Having already lost the local Post Office in Harrowgate Hill, both Gill and I feel very strongly that the key services provided by local Post Offices should be maintained and indeed extended....not closed down!
As I am sure you are all aware by now, former soldier Edward Legard is Darlington's prospective Conservative Parliamentary Candidate and yesterday he met the sub-postmasters from both Hopetown and Millbank Post Office's - both of which are threatened with closure.
During his discussion with both sub-postmasters he heard about the important life line the Post Office supplies to the community, in particular the importance of the service to the more vulnerable members of the community.
Already 4000 Post Offices have closed across the UK under Labour, with another 2,500 expected to close by 2009. As few as 4000 of Britain's 14,300 Post Offices may survive the decade. These truly are shocking statistics.
Please take the time to sign both e-petitions below:-
Campaign to keep our Post Offices open
Petition organised by Sue Allan-Hooks to keep our Post Offices open
*** UPDATE (12 Mar 2008): Hope for our Post Offices
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