Merseyside post office closures announced

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Nov 6 2007

Post Office bosses have unveiled plans to axe 65 branches across parts of the North West.

A six-week consultation will now be held before a final decision is taken to axe the branches in Merseyside, the Wirral, Cheshire, Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield.

Some 371 post offices are set to remain open in the area and new outreach services - where post office services are operated from pubs or village shops - will be created in Malpas, Crewe and Tarporley.

Post Offices bosses insist that more than 99% of people in the affected area will see no change to their service or be within one mile of another branch.

But the plans are likely to spark protests from councils and community groups.

Jane Briginshaw, Post Office Ltd’s network development manager for the North West, said: “Taking the decision to close any Post Office branch is always very difficult and we know will cause concern to many of our customers.

“We want to ensure that everyone who uses, relies on, or has any concern with Post Office services is both fully aware of the proposed changes and able to give views on them.â€

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Nov 6 2007

Post Office bosses have unveiled plans to axe 65 branches across parts of the North West.

A six-week consultation will now be held before a final decision is taken to axe the branches in Merseyside, the Wirral, Cheshire, Wigan, Leigh and Makerfield.

Some 371 post offices are set to remain open in the area and new outreach services - where post office services are operated from pubs or village shops - will be created in Malpas, Crewe and Tarporley.

Post Offices bosses insist that more than 99% of people in the affected area will see no change to their service or be within one mile of another branch.

But the plans are likely to spark protests from councils and community groups.

Jane Briginshaw, Post Office Ltd’s network development manager for the North West, said: “Taking the decision to close any Post Office branch is always very difficult and we know will cause concern to many of our customers.

“We want to ensure that everyone who uses, relies on, or has any concern with Post Office services is both fully aware of the proposed changes and able to give views on them.â€

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Nov 7 2007 by Michelle Fiddler, Liverpool Echo

PEOPLE were today urged to object to more post offices being shut down.

The call comes as it was revealed 25 post office branches across Merseyside have now been earmarked for closure.

But today they were described as “lifelinesâ€