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SUFFOLK'S oldest post office has been saved from closure, thanks a £500,000 bequest from a wealthy solicitor.
Maxwell Charnley has left the astonishing amount to the parochial church council at Haughley, which will use the money to safeguard its 160-year-old village post office for future generations.
Details of the bequest have only just been revealed, even though Mr Charnley, who never married, died at the age 63 around 18 months ago.
It is believed he grew up in the picturesque village before moving to Hertfordshire, but he still had a home and family in the area at the time of his death.
Last night, Howard Stephens, treasurer for the parochial church council at St Mary's in Haughley, said: “We have had some good fortune and we do not want to waste that money, we want to put it back into the community. This is really fantastic.â€
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