A COLNE post office is set to undergo a top to toe make over.

Skipton Road Post Office will be having work done next week to give it a modern touch.

Work includes installing three counter positions, including one new style open-plan position, one secure fortress position and a combi-counter, where the Post Office terminal will sit alongside the retail till.

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Customers will now also be able to tax their car at the post office in addition to the other services on offer.

The branch will be closed at 5.30pm on Wednesday January 14 to allow refurbishment work to take place.

The new service will be launched at 1pm on Monday, February 2.

Julie Kemp, area manager said: “We know how important Post Office services are to residents in Colne and we are confident that this vibrant modern Post Office at the heart of the community will be popular.

“The modernisation is part of a major Government investment programme that is enabling us to continue investing in the Post Office network and to map out a bold growth strategy through to the end of the decade.”

The move is part of major modernisation programme across the Post Office network designed to make it easier for customers to do business, through longer opening hours and modern open plan environments.

The branch will open from 8.40am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. The opening hours include a five-hour increase on Saturday afternoons to offer more choice of times to visit.