ROMSLEY Post Office will be closed from Thursday, February 18 until Monday, February 29.

The refurbished St Kenelms Road post office will reopen with new services and be open from 8am until 8pm seven days a week.

Customers will be able to access a wide range of Post Office and mail services, including special delivery, local collect, home shopping returns, online banking cash deposits and withdrawals.

Other services include withdrawals using a Post Office Card Account, sending funds abroad using Moneygram, and customers can also pay bills, pre-order travel money, apply for travel insurance and top up mobile phones.

Alan Ridoutt, area manager said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.

He added: “We are confident that this vibrant new-style post office at the heart of the local community will meet customer needs. This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office and will secure services for the future.

"The investment marks a commitment to no more branch closure programmes.”

The opening hours, which will increase by 37 hours and 30 minutes a week, will ensure that the branch is much more convenient for users with more choice of times to visit.

During the closure customers are advised to use Halesowen Post Office, Peckingham Street, Halesowen, or Holy Hill Post Office, 14-16 Arden Road, Holly Hill.