Students flats plan for Leciester post office
Leicester’s long-disused main post office is set to be converted into student flats.
The four-storey 1930s building in Bishop Street has stood empty – costing the taxpayer £30,000 a year – since it was bought by Leicester City Council for £1.4 million in 2008.
The council has agreed a deal to sell the building to student accommodation developer IMAP Properties, but the sale has not yet been formally completed …