The Co-op is set to serve up its newest food store in just over two weeks following a £1.4 million investment in Mullion.

The new store has been converted from the former post office on Nansmellyon Road and will provide 20 full and part time jobs.

It will sell the usual range fresh fruit and vegetables, ready-to-go meals, alcohol and store cupboard essentials, as well as have an in-store bakery, cash machine, self-scan tills and paypoint.

Mullion Post Office will also be returning to its former premises - this time as part of the new Co-op store.

Daniel Kitchener, Co-op store manager said: “We are delighted to have undertaken such a significant investment in Mullion and are very proud to be part of this community.”

Lewis Horn, area network change manager for the Post Office, said he was delighted to be able to restore a full-time post office to the village, with residents only having access to a part-time mobile facility while the building renovations were carried out.

New opening hours will now be Monday to Sunday, 7am to 10pm.

Mr Horn added: “We want to thank the postmaster for St Keverne for providing the mobile service and to RE Tonkin & Son Funeral Directors for allowing us to park the mobile in their car park, which has allowed us to maintain a post office service in Mullion during the extensive building project.”

Local people on the Co-op’s membership scheme will receive a five per cent reward on the purchase of own-brand products and services, with Co-op donating a further one to causes, including locally Mawnan School PTA, Falmouth Surf Lifesaving Club and Cats Protection Falmouth & Helston Branch.

Students with an NUS card receive a ten per cent discount.