Search begins for Ballasalla 'service partner'

The Island's postal service has begun its search to find a service partner for Ballasalla post office.

An organisation is being sought to run touch-screen facilities there - which will cover utility bill and rental payments - from April, along with parcel collections.

Post office officials add benefit collections won't be included in the new process and customers will have to collect them from another branch, use a proxy or have them paid directly into their account once the changes come in.

Any interest parties are invited to submit expressions of interest to www.iompost.com/procurement or the government procurement portal before the deadline at Noon on Friday, March 13.