York councillors call for postbox at Haxby post office

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Liberal Democrat councillors in York are calling for Royal Mail to install a postbox outside Haxby's post office, which reopened in March following the closure of the town's previous branch.

Ward councillor Andrew Hollyer, who campaigned to reopen the post office, said a postbox outside the branch would 'make life easier for customers and allow people to post letters outside opening hours too'. He argued that people collecting prescriptions or attending GP appointments at the nearby Haxby Surgery should be able to drop off stamped letters without queuing at the counter. 'For something that should take a few seconds, that extra wait is inconvenient,' he said.

Royal Mail currently meets its requirements from regulator Ofcom, which requires 98 per cent of all UK households to be within half a mile of a postbox. Four postboxes already exist within half a mile of the new Haxby post office. Haxby and Wiggington's Liberal Democrat ward councillors have launched a petition calling for the postbox to be installed.

How it is being reported

• Calls for postbox to be installed in York town as residents face ‘inconvenient’ waitsCouncillors are calling for a new postbox to be installed in a York town to stop residents facing “inconvenient” waits when sending mail.The Press (York) · 16 Oct, 12:30
• Calls for postbox to be installed in York town as residents face ‘inconvenient’ waitsCouncillors are calling for a new postbox to be installed in a York town to stop residents facing “inconvenient” waits when sending mail.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 16 Oct, 12:30

In this story: Royal Mail · Ofcom · Haxby · York · Andrew Hollyer · Haxby Surgery

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