Residents dwelling in Wishaw’s Craigneuk space being urged to have their say on retaining their Publish Workplace in its present location or shifting it elsewhere.
An area public session on the relocation of the department is underway, however Councillor Kenneth Duffy has written to PO administration calling for a gathering on its future.
He insists that the groundswell of native feeling within the space is that the present location would stay most individuals’s desire.
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The proposal is to maneuver the department from its present website at Craigneuk Road to the Costcutter comfort retailer in Glencairn Avenue, round a 3rd of a mile away.
The PO say the Costcutter possibility would supply a seven days-a-week service with opening hours of; Monday to Saturday: 9am to 7pm; and Sunday: 9am to 5pm.
The prolonged opening hours would come with all-day Sunday and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. The department would additionally keep open later daily.
This quantities to a complete of 68 hours of service every week, a further 26 hours, they usually add that a variety of companies will likely be out there if the relocation will get the go-ahead.
The PO declare that every one of those adjustments would make it way more handy to go to than the present department.
The brand new native model department would have PO companies supplied from a counter alongside the retail counter of the store.
The transfer is proposed as a part of ongoing plans to modernise the PO community.
Consultant for Craigneuk, Councillor Duffy mentioned: “I urge everybody in the neighborhood to have their say on the proposed relocation, it’s clear the sensation within the space is the place the present retailer is stays the most suitable choice and I hope they take heed to these voices.”
Quite a lot of native residents have voiced considerations over the inner measurement of the proposed new department, claiming it is not sufficiently big.
The session asks various questions referring to the benefit or issue of attending to and into the proposed new department.
The PO's accompanying relocation proposal letter states: We’re proposing this transfer as a part of the continuing modernisation of our department community.
We're assured that introducing a neighborhood model department alongside a profitable retail retailer is the best option to safeguard sustainable PO companies in the local people into the long run.
“We at the moment are beginning a interval of native session.
"We want your views on entry and the service supplied on the new location. We're on the lookout for suggestions about accessibility, area people points and something that we are able to do to make life simpler for our prospects.”
Prospects can share their views throughout the session on-line with the department code 108855.
Submissions may also be made through e mail to feedback@postoffice.co.uk, by submit to Freepost YOUR COMMENTS, or by phone 03452 66 01 15 or Textphone 03457 22 33 55.
The general public session ends on April 22 and the proposed date for the change of location in Might.
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