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Campaigners lose fight to save 34 post offices

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Published Date: 24 June 2008
THIRTY-FOUR post offices are to close across Cumbria with a further 10 to be replaced by different services.
The Post Office has also announced that a consultation is to take place over the future of one more branch.

The move is part of wider proposals to reduce the number of branches nationwide by up to 2,500.

Closures include branches in
Carlisle, Dalton-in-Furness, Ulverson, Millom, Kendal, Appleby and Workington.

Residents ran major campaigns to save the post offices at Beetham, Greenodd and Backbarrow.

The move follows a six-week local consultation, during which Post Office Ltd attended 26 public meetings and received about 2,900 responses.

As a result of issues raised the post office in Botcherby, which was originally proposed for closure, is to remain open.

Instead, the branch in Little Langdale is now earmarked for closure with a consultation due to take place in due course.

Richard Lynds, Post Office Ltd's network development manager for the North West, said: "We believe that the plan announced today offers our customers in this area the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future, bearing in mind the Government's minimum access criteria and the other factors the Government has asked us to consider."

Ten of those announced could be replaced by a mobile service.



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  • Last Updated: 24 June 2008 9:27 AM
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Lincs 24/06/2008 20:46:40
You have not lost 34 Post Offices - you have lost 44 !

Outreach is no replacement, and is only offered if the demographics are NOT in the favour of PO Ltd, otherwise it's a striaght closure!

Wise up.

What is being lost is the ability to send that registered post, that parcel - Mum's birthday pressy - etc, etc. Pension etc can be got by other means, even if the means are not too popular.

Before long you will have to go to the nearest town to get your mail, as well as posting it!

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