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POUNDBURY ’ S FIRST POST OFFICE OPENS

There were smiles all round when Poundbury ’ s first ever Post Office opened in the Buttermarket in March

The highly sought after service for Poundbury was opened by Buttermarket Stores shop owners Adriana and Sahil Dalvi , who refurbished their store prior to reopening as a Post Office in March . Sahil , who first opened in November 2015 , said he was thrilled his business was to offer Poundbury ’ s residents and businesses a new service . He said : “ Word quickly spread across Poundbury and we have lots of people from across Poundbury coming to ask us if the news is true and we are pleased to offer something extra . “ Customers tell us this is a really helpful service to have on their doorstep . There is lots of free parking outside . The community also appreciate the planned opening hours . There are lots of happy people in Poundbury .” Customers are able to carry out a wide range of Post Office transactions at the shop as well as traditional postage services such as banking , foreign currencies and the drop and go parcel service .

Post Office services is available seven days a week throughout the store ’ s opening hours : Monday to Saturday : 7.30am to 6.30pm ; Sunday : 10am to 4pm . This will offer customers an impressive 72 hours of Post Office service a week .
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