Sudbury pop-up post office to restore service in town

The pop-up post office, which will have two counters, is to open on 22 June

A pop-up post office is to open to restore postal services in a town with a population of 20,000 people.

Sudbury lost its only post office earlier this month as the previous operator resigned.

Babergh District Council later granted a licence for a unit on Borehamgate shopping precinct until a long-term solution was found.

The Post Office said the temporary set-up would open on Wednesday 22 June at 09:00 BST.

The old Post Office, which was inside a WH Smith store, closed earlier this month

It said there would be two counters in the pop-up and the temporary service would offer a "wide range of everyday post office services".

Staff from the previous branch would continue to work in the temporary store, the Post Office added.

• The town that feels bypassed again and again

• 'The night-time industry needs to come back'

• Why are old post boxes suddenly going missing?

Wendy Hamilton, from the Post Office, said: "We are delighted to be restoring services to Sudbury as we know how important a Post Office is to a community."