A new 'lighter format' Post Office is set to open in Macclesfield this March.

The Post Office is set to open the new branch at Go Local on Hurdsfield Road from 1pm on Thursday 28 March.

The shop will become a 'Drop & Collect' branch, allowing customers to collect and return prepaid parcels, pay bills and top-up their mobile phones.

The Post Office says it will "address gaps in service coverage" and allow it to "take advantage of the opportunities in the pre-paid parcels market".

"The service will be one of our Drop & Collect branches, which is one of our newer, lighter branch formats developed to take advantage of the opportunities in the pre-paid parcels market and helping us to address gaps in service coverage," a letter to customers from the Post Office said.

"The new Drop & Collect at Go Local, will offer Post Office services from a handheld device, providing convenient access for customers to bill payments and prepaid parcel collections and returns.

"To maximise accessibility to these services that our customers are increasingly seeking, more complex services like personal and business banking will not be available at this branch."

The Post Office also says it hopes the local community will support the new branch.