A POST office is likely to remain in Westbury when supermarket chain Morrisons takes over Coopers in Edward Street in May, the supermarket chain has said this week.

There had been fears the town would be left with no central post office, because when David Cooper, owner of Coopers, sold the site he also relinquished his position as sub postmaster.

A spokesman for Morrisons said: “We believe that the Post Office is an important part of the community and are, therefore, working to find third parties interested in operating the service within the store.”

A new sub postmaster will have to come forward to take over the Post Office leaving an uncertain future for the five members of staff employed there.

A spokesman for Post Office Ltd said: “We are committed to maintaining Post Office services in the area and we are working within the local community towards a replacement.”

West Wilts MP Dr Andrew Murrison said: “Westbury must have a post office in a central location. It would be remarkable if a town the size of Westbury didn’t have a post office in its centre.”