The Post Office (PO) has hired Hithendra Cheetirala as its first postmaster director in a bid to “rebuild” its relationship with postmasters.

Cheetirala has been a postmaster since 2015 and runs two PO branches in central Scotland as well as a mobile outreach van.

He will start this month on a part-time basis and will take up the role fully in October.

PO retail & franchise network director Amanda Jones said: “We’ve introduced this new role to focus on bringing the postmaster voice into our day-to-day business, leading on meaningful and well-coordinated postmaster engagement.”

PO said nearly 30 applications were received.

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