RESIDENTS of Milton Abbot gathered to help celebrate the retirement of the village's postmistress earlier this month.

A tea party was held at Endsleigh Hotel to thank Hilary Pitt for all her hard work at Milton Abbot Post Office for the past 31 years.

The Post Office will now be running as a Hosted Outreach Service twice weekly at Milton Abbot Village Independent Store (MAVIS) on Monday, 9am to 1pm and Friday 1pm to 5pm.