Karen has this week welcomed the news that the Post Office branch currently in Waitrose will be re-locating later in the year, to the old register office building on High Street.
The new branch will be operated by Chris and Mike Birch, who also run Westwood Post Office.
Karen said:
"I'm very pleased that there will be a new Post Office branch opening on High Street. This will move the Post Office closer to the centre of Leek, and ensure that local people will still be able to easily access the services they need.
"I'm sure Chris and Mike will make a great success of it, and I'm pleased that they have expanded the Westwood branch in the meantime, in order to be able to serve more people there until the High Street branch opens later in the year."