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Post Office Crisis

ESSEX: County leads the world in saving post offices

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

A FIFTH of the sub-post offices in Essex closed this year should be back on track by Christmas, thanks to a world first by the county council.

Representatives from all over the UK, including the remote Shetland Islands, converged on the county last week to hear how...

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Delays over Post Office rescue bid

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

A rescue bid launched to save post office services has suffered a setback. Negotiations over Essex County Council's plans to bring vital post office...

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MP appeals to Parliament to halt Post Office closures

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Post Office Ltd has been urged to begin talks with Essex County Council over saving branches in Billericay and Wickford. The county council has...

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Council bid for PO at Town Hall

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Plans offering Post Office services in Brentwood town hall have moved a step further to becoming a reality. Brentwood Borough Council officers wrote...

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New Post Office for Town Hall?

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

A new post office could open at the Town Hall. The plan, if it comes to fruition, could see the council selling stamps and renewing car tax. The idea...

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MP's Post Office pledge

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Maldon's MP has pledged to fight for the town's main post office as angry residents claim its closure will rip the heart out of the community. Budgens...

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Closure threat to three POs

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Fears are mounting for the future of a number of post offices across Havering which have been earmarked for the chop by Royal Mail. Havering Council...

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High street trade fear as Budgens pulls out

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

A supermarket is set to leave Maldon High Street, bringing fears of more worrying times for town centre businesses. The Budgens store, which includes...

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Lillian's cheeky protest

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

An arthritic pensioner who is terrified of enclosed spaces staged a one-woman protest on the day the post office opened at WHSmith. Disabled Lillian...

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