Royal Mail has promised to replace post boxes stolen from a Wakefield village more than four months ago, an MP said.
Residents in Woolley have had to travel miles to post letters since thieves removed two boxes in March.
Jade Botterill, MP for Ossett and Denby Dale, last week intervened on behalf of her constituents by calling for a meeting with Royal Mail after describing the situation as “totally unacceptable”.
Ms Botterill said she had met with senior representatives of the service at her Westminster office and rejected an initial suggestion that it would take 12 to 16 weeks for them to be replaced.
The Labour MP said Royal Mail had since confirmed that the post box on The Green would be replaced next week.
The new post box will maintain the previous design and include King Charles III’s cypher.
Ms Botterill said: “Rural residents deserve a postal service they can rely on, so the initial timeline set out by Royal Mail was totally unacceptable.
“This is a huge win for Woolley residents and shows what happens when our community stands together.”
Royal Mail has yet to give a timeline to replace the second post box on Barnsley Road, but Ms Botterill said she would “continue to work to ensure they deliver it as soon as possible.”
Woolley resident Richard Dixon previously said he had made multiple requests for the boxes to be replaced since reporting them missing earlier this year.
He said: “This is a rural community with a lot of elderly people who rely heavily on the service.
“It is a disgrace that people have been left without a post box for so long.
“People have had to travel two miles to Notton Post Office just to send letters.”
Mr Dixon reported the thefts to Royal Mail on March 8 after the boxes were removed the previous evening.
He said: “It is also a health and safety issue because it looks like an angle grinder has been used to remove them.
“All that’s left are two stumps with sharp edges. The one on The Green is next to a children’s play park and could cause someone to get a nasty cut.”