New Post Office branch to open in Wakefield this weekend following successful petition
A new Post Office will open in Wakefield city centre this weekend.
The new branch will open on The Springs, this Friday, March 13 at 1pm.
The original Post Office counter, in TGJones, was forced to shut after the company announced plans to close its Trinity Walk branch last December.
However, following community backlash to the closure, Labour MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, Simon Lightwood, launched a petition calling for services to remain in the city centre.
A new Post Office branch was then announced on January 20.
Coun Jack Hemingway, Wakefield Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Growth, said: “The reopening of the Post Office this week at The Springs in the city centre is great news for residents and businesses.
“The Post Office provides vital accessible services and it’s a crucial part of our city centre offer. I’m pleased that through collective efforts, we have achieved such a positive outcome for the whole community. And that we’ve now secured a new home and long-term future for Wakefield’s Post Office.”