HOOD Manor Post Office will be temporarily closed during an extensive refurbishment of the retail side of the store.

The safety of customers is 'of paramount importance to the Post Office'.

Therefore, to allow for the refurbishment works to take place the branch will temporarily close, from 4pm on Tuesday, January 21.

During this temporary closure customers can access Post Office services from Old Hall Post Office or Penketh Post Office.

The work will take approximately three weeks to complete, the service is scheduled to re-open at 9am on Friday, February 14.

Billy Ware, Post Office relationship manager said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our customers during the refurbishment.

"Customers can continue to use Post Office services at any convenient Post Office including our Old Hall and Penketh branches.”