A BRADFORD post office will be open for five hours longer on Saturdays as part of its makeover.

Peel Park Post Office, in Airedale Road, will re-open at 1pm on Wednesday, March 9.

The new-look branch will be open Monday to Saturday, between 9am and 5.30pm.

It will close on Monday, February 29, at 5.30pm for the refurbishment to take place.

During this closure, Post Office services may be accessed from any convenient branch, including Barkerend Road, Awan News, Barkerend Road, Bradford, and Darley Street Post Office, Darley Street, Bradford.

Dave Ogleby, 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.

"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."