Comments on: Announcement confirms plans for fantastic new service by introducing seven-day Post Office in Stornoway

By: Iain Turnbull

Iain Turnbull — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:52:26 +0000

The existing site @Bayhead serves the North, Northeast & Northwest of the town. Moving to Sandwick Rd will reduce the service to those areas & cover an area already served by The Francis Street Office. As Mari says people should be no more than a mile from a Post Office. as for opening 7 days a week I don’t think that would be any use unless 7 day collections were reintroduced.

By: Tim Durbin

Tim Durbin — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:19:15 +0000

Jessie,

I suppose the honest answer is that I don’t know. We hope that our regular customers will continue to visit us, and we may pick up a few more customers from the non-driving population.

The new premises is only 0.1 mile closer than the Bayhead location and will be less convenient for some customers.

If you’re concerned about the possibility of the sustainability of the Crown Office in light of these developments, you could always voice these concerns through the consultation process, which runs until 11 January.

Contact the council or the Post Office at [email protected], citing the relocation of the Bayhead Post Office.

All the best,

Tim

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:19:50 +0000

Mr Durbin has great faith in his employers. Will the PO really maintain 2 offices so close together?

By: Gadaha

Gadaha — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:51:08 +0000

P.S. Thought at first Iain X’s clock was wonky – 4:27am???? Even Post Office Managers should be in the land of nod at this time……

By: Gadaha

Gadaha — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:48:33 +0000

Thanks to Mr Durbin Stornoway Post Office Manager for this clarification.

By: Tim Durbin

Tim Durbin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:27:43 +0000

Gadaha,

The Crown Office on Francis St. has not been included in these plans.

Tim Durbin

By: Gadaha

Gadaha — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:29:24 +0000

Is the “main” Post Office on Francis Street also being “merged” into this new all singing all dancing and all opening alternative?

By: Mairi Emberson

Mairi Emberson — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:18:21 +0000

Didn’t the Post Office say a couple of years ago that ‘No one wil be more than a mile from a Post Office’? What happened to that promise? With the rising cost of postage…they are going to price themselves into extinction, and moves like this won’t help.