The future of a suburban post office in Preston has been secured after permission was granted for it to stay in the temporary home where it has been based for almost two years.
Cottam Post Office was driven out of its long-established premises on Hoyles Lane by flooding in November 2021. It later reopened as a mobile unit within Cottam Community Centre, where it has remained ever since. The outlet - which recently saw a new couple take the helm, after the previous operators departed after 22 years - has now been told by Preston City Council that it can become a permanent fixture at the community facility on Haydocks Lane.
“An outside door will soon be opened up, so they’ll have their own entrance - and then it will be operating as a separate set-up, rather than having to go through the community centre, which will be a lot better. “The community centre and the community itself have worked hard to try and provide them with premises and to work through getting the planning permission to make it all possible,” Cllr Hart added. The post office will be open from 8.30am until 5.
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