Subpostmaster adds new G-string to his Bow with Launch of New online Lingerie Business

Femme Fatale (online) Ltd today announced the launch of its new online lingerie and perfume business (http://www.lingerieandperfume.co.uk). It is being run from the same 17th Century building in the village of West Marton, Skipton, North Yorkshire which houses the Sub-post Office and Village Shop and is launched in response to the threat of closure to the post office.

Many UK rural communities are under threat of change with the impending closure of post offices as part of the next round of post office restructuring. As the Post Office Network determines which offices will survive and which will close many villagers and subpostmasters are worried. Such offices are often sited within the local village shop and subsequent closure could effect the financial viability of the shops themselves. This subpostmaster has taken things into his own hands. John Tidswell, may not be able to stop the office closing but aims to protect the survival of the shop itself. He has had a website designed and will ship worldwide, from his post office, if possible.

John said of his new venture, "Although, I have yet to learn if the Post Office will close, I could not just sit back and wait to hear the decision, so I have imported some lingerie from Overseas and sourced a good wholesaler of perfumes here in the UK. Hopefully it will replace the revenue lost if the office is affected but ideally it will stay open." He says he will gift-wrap items and even include a personal message if the buyer requests it.

There has been a shop on the premises for as long as anyone can remember and many villagers have come to rely on it for their pensions, newspapers, milk or just to catch up on local gossip.

Unlikely stuff perhaps, for a sleepy backwater, but deperate times call for deperate measures, "Perhaps customers would like to peruse some garments when they pop in to buy some stamps!", he added.

John can be contacted via his website.