9 August 2024 Issue 2590 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
AGREED DATE FOR PERMANENT, FULL- TIME POST OFFICE FOR ULLAPOOL
• Permanent plans for Post Office in Ullapool
• Full-time service likely to begin in October
• 50.5 hours of Post Office service a week
• Temp Mobile Post Office for Ullapool will
continue in the interim
Ullapool Post Office is to re-open in October at a new location – Tesco Superstore, Latheron Lane, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV26 2XB.
This will restore a full-time, permanent Post Office after the temporary closure of the branch at the village hall in March. It is due to open on Monday 21 October at 9am.
The new opening hours for Ullapool Post Office at Tesco Superstore will be: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am – 5.30pm; Tuesday and Thursday: 9am – 8pm; Saturday: 9.30am – 12.30pm.
This will provide 50 hours and 30 minutes of Post Office service a week for the convenience of customers.
A similar range of products and services will continue to be available with the addition of Vehicle Tax and Euros & Dollars Travel Money.
A part-time Mobile Post Office service has been operating in Ullapool every Monday from 9.30am – 1.30pm, whilst we worked towards a permanent solution. This will continue in the interim from outside the village hall.
There is also Achiltibuie Post Office, Achiltibuie, Ullapool, IV26 2YG (open, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9am – 12.30pm.
David Duff, Post Office Network Provision Lead, said: “We know how important a Post Office is to this remote community and we are pleased to soon be restoring a full- time, permanent Post Office.”
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Channel 4 TV programme on Britain’s most beautiful road and the NC500,
The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool, Ross-shire is set to feature in a brand-new Channel 4 documentary set against the backdrop of Britain’s most scenic road the North Coast 500 (NC500).
The new series aired from 8pm on Saturday 3rd August 2024. Catch the whole series on demand after broadcast on https://www.channel4.com/
Each of the four 60-minute episodes charts the trials and tribulations of those who live, work and drive along the length of the NC500 as it winds its way along the northernmost parts of Scotland’s coastline.
From its start in Inverness, the route takes in some of Scotland’s most dramatic scenery visiting Gairloch, Ullapool, Wick, Thurso, and The Black Isle in the process and before returning to Inverness some 516 miles later.
Along the way, viewers will meet local business owners, including artisan craftspeople, restaurateurs, and food producers, situated in the small towns and villages dotted along the route, including local business owner and potter David Grant of Highland Stoneware, which operates in Lochinver and Ullapool.
The programme catches up with David as he crafts a range of bespoke crockery for multi-award-winning Ullapool restaurant and rooms, The Dipping Lugger. Later in the episode, we catch up with David as he delivers his wares to The Lugger’s head chef David Smith who then sets about creating and refining test dishes that will eventually be served on the crockery delivered to the kitchens.
As a business, The Lugger’s team from the outset have wanted to tell the story of their surroundings and naturally, the best way to do that is to utilise the resources on their doorstep, including those produced by local artisans, farmers, and growers. Ultimately this means that more money flows into the local economy and long-term relationships are developed and maintained, all helping to ensure that local communities have the opportunity to thrive and diversify.
The Dipping Lugger’s co-owner Robert Hicks said: ‘’We were very happy to feature in the programme, it gives an insight into what makes this part of the world tick. Explains the pressures that come with tourism but also the advantages and opportunities that tourism can bring to the region in terms of job creation and business opportunities, whilst at the same time showcasing this beautiful part of the world which we are all lucky to call home.’’
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Local writers are crafting content for the Inverness Castle Experience.
Highland theatre company Dogstar has been commissioned, by Workhaus, the fit-out contractor for the Inverness Castle Experience, to create all the scripted material and interpretative signage in and around the attraction.
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Dogstar Theatre Company visit the Macphail Theatre with
The Fallen Angels of the Moine – A Highland Spaceport Fantasy
on 27August 7.30pm
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AGREED DATE FOR PERMANENT, FULL- TIME POST OFFICE FOR ULLAPOOL
• Permanent plans for Post Office in Ullapool
• Full-time service likely to begin in October
• 50.5 hours of Post Office service a week
• Temp Mobile Post Office for Ullapool will
continue in the interim
Ullapool Post Office is to re-open in October at a new location – Tesco Superstore, Latheron Lane, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV26 2XB.
This will restore a full-time, permanent Post Office after the temporary closure of the branch at the village hall in March. It is due to open on Monday 21 October at 9am.
The new opening hours for Ullapool Post Office at Tesco Superstore will be: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am – 5.30pm; Tuesday and Thursday: 9am – 8pm; Saturday: 9.30am – 12.30pm.
This will provide 50 hours and 30 minutes of Post Office service a week for the convenience of customers.
A similar range of products and services will continue to be available with the addition of Vehicle Tax and Euros & Dollars Travel Money.
A part-time Mobile Post Office service has been operating in Ullapool every Monday from 9.30am – 1.30pm, whilst we worked towards a permanent solution. This will continue in the interim from outside the village hall.
There is also Achiltibuie Post Office, Achiltibuie, Ullapool, IV26 2YG (open, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9am – 12.30pm.
David Duff, Post Office Network Provision Lead, said: “We know how important a Post Office is to this remote community and we are pleased to soon be restoring a full- time, permanent Post Office.”
*****
Channel 4 TV programme on Britain’s most beautiful road and the NC500,
The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool, Ross-shire is set to feature in a brand-new Channel 4 documentary set against the backdrop of Britain’s most scenic road the North Coast 500 (NC500).
The new series aired from 8pm on Saturday 3rd August 2024. Catch the whole series on demand after broadcast on https://www.channel4.com/
Each of the four 60-minute episodes charts the trials and tribulations of those who live, work and drive along the length of the NC500 as it winds its way along the northernmost parts of Scotland’s coastline.
From its start in Inverness, the route takes in some of Scotland’s most dramatic scenery visiting Gairloch, Ullapool, Wick, Thurso, and The Black Isle in the process and before returning to Inverness some 516 miles later.
Along the way, viewers will meet local business owners, including artisan craftspeople, restaurateurs, and food producers, situated in the small towns and villages dotted along the route, including local business owner and potter David Grant of Highland Stoneware, which operates in Lochinver and Ullapool.
The programme catches up with David as he crafts a range of bespoke crockery for multi-award-winning Ullapool restaurant and rooms, The Dipping Lugger. Later in the episode, we catch up with David as he delivers his wares to The Lugger’s head chef David Smith who then sets about creating and refining test dishes that will eventually be served on the crockery delivered to the kitchens.
As a business, The Lugger’s team from the outset have wanted to tell the story of their surroundings and naturally, the best way to do that is to utilise the resources on their doorstep, including those produced by local artisans, farmers, and growers. Ultimately this means that more money flows into the local economy and long-term relationships are developed and maintained, all helping to ensure that local communities have the opportunity to thrive and diversify.
The Dipping Lugger’s co-owner Robert Hicks said: ‘’We were very happy to feature in the programme, it gives an insight into what makes this part of the world tick. Explains the pressures that come with tourism but also the advantages and opportunities that tourism can bring to the region in terms of job creation and business opportunities, whilst at the same time showcasing this beautiful part of the world which we are all lucky to call home.’’
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Local writers are crafting content for the Inverness Castle Experience.
Highland theatre company Dogstar has been commissioned, by Workhaus, the fit-out contractor for the Inverness Castle Experience, to create all the scripted material and interpretative signage in and around the attraction.
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Dogstar Theatre Company visit the Macphail Theatre with
The Fallen Angels of the Moine – A Highland Spaceport Fantasy
on 27August 7.30pm
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