THRIPLOW Post Office will reopen next Friday. The branch, in Middle Street, closed in August due to circumstances out of its control. A Post Office spokes-person said: We are delighted all our hard work has paid off and we have been able to secure the re

THRIPLOW Post Office will reopen next Friday.

The branch, in Middle Street, closed in August due to circumstances out of its control.

A Post Office spokes-person said: "We are delighted all our hard work has paid off and we have been able to secure the restoration of con-venient local access to post office services in Thriplow."

# The announcement comes at a time when South Cambridgeshire MP Andrew Lansley has backed a campaign to save rural post offices.

He said: "Post offices are the lifeblood of South Cambridgeshire's community.

"Their future is now under real threat and the Government needs to understand the import-ance of their valuable social role.