Huddersfield post offices focus in part of national £1.34bn

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The Government has already committed £1.34bn for the Post Office network to ensure there is no programme of closures and investment is made to update branches

Improvements to Huddersfield’s post offices are being made as part of a major investment programme to support the post office network.

The Government has already committed £1.34bn for the Post Office network to ensure there is no programme of closures and investment is made to update branches.

Last November, ministers announced a further £640m investment in the network to take place from 2015 to 2018.

Makeover and moves for local post offices in Marsh and Emley

The commitment includes maintaining the size of the branch network – currently standing at more than 11,500, which is more than all the banks and building societies combined. A Post Office spokeswoman said the investment programme would see up to 8,000 branches modernised – with additional investment in more than 3,000 smaller community branches.

In the new-style local branches, like Emley, subpostmasters can combine the post office and retail counter rather than run a separate, screened post office counter in their shops.

Customers will also benefit from longer opening hours and increased convenience.