Yesterday's Times carried a warning of proposed post office closures next week. Apparently Royal Mail hope to close anything up to half of the current network. The government is likely to only allow the closure of between 3,500 and 4,000. You can read the full story here.The issue of post office closures is one that concerns me greatly and as soon as we have any indication of which, if any, of our post offices may be under threat then I’ll start campaigning for them straight away. I think the issue goes well beyond the convenience of banking and shopping for local people.
Local post offices are an integral part of our rural communities. As we move towards a situation where we encourage people to leave their cars at home and use local facilities and public transport it seems crazy to me that we are not providing some form of ‘transitional relief’ to encourage the continuance of such vital local services. Services that in my opinion will become even more vital as time goes on.
Local post offices are an integral part of our rural communities. As we move towards a situation where we encourage people to leave their cars at home and use local facilities and public transport it seems crazy to me that we are not providing some form of ‘transitional relief’ to encourage the continuance of such vital local services. Services that in my opinion will become even more vital as time goes on.
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