A village post office has reopened under new management.

Blackrod Post Office is now serving customers at its same location on 6 Blackhorse Street.

The branch was temporarily closed since March due to the resignation of the postmaster.

Backrod Post Office is located inside the Spar convenience store on Black Horse Street, but closed on March 12.

This left residents having to travel one-and-a-half miles to the nearest post office in Adlington.

The opening hours are: Monday to Saturday: 9am – 5.30pm. This provides 51 hours of Post Office service a week for the convenience of customers

The hours are longer than before.

David Hunt, Post Office Network Provision Lead, said: “We are delighted to have restored Post Office services to Blackrod as we know how important a Post Office is to a community.”

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Services include bill payment, cash withdrawals and foreign currency, postage, home shopping collections and returns.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Bolton West MP Phil Brickell said it was ‘good news’ that the Post Office was reopening, adding that he looked forward to paying a visit.