The Old Chestnut Tree Inn opens shop and post office
A village shop and post office has been opened within a Worcestershire pub.
The Old Chestnut Tree Inn at Lower Moor, near Pershore, now operates a separate section of the building as a post office and convenience store.
Norman Clarke, the pub landlord, decided to set it up after the nearby post office closed last September when the owners retired.
He said: "It had a big impact on a lot of people, especially the elderly, who relied on the local shop."
Mr Clarke, who was asked by local residents to set up the shop, said it sold a range of locally-produced food items.
"I realised there was a good synergy between the products we use in the kitchen that we can sell in the shop and vice versa - it's nice to showcase them," he said.
Post Office Ltd said it was "delighted" to have appointed a new partner in Lower Moor. A spokesman said: "Our priority is to safeguard services to the local community."
Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff officially opened the shop on Friday.