth Post Office at 9 High Street, Narberth, to advise customers of when the move will take place.

Will Russell, Post Office area manager, said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.”

He added: “We are confident that this vibrant new-style Post Office at the heart of the local community will meet customer needs. This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office, and will secure services for the future.”