MP welcomes return of village post office
SOUTH Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa (Conservative) has welcomed the reopening of the Post Office in Ullesthorpe, near Lutterworth, which has previously been closed since February 2021.
The branch has reopened with longer opening hours from 9am to 5.30pm on weekdays and 9am to 12pm on Saturdays.
The MP previously issued a survey in 2019 to over one thousand constituents in the villages of Ullesthorpe, Claybrooke Parva, Claybrooke Magna, Frolesworth, Ashby Parva and Bittesby asking for their views on the improvements they would like to see made to the Ullesthorpe Post Office, with longer opening hours one of the most popular options chosen by respondents.
Speaking ahead of the reopening, Mr Costa said: “I am delighted that the Post Office in Ullesthorpe will soon be reopening following its temporary closure in February 2021. Post Offices provide a range of hugely vital services and remain incredibly important for rural communities in ensuring that people have good access to postal and banking services. Given that Post Offices have been closing at an alarming rate across the UK over the past few years, I am very pleased that Ullesthorpe is bucking this trend and will soon be reopening with expanding opening hours for the benefit of my constituents in Ullesthorpe and the neighbouring villages.”
Harborough District Councillor for Ullesthorpe Ward, Rosita Page, added: “I would like to join Alberto in welcoming the reopening of the Post Office in Ullesthorpe. It’s great to see valuable services back in an evergrowing community, but it is now up to residents to use the Post Office or eventually risk losing it.”