Fresh fears have been voiced over the future of a Broughty Ferry post office.
The only over-the-counter postal service in the centre of the Ferry is in the KeyStore shop on the corner of Gray Street.
However, bosses there are looking to sell the business, leading to worries from George Ferguson, chairman of the local community council, that the mail premises may shut.
”It is something I will need to speak to the current owners about,” he said. ”I will need to find out if there are any plans to transfer the post office to another store, or if it will remain.
”This is a major concern, especially for elderly residents because it would mean they would have to get a bus to the next nearest post office in Barnhill.
”We are talking about people from Castle Street walking a mile to get to the bus stop in order to go to the post office.
”There was a study carried out a number of years ago which found Broughty Ferry had almost the same population as Arbroath. That is a heck of a size to have just a single post office serving the centre.”
The KeyStore opened its postal counters in 2008 after mail bosses made the controversial decision to axe the former Brook Street branch.
At the time the move attracted a mixed reaction, with objectors concerned over the accessibility of the Gray Street store.
Some four years on, however, the Post Office Ltd has pledged to retain a service in the bustling area.
A Post Office spokesman said: ”The Post Office is committed to maintaining services to customers in Broughty Ferry. If there are any changes, we would work with potential partners to ensure services are maintained to people in the area.”
No one from the KeyStore was willing to comment on the matter. However, it is understood a buyer for the business, advertised at offers over £125,000, has not yet been found.
The property at 128 Gray Street is being marketed by DM Hall.