Post Offices get £480m for upgrade
A pounds 480million scheme to revamp the country’s 18,000 Post Offices
will be announced by the Government this week.
Trade Minister Alan Johnson will unveil a modernisation programme to
cut queues, make it easier to pay bills and provide a bigger range of
services.
A new pilot scheme, with a touchscreen kiosk providing information on
benefits, health, education, housing and crime prevention, will also be
launched in Leicester.
The idea will be taken up by other branches around the country if it
proves a success.
The new law giving Post Offices freedom to operate on a commercial
basis comes into force tomorrow.
SUNDAY MIRROR, 25th March 2001
