DECISIONS ON POST OFFICE CLOSURES

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Decision on the future of Post Office Branches in Surrey, Berkshire and West Sussex

he following 41 Post Office® branches will now close as part of the Surrey, Berkshire and West Sussex:

Ash Road, 131 Ash Road, Aldershot GU12 4DB
Boxalls Lane, 18 Boxalls Lane, Aldershot GU11 3QJ
Minley Estate, 3 Broomhill Road, Farnborough, GU14 9PN
Aldwick, 2 Tudor Buildings, Aldwick Street, Bognor Regis PO21 3AW
Craigwell On Sea, 91 Barrack Lane, Bognor Regis, PO21 4DX
Hawthorn Road, 53 Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 2BW
South Bersted, 62 Gordon Avenue, Bognor Regis, PO22 9LS
Station Road, 15 Station Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1QD
The Beach, 6 Norfolk Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PL
Easebourne, 6 Easebourne Street, Midhurst, GU29 0AL
East Street, 30 Sadlers Walk, East Street, Chichester, PO19 1HQ
West Wittering, Four Seasons Country Store, Rockwood Road, West Wittering, Chichester PO20 8LT
Balcombe Road, 65 Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AB
Station Road East Oxted, 18-20 Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0PP
Claygate, 2 High Street, Esher KT10 0JG
Boyne Hill, Boyn Hill, Martins, 49 Wooton Way, Maidenhead, SL6 4QZ
Cookham Road, Spar Store, 128-130 Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7HR
Knowle Hill, Knowle Hill Stores, Choseley Road, Knowle Hill, Reading RG10 9YT
Norfolk Park, 42 Vicarage Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7DS
Wargrave, 55 High Street, Wargrave, Reading RG10 8BU
Abinger Hammer, Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6RX
Effingham Junction, Forest Road, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HE
Holmbury St Mary, Felbury House, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NL
Kingston Road, 1 The Parade, Kingstone Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7SR
Leatherhead Road, Bungalow Stores, Leatherhead Road, Bookham, Leatherhead KT23 4RQ
Mickleham, Roses Store, Old London Road, Mickleham, Dorking, RH5 6DU,
South Street, 45 South Street, Dorking, RH4 2JX
Holmethorpe, 41 Frenches Road, Redhill, RH1 2HR
Horley Road, 63 Horley Road, South Earlswood, Redhill, RH1 5AL
Little Green Lane, 20 Little Green Lane, Chertsey, KT16 9PH
Stepgates, 17 Fordwater Road, Chertsey, KT16 8HW
Burnham Lane, 172-174 Burnham Lane, Slough, SL1 6LE
Salt Hill, 140 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3XL
Station Road, 3-4 Station Hill, Farnham, GU9 8AA
Tilford, The Street, Tilford, Farnham, GU10 2BL
Nursery Road, 60 Nursery Road, Sunbury-On-Thames, TW16 6LG
Woodthorpe Road, 110 Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, TW15 3LH
Springfield Road, 109 Springfield Road, Windsor, SL4 3PZ
Winkfield, Squirrel Lane, Windsor, SL4 4TP
Oriental Road, 1-3 Oriental Road, Woking, GU22 7AH
Wych Street, Wych Hill, Woking, GU22 0EU

The following 4 Post Office® Branches will now be replaced by an outreach solution:

Compton, The Square, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9HA
Graffam, Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NP
Redford, Redford, Midhurst, GU29 0QF
West Dean, West Dean, Chichester, PO18 0QY

The following 2 Post Office® Branches are proposed for closure under the Surrey Berkshire and West Sussex Plan:

Shelvers Hill, 7 Shelvers Hill, Tadworth, KT20 5PU
South Ascot, 20 Brockenhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 9DL

Appendix 1
Outreach Service details:
Current branch address Outreach service point Opening times
Post Office® Compton branch
The Square, Compton, Chichester, West
Sussex, PO18 9HA
Compton Hosted Service
The Coach and Horses Pub, The
Square, Compton, Chichester
West Sussex, PO18 9HA
Fri 09:30 - 11:30

Post Office® Graffham branch
Graffham, Petworth, West Sussex,
GU28 0QD
Graffham Hosted Service
To remain at the current branch
location.
Mon 09:00 - 12:30
Thur 13:00 - 16:30

Post Office® Redford branch
Redford, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29
0QF
Redford Hosted Service
To remain at the current branch
location.
4 hours per week, opening
times to be confirmed.

Post Office® West Dean branch
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex,
PO18 0QY
West Dean Partner Service
To remain at the current branch
location.
Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri
07:00 - 18:00
Sat 08:00 - 18:00
Sun 08:00 - 13:

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East Midlands Area Plan - Decisions Announced On Last Two Proposals

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Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of the last two Post Office® branches proposed for closure in the East Midlands area plan following a six week public consultation that ended on 4 February. Post Office® services in the area will be provided through a network of 360 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that 99% of the area’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

After reviewing feedback received on the two new proposals Post Office Ltd has decided to proceed with the closure of both Chaddesden and Park Road Post Office branches. The decisions, confirmed today along with those announced on 11 December mean that 77 branches will close or have already closed under the East Midlands’ area plan.

After receiving representations from consumer body Postwatch regarding the proposal for Chaddesden Post Office branch we have agreed to increase the number of counter positions at nearby Cherry Tree Hill branch. We will be working with the subpostmaster at Cherry Tree Hill Post Office branch to extend the number of counter service positions to four.

These decisions have been reached after consultation and Postwatch, the consumer body representing Post Office® customers, has verified the correct consultation procedures were followed.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk.

Mark Partington, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for the East Midlands, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. We believe that the decision to close Chaddesden and Park Road branches along with the amended plan announced in December offers our customers across the East Midlands area the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future, bearing in mind the Government’s minimum access criteria and the other factors it has asked us to consider."


The following 77 Post Office® branches will now close or have already closed under the East Midlands area plan:

Chaddesden branch, 478 Nottingham Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6PF
Park Road branch, Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR
Breadsall 2 Rectory Lane Breadsall Derby DE21 5LL
Heage, The Windmill Inn, 213-215 Park Road, Heage Derby DE56 2AB
Heage Road 133 Heage Road, Ripley Derby DE5 3GG l
Leabrooks, 69 Main Road, Leabrooks Alfreton DE55 1LA
Mansfield Road, 102 Mansfield Road Alfreton DE55 7JP
Mansfield Road 88 Mansfield Road Heanor DE75 7AQ
Nottingham Road, 111 Nottingham Road, Alfreton Derby DE55 7GR
Openwoodgate, 4 Kilburn Lane, Openwoodgate, Belper DE56 0SF l
Roper Avenue, 113 Roper Avenue, Heanor DE75 7DA Amber Valley
South Wingfield, 11 Inns Lane, South Wingfield Alfreton DE55 7LW
Carnarvon Grove, 240 Huthwaite Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 2HF
Forest Side, 261 Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 4HG
Hill Top, 231 Nottingham Road, Eastwood Nottingham NG16 3GS
Carr Vale, 32 Main Street, Bolsover Chesterfield S44 6JF
Elmfield, 234 Elmton Road, Creswell Worksop S80 4DZ
Higham Crown Inn, Main Road Higham Derbyshire DE55 6EH
Hillstown 30 Nesbit Street, Bolsover Chesterfield S44 6LW
Hodthorpe, 137 Queens Road, Hodthorpe Worksop S80 4UP
Langwith Junction, 8 East Veiw, Langwith Junction Mansfield NG20 9AA
Model Village 5 Colonade, Shirebrook Mansfield NG20 8BL
Shuttlewood, 72 Chesterfield Road, Shuttlewood Chesterfield S44 6QT
Stanfree 12 Clowne Road Chesterfield S44 6AW
Westhouses, 1 Alfreton Road, Westhouses Alfreton DE55 5AH
Bramcote Hills, 40A Sevenoaks., Crescent, Beeston NG9 3FW
Nuthall, 1 Kimberley Road, Nuthall Nottingham NG16 1DA
Rylands, 44 Meadow Rod, Beeston Nottingham NG9 1JT
Ashbourne Road, 130 Ashbourne Road Derby DE22 3AG
Mansfield Road 164 Mansfield Road Derby DE1 3RA
Abbey Street 17 Abbey Street Derby DE22 3SJ
Pear Tree, 157-159 St Thomas, Road, Pear Tree Derby DE23 8RH
Wilmorton 707 London Road Derby DE24 8UQ
Cobden Street, 34 Cobden Street, Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 1BP
Nottingham Road, 114 Nottingham Road, Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 2BZ
Stanton By Dale, School House, Stanton By Dale Ilkeston DE7 4QJ
Carlton Valley, 56 Valley Road, Carlton Nottingham NG4 1LT
Gedling, 98 Main Road, Gedling Nottingham NG4 3HE
Red Hill, 69 Red Hill Road, Arnold Nottingham NG5 8GX
Wollaton Avenue, 4 Wollaton Avenue, Gedling NG4 4HX
Woodland Grove, 720/722 Mansfield Road, Woodthorpe Nottingham NG5 3FW
Brook Street 20a Brook Street Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 6PS
Hill Avenue 26 Hill Avenue Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 9BD
Old Somerby, The Old School, Old Somerby Grantham NG33 4AB
Stirling Road 6 Stirling Road Stamford PE9 2XG
Uffington Croft Farm, Uffington Stamford PE9 4SX
Newgate Lane 114 Newgate Lane Mansfield NG18 2QB
Newlands, 85 Clipstone Road East, Forest Town Mansfield NG19 0HT
Nottingham Road 123 Nottingham Road Mansfield NG18 4AJ
Warsop Road, 7 Warsop Road, Mansfield, Woodhouse Mansfield G19 9LE
Laxton Main Street, Laxton Newark NG22 0NX
Carrington, 355 Mansfield Road, Carrington Nottingham NG5 2DA
Sneinton Dale 197 Sneinton Dale Nottingham NG2 4HU
Western Valley 304-306 Valley Road Nottingham NG5 1HW
New Lenton 17 Lenton Boulevard Nottingham NG7 2ET
Bunny, Jet Garage, Brobot, Petroleum Ltd, Loughborough Road Bunny NG11 6QT
Colston Bassett, Church Gate, Colston Bassett Nottingham NG12 3FE
Normanton-On-Soar, 73 Main Street, Normanton-On-Soar Loughborough LE12 5HB
The Harlequin, 50 Grantham Road, Radcliffe On Trent Nottingham NG12 2HS
Wolds Drive, 77 Wolds Drive, Keyworth Nottingham NG12 5FS
Annesley Road, 101 Annesley Road, Hucknall Nottingham NG15 7DR
Epperstone, Main Street, Epperstone Nottingham NG14 6AD
Ollerton, Saville House, Station Road, Ollerton Newark NG22 9BN
Westville, The Wyvern Centre, Watnall Road Nottingham NG15 7LD
Great Hale, 4 High Street, Great Hale Sleaford NG34 9LE
Church Gresley, 35 Market Street, Church Gresley Swadlincote DE11 9PR
Egginton, The School House, Church Road, Egginton Derby DE65 6HP
Newton Solney, 16 Main Street, Newton Solney, Burton-On- Trent DE15 0SJ
Shelton Lock, 211 Derby Road, Chellaston Derby DE73 5SE
Bonsall, Hollies Farm, Uppertown, Bonsall Matlock DE4 2AW
Edensor, The Post Office, Edensor Bakewell DE45 1PH
Kirk Ireton Barley Mow, Kirk Ireton Ashbourne DE6 3JP
Market Place, 16 Market Place Ashbourne DE6 1ES
Marston Montgomery, 2 Thurvaston Road, Marston Montgomery Ashbourne DE6 2FF
Matlock Bank, 83 Smedley, Street East Matlock DE4 3FQ
Moorhall 12 Moorhall Bakewell DE45 1FT
Starkholmes 133 Starkholmes Road Matlock DE4 5JA

Details of the specific outreach solution that will replace each of the following 11 branches were confirmed in an announcement on 20 February.

Allington branch, The Green, Allington, Grantham, NG32 2EA
Anwick branch, 1a River Lane, Anwick, Sleaford, NG34 9SP
Barkston branch, 5 Church Street, Barkston, Grantham, NG32 2NB
Brant Broughton branch, The Forge, High Street, Brant Broughton, Lincoln, LN5 0SL
Castle Bytham branch, 19-21 Pinfold Road, Castle Bytham, Grantham, NG33 4RG
Folkingham branch, The Old School, 7 Market Place, Folkingham, Sleaford, NG34 0SE
Harby branch, Low Street, Harby, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 7EA
Kinoulton branch, Hall Lane, Kinoulton, Nottingham, NG12 3EF
Rippingale branch, 5 Middle Street, Rippingale, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0SU
South Witham branch, 14 High Street, South Witham, Grantham, NG33 5QB
Woolsthorpe branch, Main Street, Woolsthorpe By Belvoir, Grantham, NG32 1LY

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West Berkshire And Wiltshire Post Office® Branches - Decisions On Six Outstanding Branches

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Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of six Post Office® branches in the West Berkshire and Wiltshire area following the conclusion of a further review with consumer body Postwatch.

Post Office Ltd has decided to proceed with the closure of Barkham Road, London Road Wokingham and The Obelisk branches. The closure and replacement by outreach service of Avebury, Lacock, and Yatton Keynell branches is also confirmed, however the detail of each outreach solution will be subject to a further six week period of local public consultation commencing on a date to be confirmed shortly.

Post Office® services in the area will be provided through a network of 234 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that over 99% of West Berkshire and Wiltshire’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today means that 36 branches will close or have already closed under the West Berkshire and Wiltshire area plan and 11 branches will be replaced by outreach solutions.

These decisions have been reached after public consultation and Postwatch, the consumer body representing Post Office® customers, has verified the correct consultation procedures were followed.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk

Tim Nicholls, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for West Berkshire and Wiltshire, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation and carried out a further review of six branches at the request of consumer body, Postwatch. We believe that the decisions announced today, along with the amended plan announced in February, offers our customers across the West Berkshire and Wiltshire area the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future, bearing in mind the Government’s minimum access criteria and the other factors they have asked us to consider."

The following 36 Post Office® branches will close or have already closed as part of the West Berkshire and Wiltshire plan:

Barkham Road, 22 Barkham Road, Wokingham RG41 2XP
The Obelisk, 35-37 Silver Street, Warminster BA12 8PT
London Road, 107 London Road, Wokingham RG40 1YD
Basingstoke Road, 71 Basingstoke Road, Reading RG2 0ER
Bradenstoke, 63 Bradenstoke, Bradenstoke, Chippenham SN15 4EL
Broughton Gifford, The Bell On The Common, Broughton Gifford, Melksham SN12 8LX
Bulford, Bulford & Dist Working Mens Club, 31 High Street, Bulford, Salisbury SP4 9DR
Chapel Row, Chapel Row, Reading RG7 6PB
Charlton, Park Street, Charlton, Malmesbury SN16 9DF
Cheney Manor Road, 84 Cheney Manor Road, Swindon SN2 2NR
Englefield, The Street, Englefield, Reading RG7 5ES
Erleigh Road, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5NB
Erlestoke, 14 High Street, Erlestoke, Devizes SN10 5TX
Hampstead Norreys, Church Street, Thatcham RG18 0TB
Hemdean Road, 326 Hemdean Road, Reading RG4 7QS
Kington St Michael, The Village Hall, Kington St Michael, Chippenham SN14 6HX
Laverstock, Dillons Newsagents, Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1QX
Lawn, 44 Guildford Avenue, Swindon SN3 1JE
Lea, 26 Pembroke Green, Lea, Malmesbury SN16 9PB
London Road, 14 London Road, Marlborough SN8 1PH
Lover, Brown Bonnets, Besomer Drove, Lover, Salisbury SP5 2PN
Lowden, One Stop Community Stores, 6 Sheldon Road, Lowden, Chippenham SN14 0BN
Lower Tilehurst, 229 Kentwood Hill, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 6JD
Lydiard Millicent, Toomers Garden Centre, Stone Lane, Lydiard Millicent, SwindonSN5 3LD
Manningford Bruce, Manningford Bruce, Pewsey SN9 6JL
North Bradley, Peace Memorial Road, Southwick Road, North Bradley, Trowbridge BA14 0SH
Priestwood, 83 Binfield Road, Bracknell RG42 2AW
Prospect, 17 Lypiatt Road, Prospect, Corsham, Wilts SN13 9JD
Queens Square, 2 Queens Square, Oldfield Park, Westbury BA13 3LR
Sandhurst, 74-76 High Street, Sandhurst, Sandhurst GU47 8ED
Seymour Road, Seymour Road, Trowbridge BA14 8LS
Shaw, 1 Kiln Road, Shaw, Newbury RG14 2HE
Station Road, Thatcham, Newbury RG19 4YA
Victoria Park 74 Castle Road, Salisbury SP1 3RR
Wantage Road, 180 Wantage Road, Reading RG30 2SJ
Westcott Place, 175 Farringdon Road, Westcott Place, Swindon SN1 5DL

The following 3 branches will be replaced by outreach solutions the details of which will be subject to a further six week period of consultation date to be confirmed.

Avebury, Hope Cottage, Avebury, Marlborough, SN8 1RF
Yatton Keynell, The Street, Yatton Keynell, Chippenham, SN14 7BA
Lacock,12 High Street, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2LQ

The following 8 branches will be replaced by outreach solutions.

Hullavington, 29a The Street, Hullavington, Chippenham SN14 6DP
Post Office Ltd has decided to introduce a Partner service at the site of Hullavington Garage which will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services including collecting cash using our everyday banking services. This will operate for 61.5 hours a week, offering extended opening hours as follows: Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00, Saturday 08:30-16:00, Sunday 09:00-
13:00.

Broad Chalke, South Street, Broad Chalke, Salisbury SP5 5DH
Post Office Ltd has decided to proceed with the closure of this branch and to replace it with an Outreach Service. The proposed outreach service will be subject to a further 6 week period of local public consultation. Details of this consultation will be announced shortly.

Coombe Bissett, Homington Road, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury SP5 4LR
Post Office Ltd has decided to introduce a Partner service at the site of the current branch which will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services including collecting cash using our everyday banking services. This will operate for 41.5 hours a week. Opening hours will be the same as the existing service and are as follows: Monday-Friday 09:00-13:00 and 14:00- 17:30, Saturday 09:00-13:00.

Newton Toney, Newton Toney Memorial Hall, Newton Toney, Salisbury SP4 0HA
Post Office Ltd has decided to proceed with the closure of this branch and to
replace it with an Outreach Service. This will be a Hosted Service which will provide the same wide range of services operating from the existing branch for 5 hours per week. Opening hours will be as follows: Monday and Thursday 09:30-12:00.

Tilshead, High Street, Tilshead, Salisbury SP3 4RX
Post Office Ltd has explored various options in relation to the provision of an Outreach Service, and has decided to introduce a Partner service which will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services including collecting cash using our everyday banking services. This will operate from the Rose and Crown public house for 7 days a week, for a total of 76.5 hours, offering increased opening hours as follows: Monday-Saturday 12:00-23:00, Sunday 12:00-22:30.

Wylye High Street, Wylye, Warminster BA12 0QR
Post Office Ltd has explored various options in relation to the provision of an Outreach Service, and has decided to introduce a Partner service which will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services including collecting cash using our everyday banking services at the site of the current branch. This will operate for 26 hours a week, the same hours as the current service. Opening hours will be as
follows: Monday - Friday 09:00-13:30, Saturday 09:00-12:30.

Heytesbury, 44-45 High Street, Heytesbury, Warminster BA12 0EA
Post Office Ltd has decided to introduce a Partner service at the site of the current branch which will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services including collecting cash using our everyday banking services. This will operate for 43.5 hours a week, offering extended opening hours as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 08:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:30, Wednesday 08:00-13:00, Saturday 09:00-12:30.

Longbridge Deverill, BP Service Station, Church Street, Longbridge Deverill, Warminster BA12 7DS
Post Office Ltd has decided to proceed with the closure of this branch and to replace it with an Outreach Service. Post Office Ltd has been exploring options for providing a Partner or Hosted Outreach service in the community and this remains the preferred Outreach solution. The proposed outreach service will be subject to a further 6 week period of local public consultation. Details of this consultation will be announced shortly.

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Oxfordshire And Gloucestershire Post Office® Branches - Decisions Announced

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The following 47 Post Office® branches will now close as part of the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire:

Ardington, Ardington Stores & PO, High Street, Ardington, Wantage OX12 8PS
Awre, Walton Court, Awre, Newnham GL14 1EW
Begbroke, 12 Woodstock Road East, Begbroke, Kidlington OX5 1RQ
Bromesberrow, Albright Lane, Bromesberrow, Ledbury HR8 1RZ
Childrey, High Street, Childrey, Wantage OX12 9UE
Combe, Park Road, Combe, Witney OX29 8NA
Crowmarsh, 62 The Street, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8ES
Dalton Barracks, The Amigo Shop, Cholswell Road, Abingdon OX13 6JE
Ebley, 265 Westward Road, Ebley, Stroud GL5 4TN
Edinburgh Place (Temp closed), 50-52 Edinburgh Place, Cheltenham GL51 7SA
Farmoor, Oxford Road, Farmoor, Oxford OX2 9NN
Forest Green, Burma Road, Forest Green, Nailsworth, Stroud GL6 0DT
Fyfield, Main Road, Fyfield, Abingdon OX13 5LN
Grandpont, 86 Abingdon Road, Oxford OX1 4PL
Grimsbury, 37 Middleton Road, Grimsbury, Banbury OX16 3QH
Hewlett Road, 58-60 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham GL52 6AH
Highfields, Rosebery Road, Dursley GL11 4PS
Horsley, 1 Mullion Cottage, Horsley, Stroud GL6 0PU
Iffley, 77 Church Way, Iffley, Oxford OX4 4EF
Kings End, 58 Villiers Road, Kings End, Bicester OX26 2BB
Kingsholm, 56 Kingsholm Road, Kingsholm, Gloucester GL1 3BH
Long Wittenham, High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon OX14 4QD
Meysey Hampton, 7 School Lane, Meysey Hampton, Cirencester GL7 5JS
Mitton, 16 Mitton Way, Mitton, Tewkesbury GL20 8BG
Orchard Way, Orchard Way, Banbury OX16 0EN
Primrose Hill, 56 Primrose Hill, Lydney GL15 5SE
Ruspidge, 65 St Whites Road, Cinderford GL14 3EP
Sharpness, 22 Dock Road, Sharpness, Berkeley GL13 9UA
Sling, The Laurels, Sling, Coleford GL16 8JJ
Stanmore Crescent, Stanmore Crescent, Carterton, Oxford OX18 3UG
Stanton St John, Middle Road, Stanton St John, Oxford OX33 1HD
Stratton, 17-19 Cheltenham Road, Stratton Cirencester GL7 2HU
The Beeches, 42-44 Upper Churnside, Cirencester GL7 1AP
Tutnalls, 30A Harrison Way, Lydney GL15 5BN
Twigworth, Orchard Park, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PL
Uplands, Springfield Road, Uplands, Stroud GL5 1UB
Upton, Toad Hall, Stream Road, Upton OX11 9JD
Viney Hill, Hayes End House, Viney Hill, Lydney GL15 4NY
West End, 10a West End, Witney OX28 1ND
Weston Sub Edge, Forge House, Weston Sub Edge, Chipping Campden GL55 6QH
Witcombe, 10 Astridge Road, Witcombe, Gloucester GL3 4SY
Wolvercote, Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8NY
Woodchester, South Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5EL
Woodmancote, The Green, Woodmancote, Cheltenham GL52 9FR
Wootton Road, 50 Wootton Road, Abingdon OX14 1JD
Wootton, Woodstock, Oxford OX20 1DH
Wytham, Wytham, Oxford OX2 8QA

The proposal to close Podsmead Post Office, 19 Scott Avenue, Podsmead, Gloucester GL2 5BD, is currently under further review.

The following 18 branches will be replaced by outreach solutions.

Post Office® Aldsworth branch, Aldsworth, Cheltenham, GL54 3QX
Full details of Aldsworth Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be
communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Blockley branch, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9ES
Blockley Hosted Service, The Old Coach House, Bell Lane, Blockley GL56 9ES.
Tues & Fri 09.00-16.00

Post Office® Colesbourne branch, The Village Filling Station, Colesbourne, Cheltenham, GL53 9NP, Colesbourne Partner Service will remain at the current branch location. Mon - Fri 09.00-19.30, Sat 09.00-18.30

Post Office® Guiting Power branch, The Square, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, GL54 5UR, Full details of Guiting Power Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Longborough branch, Moreton Road, Longborough, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0QQ. Full details of Longborough Outreach service are currently
being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Rendcomb branch, The Village School, Rendcomb, Cirencester, GL7 7HB. A period of local public consultation will commence shortly on the proposed
Outreach service.

Post Office® Sherborne branch, Cheltenham, GL54 3DH. Full details of Sherborne Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Temple Guiting branch, Temple Guiting, Cheltenham, GL54 5RP
Full details of Temple Guiting Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Forthampton branch, Brewers Cottage, Forthampton,
Gloucester, GL19 4QA Forthampton Mobile Service In the parking space opposite
Forthampton Village Hall. Thurs 09.00-12.00

Post Office® Cranham branch C/O County Scouting HQ, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HP. Cranham Hosted Service The Village Hall, Cranham, Gloucester
Tues 10.00-12.00

Post Office® Miserden branch, Brompton Cottage, Miserden, Stroud, GL6 7JA
A period of local public consultation will commence shortly on the proposed
Outreach service.

Post Office® Stanway branch, Cheltenham, GL54 5PH
Full details of Stanway Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be
communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Twyning branch, Twyning Green, Twyning, Tewkesbury, GL20 6DF
Twyning Mobile Service Outside Twyning Village Store, Twyning Green.
Mon 09.00-16.30 Thurs 12.00-16.30

Post Office® Chadlington branch, Horseshoe Lane, Chadlington, Chipping Norton, OX7 3BL. Full details of Chadlington Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Enstone branch, The Green, Enstone, Oxford, OX7 4NX
Full details of Enstone Outreach, service are currently being finalised and will be
communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Great Rollright branch, Great Rollright, Chipping Norton, OX7 5RR
Full details of Great Rollright Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Great Tew branch, The Green, Great Tew, Oxford, OX7 4DB
Full details of Great Tew Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be
communicated as soon as possible.

Post Office® Tackley branch, Tackley Village Shop, Medcroft Road, Tackley, Kidlington, OX5 3AH. Full details of Tackley Outreach service are currently being
finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

If any of the final detail of the Outreach Service offered differs from previously published consultation proposals, Post Office Ltd will conduct a further consultation on this detail.

A full list of the branches which will serve Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire is available upon request.

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Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight Outreach Post Office® Service Confirmed - Post Office Ltd seeks public feedback on detailed plans

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The following five branches will close and be replaced by an Outreach service.

Post Office® East Meon branch, East Meon Stores, High Street, East Meon, Petersfield, GU32 1NW
Post Office® East Tisted branch, East Tisted Village Store, Station Road, East Tisted, Alton, GU34 3QP
Post Office® Froxfield branch, 13 Dellfield, Froxfield, Petersfield, GU32 1EH
Post Office® St Mary Bourne branch, Village Stores, Bourne Meadow, St Mary Bourne, Andover, SP11 6BE
Post Office® West Meon Branch, West Meon Store, High Street, West Meon, Petersfield, GU32 1LJ

A full list of the 300 branches which will remain open in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight area under the area plan is available upon request.

The six-week public consultation period on the details of the planned outreach services begins on Tuesday 7 May 2008. All feedback on the outreach service should reach Post Office Ltd by 17 June 2008.

As part of the further period of local public consultation, we are seeking views from our customers and their representatives in relation to our revised proposals for the replacement Outreach Services, in particular:

• the type of Outreach Service to be provided;

•our new Outreach Service proposal (for example, whether it is a suitable type of Outreach Service for the area and community, whether there are any particular local factors that we should be aware of that may influence what type of Outreach Service is most appropriate for the area and community, whether there are any benefits or disadvantages regarding the type of Outreach Service in the area and community);

•whether the extent of Outreach Service (in terms of hours and Post Office® services provided) proposed is suitable for the area and community;

•suitable locations for the Outreach Service in the local community; and

•on all other potential Outreach Services for the area and community. As explained overleaf, while Post Office Ltd is now proposing to establish a specific Outreach Service, following the further local public consultation (and having regard to all relevant factors) it may decide to establish one of the other Outreach Services in the area.

To express your views on write to Tim Nickolls, Network Development Manager, C/o National Consultation Team, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM. Alternatively you may email: consultation@postoffice.co.uk or call the Post Office Ltd Customer Helpline: 08457 22 33 44


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Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of Post Office® branches across London following a six-week public consultation ending on April 2 2008. Post Office services will be provided though a network of 688 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that more than seven million London residents will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile, by road distance, of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today means that 155 branches will close in London with the first closures scheduled to take place from June 2008. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published on February 19 2008.

Seven branches originally proposed for closure -Kenyon Street Post Office®, 58 Kenyon Street, Fulham SW6 6LB; Kingston Road Post Office®, 104 Kingston Road, Wimbledon SW19 1LX; Lambeth Walk Post Office®, 34 Vauxhall Street SE11 5LG; Page Green Post Office®, 87 Broad Lane, South Tottenham N15 4DW; Shepherds Bush Road Post Office®, 146 Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith W6 7PB; Starch Green Post Office®, 7 Kings Parade, Askew Road W12 9BA; Walton Road Post Office®, 96 Warrior Square, Walton Road, E12 5RT; - will now remain open following a review of the issues raised during consultation.

The public consultation for one branch, Formosa Street Post Office® in W9, has been extended until May 30 and in addition, the proposal to close the following branches is currently under further review:

102-104 Bollo Bridge Road, W3 8DD
228 Chingford Road, E17 5AL
619 Forest Road, E17 4NE
242 Gipsy Road, SE27 9RB
240 Masterman Road, E6 3NJ
29 Orford Road, E17 9NL



The river Thames to the south west of Kenyon Street Post Office® would act as a natural barrier for some customers traveling to some of the other branches within a mile radius distance and Post Office Ltd recognises the two nearest alternative branches have steps into the premises, making access difficult for customers with limited mobility. Whilst there are bus services to the suggested nearest Post Office® branches, the location of bus stops are a prohibitive distance for people with limited mobility. In the light of these and all other factors Post Office Ltd has reviewed its proposals and Kenyon Street Post Office® branch will remain in the network.

The main concern raised about the Kingston Road Post Office ® branch was that the elderly, many of whom live in sheltered housing nearby, would be unable to reach other branches. Post Office Ltd is aware that that there is no bus route to the nearest alternative branch and although there is a bus service to the second nearest alternative Post Office® branch the location of the bus stop closest to Kingston Road Post Office® is a prohibitive distance for anyone with limited mobility and the route is hilly for pedestrians. Post Office Ltd also became aware of the fragility of other businesses near the Kingston Road branch and believes they would be adversely affected if the Post Office® closed. Taking these and all other relevant factors into account, Post Office Ltd has decided not to proceed with the closure of this branch.

The significant level of sheltered housing and a residential and business regeneration project as well as lack of a direct bus route to the nearest alternative Post Office® branch, led Post Office Ltd to reconsider its proposal for Lambeth Walk Post Office® branch. Taking these and all other relevant factors into consideration, Post Office Ltd has decided to retain Lambeth Walk Post Office® in its network.

Post Office Ltd was made aware of the high level of sheltered and temporary accommodation in the area surrounding the Page Green Post Office® branch, as well as the planned housing development in the Tottenham Hale area which will include up to 6,000 residential units. Taking these and all other relevant factors into consideration Post Office Ltd has decided to retain Page Green Post Office® branch in its network.

Taking into account other branches that are planned to be closed in the area near Shepherds Bush Road Post Office® branch, Post Office Ltd does not believe that it would be able to offer customer reasonable access to its services in the future if it went ahead with this closure. Taking all relevant factors into account, including the location of accommodation for people with special needs, the sheltered housing units nearby and the planned new business developments in Hammersmith, Post Office Ltd has decided to keep this branch in its network.

During the public consultation Post Office Ltd was made aware of planned new residential developments, including units specifically for people with special needs, near Starch Green Post Office® branch. Pocklington Lodge for visually impaired people is very close to Starch Green Post Office and residents would face difficulties in reaching any other branch. Taking into account other planned Post Office® closures in the vicinity Post Office Ltd believes these customers would be seriously disadvantaged if the Starch Green Post Office® closed and, taking this and all relevant factors into account, has decided to retain this branch.

Post Office Ltd received more details about existing sheltered accommodation and the large-scale £150 million regeneration project in the area near the Walton Road branch. The regeneration included the refurbishment of existing properties and the construction of new social housing accommodation. Taking into account other planned Post Office® branch closures in the area, Post Office Ltd believes that customers in this community would no longer have reasonable access to Post Office services if the Walton branch closed as the route to other branches is across busy roads in two different directions. Taking these and all other relevant factors into account, Post Office Ltd has decided to retain Walton Road Post Office® in its network.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk.

During the six week local public consultation, Post Office Ltd received around 27,600 responses and attended 79 meetings with customers and their representatives to understand customers’ concerns and to ensure that all information provided by customers formed part of the final decision regarding each affected branch.

Anita Turner, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for London, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. We believe that the amended plan announced today offers our customers in London 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.

Crown Post Office Network

Crown Post Offices are not included in the Network Change Programme that is implementing the compulsory compensated closure of up to 2,500 Post Office branches nationally.
Post Office Ltd announced in April 2007 that, out of its 458 Crown Post Office branches nationwide, it would continue to directly run 373 with WHSmith operating an additional 70 from its nearby stores.
At the same time Post Office Ltd announced that further work would be carried out to review options such as potential franchising for the remaining 15 Crown Post Offices nationwide - seven of them in London.
One of these (Enfield Wash) has now been franchised and decisions will shortly be made about proposals to franchise Crown Post Offices in Tottenham, Maida Hill, East Acton and Borough High Street.
Public consultation has been held on a proposal to close Essex Road Crown Post Office in N1 but Post Office Ltd announced today it has been decided not to proceed with the closure of this branch at this time as discussions with a potential franchise partner are now underway. If these negotiations are successful there will be a six week consultation on a proposal to franchise this Post Office® branch.
It has been decided, following public consultation, to close the Crown Post Office at Ludgate Circus, 16-18 New Bridge Street , EC4 . However the date of closure of this Post Office branch will be delayed whilst Post Office Ltd explores potential provision of alternative access points for customers in the area to post mail. These could include the provision of some self-service mailing facilities and Post Office Ltd is currently in discussion with various interested parties.

The nearest alternative main Post Office® branches are 52, Blackfriars Road SE1 8NN which is half a mile away and 81/89 Farringdon Road, EC1M 3LL which is 0.6 miles away.

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Notes to Editors

Post Office® branches in the following parliamentary constituencies are included in the London plan:

Barking, Battersea, Beckenham, Bethnal Green and Bow, Bexleyheath and Crayford, Brent East, Brent North, Brent South, Brentford and Isleworth, Bromley and Chislehurst, Camberwell and Peckham, Carshalton and Wallington, Chingford and Woodford Green, Chipping Barnet, Cities of London and Westminster, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dagenham, Dulwich and West Norwood, Ealing Acton and Shepherd’s Bush, Ealing North, Ealing Southall, East Ham, Edmonton, Eltham, Enfield North, Enfield Southgate, Erith and Thamesmead, Feltham and Heston, Finchley and Golders Green, Greenwich and Woolwich, Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Hackney South and Shoreditch, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hampstead and Highgate, Harrow East, Harrow West, Hayes and Harlington, Hendon, Holborn and St Pancras, Hornchurch, Hornsey and Wood Green, Ilford North, Ilford South, Islington North, Islington South and Finsbury, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston and Surbiton, Lewisham Deptford, Lewisham East, Lewisham West, Leyton and Wanstead, Mitcham and Morden, North Southwark and Bermondsey, Old Bexley and Sidcup, Orpington, Poplar and Canning Town, Putney, Regent’s Park and Kensington North, Richmond Park, Romford, Ruislip-Northwood, Streatham, Sutton and Cheam, Tooting, Tottenham, Twickenham, Upminster, Uxbridge, Vauxhall, Walthamstow, West Ham, Wimbledon

The Government criteria:

Nationally:

• 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 99% of the total population in deprived urban areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total urban population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total rural population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.


In addition, for each individual postcode district:

• 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

The following 155 Post Office® branches will close as part of the London Plan

Abbeville Road, 34 Abbeville Road, Clapham, London, SW4 9NG
Acre Lane, 154 Acre Lane, Brixton, London, SW2 5UT
Albemarle Road, 40 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Alexandra Park Road, 100 Alexandra Park Road, Muswell Hill, London, N10 2AE
Askew Road, 68 Askew Road, London, W12 9BJ
Balham High Road, 258 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7AW
Barking Road, 524 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8QE
Bath Road, 382 Bath Road, West Drayton, UB7 0DH
Battersea Park Road, 268 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BP
Bennetts Castle Lane, 238 Bennetts Castle Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3UU
Bensham Lane, 104 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, CR7 7ES
Bishopsford Road, 3 Hillfield Parade, Bishopsford Road, Morden, SM4 6BG
Blackheath Hill, 11 Blackheath Hill, London, SE10 8PB
Blackstock Road, 149 Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2JS
Boileau Parade, 2 Boileau Parade, Boileau Road, London, W5 3AQ
Bostal Hill, 43 Bostal Hill, London, SE2 0RB
Brampton Road, 301-303 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5QR
Brentfield Estate, Willesden, London, NW10 0PX
Broad Street, 87 Broad Street, Dagenham, RM10 9HP
Broad Street, 30 Broad Street, Teddington, TW11 8RF
Buckingham Road, 80 Chandos Crescent, Edgware, HA8 6HL
Burlington Road, 82 Burlington Road, New Malden, KT3 4NU
Caledonian Road, 100 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9DN
Caledonian Road, 492 Caledonian Road, London, N7 9RP
Camborne Avenue, 1 Camborne Avenue, Romford, RM3 8RH
Cambridge Parade, 336 Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 2DU
Carlton Parade, 12-13 Carlton Parade, Orpington, BR6 0JB
Carshalton Road, 213 Carshalton Road, Carshalton,SM5 3PZ
Cassland Road, 142-144 Cassland Road, London, E9 5DA
Central Hill, 75 Central Hill, Norwood, London, SE19 1BS
Chase Side, 122A Chase Side, Enfield, EN2 0QN
Chatsworth Road, 1 Chatsworth Road, London, E5 0LH
Chestnut Grove,127 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5BX
Childs Hill, 366 Cricklewood Lane, Childs Hill, London, NW2 2QJ
Chipstead Valley Road, 217 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BR
Chiswick High Road, 110 Chiswick High Road,London, W4 1PU
Churchfield Road, 24 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6EG
Clapham High Street, 16 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7UT
Coombe Lane, West Wimbledon, London, SW20 0RJ
Court Parade, 5 Court Parade, East Lane,Wembley, HA0 3HY
Coventry Parade, 299 Hall Lane,London, E4 8NU
Cranford Parade, 153 North Hyde Road, Hayes, UB3 4NS
Cricklewood, 67 Walm Lane, London,NW2 4QR
Crofton Lane, 86 Crofton Lane, Orpington,BR5 1HD
Crowndale Road, 18 - 22 Crowndale Road, London,NW1 1TT
Devons Road, 159 Devons Road, London, E3 3QX
Dockhead, 31 Dockhead,London,SE1 2BS
Dollis Valley, 39-40 Dollis Valley Way,Barnet, EN5 2UJ
East Finchley, 121 East End Road, London, N2 0SZ
East Street, 221 East Street, Walworth, London,SE17 2SS
Emerson Park, 2 Berther Road,Hornchurch,RM11 3HS
Englands Lane, 28 Englands Lane, Hampstead, London,NW3 4UE
Fencepiece Road, 158 Fencepiece Road, Ilford, IG6 2LB
Ferme Park Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 4ED
Field Road, 66 Field Road, Forest Gate, London,E7 9DL
Foots Cray, 3 Hollytree Parade, Sidcup Hill, Sidcup,DA14 6JR
Freezywater, 775 Hertford Road, Enfield, EN3 6SE
Fulham Road, 780 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5SL
Gander Green Lane, 143 Gander Green Lane, Sutton, SM1 2EZ
Garratt Lane, 179 Garratt Lane, London, SW18 4DP
Gobions, 37 Gobions Avenue, Romford, RM5 3SS
Goldhawk Road, 88 Goldhawk Road, London, W12 8HD
Green Lane, 129-131 Green Lane, Morden, SM4 6SE
Green Street, 200 Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7NB
Greenford Green, 1238 Greenford Road, Greenford, UB6 0HH
Grove Green Road, 374 Grove Green Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AP
Hadley Wood, 26 Crescent West, Barnet, EN4 0EJ
Hainault, 194 New North Road, Ilford, IG6 3BD
Hampstead Heath, 65 South End Road, Hampstead Heath, London, NW3 2QB
Harrow Road, 272 Harrow Road, London, W2 5ES
Harrow Road, Willesden, London, NW10 5NT
Haven Green, Adjoining 2 Madeley Road, Haven Green, Ealing, London, W5 2LH
Headstone Gardens, 3 The Quadrant, Headstone Gardens, Harrow, HA2 6PN
Headstone Road, 119 Headstone Road, Harrow, HA1 1PG
Heylyn Square, 71 Heylyn Square, Bow, London, E3 2DW
High Road, North Finchley, London, N12 0AP
High Street, 26 High Street, Northwood, HA6 1BN
High Street, 298 High Street, Croydon, CR0 1NG
High Street Eltham, 263 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TY
High Street Plaistow, 115 High Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AD
Highgate High Street, 7 Highgate High Street, London, N6 5JR
Hither Green Lane, 116 Hither Green Lane, Lewisham, London, SE13 6QA
Hook Rise, 311 Hook Rise South, Surbiton, KT6 7LS
Hylands, 154 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1QH
Ickenham Road, 4 Station Parade, Ruislip, HA4 7DL
Ilderton Road, 1c Ilderton Road, South Bermondsey, London, SE16 3JU
Katherine Road, 241 Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8PP
Ladbroke Grove, 2 Ladbroke Grove, London, W11 3BG
Lee Nr Station, 11 Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, London, SE12 0AA
Leinster Terrace (Temporarily close), 31 Leinster Terrace, London, W2 3ET
Leyton Green, 674 High Road, Leyton, London, E10 6JP
Lisson Grove, 37 Lisson Grove, London, NW1 6UB
Lower Clapton Road, 235 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 8EG
Lower Richmond Road, 209 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London, SW15 1HJ
Maddock Way, 1 Maddock Way, Walworth, London, SE17 3NH
Meads Lane, 100 Mead Lane, Ilford, IG3 8QN
Melbourne Grove, 7 Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8RG
Mitcham Junction, 7-9 Seymour Road, Mitcham, CR4 4JX
Mitcham Lane, 274 Mitcham Lane, London, SW16 6NU
Moorfield Road, Moorfield Road, Cowley, Uxbridge, UB8 3SH
Murray Grove, 96-97 Murray Grove, London, N1 7QP
Nether Street, Nether Street, Finchley, London, N3 1NT
New Covent Garden, New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane, Westbridge, London, SW8 5HB
New Cross Road, 405 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6LA
Norbiton Common, 240 Kingston Road, New Malden, KT3 3RN
Norwood Green, 175 Norwood Road, Southall, UB2 4JD
Nunhead Nr Station, 6 Gibbon Road, London, SE15 2AS
Old Isleworth, 4 South Street, Isleworth, TW7 7BG
Old Kent Road, 654 Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1JF
Palmers Green, 6 Clock House Parade, Palmers Green, London, N13 6BG
Park Avenue, 135 Whitton Road, Hounslow, TW3 2EL
Park Parade, 6 Park Parade, Gunnersbury Avenue, London, W3 9BD
Peckham Road, 46 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8PX
Pennine Parade, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1NT
Pinner Green, 5 Pinner Green, Pinner, HA5 2AF
Plough Green, 380 Malden Road, Worcester Park, KT4 7NL
Plumstead Common Road, 119 Plumstead Common Road, London, SE18 2UQ
Portway, 80 Portway, Stratford, London, E15 3QJ
Potters Road, 12 Potters Road, New Barnet, Barnet, EN5 5HW
Pratts Bottom, 9 Charmwood Villas, Rushmore Hill, Pratts Bottom, Orpingtom BR6 7NJ
Putney Bridge Road, 279 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW15 2PT
Roe Green, Kingsbury, London, NW9 9AG
Romford Road, 710 Romford Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6BT
Salisbury Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6NL
Selhurst Road, 22 Selhurst Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 5QF
Sherwood Park Road, 71 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, CR4 1NB
South Streatham, 7 Hermitage Lane, London, SW16 3LH
Stoke Newington Road, 133-135 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 8BT
Stonebridge Park, Unit 4, Stonebridge Shopping Centre, Stonebridge Park, Wilesden, NW10 8LB
Stratford Road, 11 Stratford Road, London, W8 6RF
Streatham Place (Temporarily closed), 47 Streatham Place, Brixton, London, SW2 4QG
Surbiton Park, 62 Surbiton Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2HT
The Avenue, 22 The Avenue, London, W13 8PH
The Common, 38a Staines Road, Twickenham, TW2 5AH
The Hill, 82 High Street, Harrow, HA1 3LW
The Parade, 2 The Parade, Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3HL
The Quarterdeck, 3 The Quaterdeck, Millwall, London, E14 8SH
Town Road, 242 Town Road, London, N9 0EX
Trinity Road, 318 Trinity Road, London, SW18 3RG
Uxbridge Common, 101 Park Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1NW
Uxbridge Road, 1086 Uxbridge Road, Hayes, UB4 0RJ
Walden Road, 4 Walden Parade, Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DW
Watford Way, 272 Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 4UP
Watney Street, 81 Watney Street, London, E1 2QE
West Green Road, 434 West Green Road, South Tottenham, London, N15 3PT
Weston Park, 89 Weston Park, Hornsey, London, N8 9PR
Whitechapel, Unit 3, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
Wilton Way, 67 Wilton Way, London, E8 1BG
Wimbledon High Street, 16 Wimbledon High Street, Wimbledon Village, London, SW19 5DX
Woodford Avenue, 8 Spurway Parade, Woodford Avenue, Ilford, IG2 6UU
Woodford Near Church, 213 High Road, South Woodford, London, E18 2PB
Woodhall Parade, 79 Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 3AT
Woodside Parade, 10 Leopold Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7BD
Woolwich Road, 8 Woolwich Road, London, SE10 0JU
Wrythe Lane, 131 Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 2RU

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Post Office Ltd announces further change to the network in Newport & Gwent valley

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Post Office Ltd today (Wednesday, 07 May) opened a six-week local public consultation on its proposal to close Pentwynmawr branch, 19 High Street, Newbridge NP11 4HG as part of their network change programme.

Post Office Ltd has recently concluded a six week local public consultation for the closure of 25 branches in the Area Plan for the Newport & Gwent Valleys area. As a result of feedback received during the local public consultation Post Office Ltd has amended its proposal by deciding not to proceed with two of the proposed closures in the original Area Plan and is now proposing that the Pentwynmawr branch below should be closed:

In proposing that the Pentwynmawr branch should close, Post Office Ltd has taken into account that customers would be able to access Post Office® services from nearby branches at Newbridge and Pontllanfraith, both of which are approximately a mile away. In addition to accessing Post Office® services from nearby branches, customers may also access Post Office® services by telephone or via the internet.

Any changes to the Network that are made under the Programme will be implemented in accordance with a Code of Practice that has been agreed with Postwatch.

Full details of the Area Plan Proposal and a booklet containing full details of our decisions relating to the changes to the Network in the Newport and Gwent Valleys area are available on our website www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by contacting us using a dedicated Freepost address, by email or by phone.

Any changes to the Network that are made under the Programme will be implemented in accordance with a Code of Practice that has been agreed with Postwatch. The closing date of the local public consultation for Pentwynmawr is Tuesday 17 June 2008 and all comments must be received by that date if they are to be considered.

We will communicate our decision about the future of Pentwynmawr branch after the end of the local public consultation period, once all representations have been reviewed. We would be expect this decision in early July 2008.

If the decision is taken to permanently close the Pentwynmawr branch it is expected that this would take place in August 2008, at the earliest.

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Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire Post Office® branches - Decisions announced
27/08/2008


Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of Post Office® branches across Birmingham Coventry and Warwickshire following a six week public consultation which ended on 4 August. Post Office® services will be provided through a network of 299 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that 99% of Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today means that 50 branches will close in Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire with the first closures scheduled to take place in September 2008.

Following a review of the issues raised during consultation, the Post Office branch at The Green, Kings Norton, B38 8RU, originally proposed for closure will now remain open.

These decisions have been reached after public consultation and Postwatch, the consumer body representing Post Office® customers, has verified the correct consultation procedures were followed.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk

Post Office Ltd received around 2600 responses and attended 50 meetings with customers and their representatives to understand their concerns regarding our proposals for the area. All information provided by customers formed part of the final decision regarding each affected branch.

Mark Partington, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for Birmingham Coventry and Warwickshire, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. We believe that the amended plan announced today offers our customers across Birmingham Coventry and Warwickshire the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future, bearing in mind the Government’s minimum access criteria and the other factors it has asked us to consider."

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St Stephens Street
BIRMINGHAM
B6 4AA

Note to editors

Post Office branches in the following parliamentary constituencies are included in the Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire area plan:

Coventry North East, Coventry North West, Coventry South, Stratford-on-Avon,
North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Rugby and Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington,
Solihull, Meriden, Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham Erdington, Birmingham Hall Green, Birmingham Hodge Hill, Birmingham Ladywood, Birmingham Northfield, Birmingham Perry Barr, Birmingham Selly Oak, Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath, Birmingham Yardley, Sutton Coldfield.

The Government criteria:

Nationally:

• 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 99% of the total population in deprived urban areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total urban population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total rural population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

In addition, for each individual postcode district:

• 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

The following 50 Post Office® branches will now close as part of the Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire plan:

Albion Street, 112A Albion Street ,Kenilworth CV8 2FZ
Alcester, Lane End, 271 Alcester Road, South Birmingham B14 6EB
Arley, Ansley Lane, Old Arley Coventry CV7 8FU
Aston Manor, 50 Rocky Lane, Aston Birmingham B6 5RQ
Bakers Lane, 40 Bakers Lane, Sutton Coldfield B73 6XD
Bartley Green, 6 Genners Lane, Birmingham B32 3JL
Berkswell, Church Lane, Berkswell Coventry CV7 7BJ
Artillery Road, Bramcote Nuneaton CV11 6QW
Bridgetown, 5 Tiddington Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 7AE
Brighton Road, 577 Moseley Road Birmingham B12 9BS
Broom, 20 High Street, Broom Alcester B50 4HJ
Catherine De Barnes, 261 Hampton Lane, Catherine De Barnes Solihull B91 2TJ
Church Vale, 60 Robert Road, Birmingham B20 3RU
Clifton, 42 Main Street, Clifton On Dunsmore Rugby CV23 0BH
Collycroft 65 Nuneaton Road Bedworth CV12 8AP
Coopers Road, 53 Coopers Road Birmingham B20 2JU
Court Oak Road, 157 Court Oak Road Birmingham B17 9AD
Druids Heath, 17 Pound Road Birmingham B14 5SB
Fletchamstead, 62 Standard Avenue Coventry CV4 9BW
Foleshill Road, 188 Foleshill Road Coventry CV1 4JH
Greenholm Road, 210 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham B44 8JP
Hagley Road, 4a Huntley Road Birmingham B16 8JS
Haslucks Green Road, 122 Haslucks Green Road, Shirley Solihull B90 2EH
Hockley, 5 Hockley Hill Birmingham B18 5AA
Holbrook Lane, 178 Holbrook Lane Coventry CV6 4BY
Lea Marston, 3 Church Lane, Lea Marston Sutton Coldfield B76 0BJ
Maney, 20 Beeches Walk Sutton Coldfield B73 6HN
Manor Court Road, 18 Manor Court Road Nuneaton CV11 5HU
Middlemore Road, 2 Middlemore Road Birmingham B31 3UP
Milverton, 7 Warwick Place Leamington Spa CV32 5BH
Newtown Road, 237 Newton Road, Bedworth Nuneaton CV12 8QQ
Olton Hollow, 43 Warwick Road, Olton Solihull B92 7HS
Overslade Lane, 63 Overslade Lane Rugby CV22 6ED
Perry Common, 121 Witton Lodge, Road, Erdington Birmingham B23 5JD
Piccadilly, 2 Piccadilly Tamworth B78 2EP
Ratcliffe Road, Ratcliffe Service Station, 10 Ratcliffe Road Atherstone CV9 1HY
Ridge Lane, Arden Forest News, 1 Ridge Lane Nuneaton CV10 0RF
Robin Hood, 1537 Stratford Road Birmingham B28 9JA
Sandwell Road (Temporarily closed), 225 Sandwell Road Birmingham B21 8PD
*Selsey Road, 33-35 Selsey Road Birmingham B17 8JR
Shaftmoor Lane, 1 Olton Boulevard, East Birmingham B27 7RR
Sherbourne, 473 Holyhead Road, Coventry CV5 8HU
Shilton Village Hall, Wood Lane, Shilton Coventry CV7 9JZ
Short Heath, 75 Gravelly Lane, Birmingham B23 6LR
Small Heath Park, 541Coventry Road, Small Heath Birmingham B10 0LL
Sparkbrook, 174-176 Stratford, Road, Sparkhill Birmingham B11 1AG
The Firs, 12 Ermington Crescent, Birmingham B36 8AP
Victoria Road, 95 Upper Sutton Street, Birmingham B6 5BN
West Street, 12-14 West Street, Warwick CV34 6AN
Witton Road, 209 Witton Road Birmingham B6 6JR

*As detailed in our Area Plan Proposal document, Post Office Limited is currently intending to introduce a new Post Office® outlet at this location on a trial basis. However, customers should note that it may not be possible for any alternative outlet to be established and this will not affect the decision to close Post Office® Selsey Road branch. Full details of the proposed new trial service will be communicated as soon as possible.

The following 5 Post Office Branches will be replaced by an outreach solution:

Brailes. High Street, Lower Brailes, Banbury OX15
Full details of Brailes Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be
communicated as soon as possible.

Ilmington, Middle Street, Ilmington, Shipston-On-Stour CV36 4LS
Full details of Ilmington Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be
communicated as soon as possible.

Long Compton, Main Street, Long Compton Shipston-On-Stour CV36 5JJ
Full details of Long Compton Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

Preston-On-Stour, The Old School House, Preston-On-Stour, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 8NG . The Preston-On-Stour Partner service will operate from the same address,
Mon- Fri 8.30am to 2pm and Sat 8.30am to 12pm.

Wilmcote, 1 Aston Cantlow Road, Wilmcote, Stratford upon Avon CV37 9XN
Full details of Aldsworth Outreach service are currently being finalised and will be communicated as soon as possible.

A full list of the branches which will serve Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire is available upon request.

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Decision on Cawdor Post Office service
09/07/2008


Post Office Ltd has today announced its decision to host outreach service for the village of Cawdor near Nairn.

The proposal was part of Post Office Ltd’s Network Change programme to modernise and reshape its network of branches. The decision has been made after a six-week long public consultation, where very little feedback was received on the changes for the community.

The hosted service from Cawdor Community Centre on Mondays from 12noon till 1.30 p.m. and on Fridays from 09.30 a.m. till 11.00 a.m. Post Office Ltd will inform the community at a later date when the service will commence.

The hosted Post Office Service will be operated and managed by a ‘core’ subpostmaster from Forres Post Office branch.

The standard range of products and services will continue to be available through the proposed hosted Post Office service in the community centre. Customers can still collect benefits in cash using our banking services or Post Office® card account.

Sally Buchanan, Network Development Manager for Scotland, said: "After extensive analysis and from the public consultation, we believe the hosted post office service, enables us to serve Cawdor now and in the future in a much more sustainable and viable way. It will ensure customers in the village can continue to access post office products and services locally on a regular basis."


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Tallents House
21 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9PB
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Notes to Editors:
In May 2007, following a national public consultation, the UK Government announced a range of proposed measures to modernise and reshape the network of Post Office® branches and put it on a more stable footing for the future.

Post Office Ltd has now commenced a Network Change Programme to implement the measures prescribed by the UK Government. Under the plan, 2500 branches across the UK will close and 500 outreach models will be introduced.

Each Area Plan proposal supports the achievement of the national accessibility criteria set by the UK Government.

The UK Government criteria:
Nationally:
99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

99% of the total population in deprived urban (deprived urban - the most disadvantaged urban parts of the UK based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation - top 15% Super Output Area in England, 15% of Data Zones in Scotland and 30% of Super Output Areas in Wales and Northern Ireland) areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

95% of the total urban (urban - a community with 10,000 or more inhabitants in a continuous built up area) population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

95% of the total rural (rural - a community not covered by the definition of urban above) population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

In addition for each individual postcode district 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

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Decision on the future of Post Office branches in South Essex, South Herts and Bucks
19/08/2008


Post Office Ltd today announced its decisions on the future of Post Office® branches in South Essex, South Herts and Bucks following a six week public consultation ending on 28 July 2008. Post Office® services will be provided through a network of 209 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that 99.5 per cent of the area’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today (Tuesday 19 August 2008) means that 37 branches will close in the South Essex, South Herts and Bucks area with all changes expected to take place by the end of 2008. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published in June 2008.

Four branches originally proposed for closure - Chalfont Common, Loudwater, Sutton Road and The Parade will now remain open following a review of the issues raised during consultation.

In order to ensure that the planned future network can be supported by the available funding from Government and meets the criteria it has set, including the requirement that no part of the UK is advantaged or disadvantaged relative to other areas, Post Office Ltd is proposing the closure of Weston Turville Post Office, 21 Middlefield, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP22 5RH and Moatfield Post Office, 33 Harcourt Road, Bushey, Watford, Herts, WD23 3PP. A six-week period of local consultation will be announced shortly. Further information about the consultation will be released at that time.

More follows/…


Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk

During the six weeks local public consultation, Post Office Ltd received more than 2500 responses and attended 28 meetings with customers and their representatives to understand customers’ concerns and to ensure that all information provided by customers formed part of the final decision regarding each affected branch.

Gary Herbert, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for South Essex, South Herts and Bucks, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. We believe that the amended plan announced today offers our customers across South Essex, South Herts and Bucks, 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."

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Note to Editors

Post Office® branches in the following parliamentary constituencies are included in the South Essex, South Herts and Bucks area plan:

Aylebury
Basildon
Beaconsfield
Broxbourne
Castlepoint
Chesham and Amersham
Hertsmere
Hemel Hempstead
Rochford and Southend East
St Albans
South West Hertfordshire
Southend West
Thurrock
Watford
Welwyn Hatfield
Wycombe

The Government criteria:

Nationally:

• 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 99% of the total population in deprived urban areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total urban population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total rural population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.


In addition, for each individual postcode district:

• 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

The following 37 Post Office® branches will now close as part of the South Essex, South Herts and Bucks area plan:

Amersham Old Town, 8 Market Square Amersham. HP7 0DQ
Bernards Heath, 23 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4AE
Botley, Botley Stores, 195 Botley Road, Chesham, HP5 1XT
Bradshaw, 145 Bushey Mill Lane, Watford, WD24 7PD
Broadway, 75 Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2QN
Bushey Hall Road, 20 Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, Watford, WD23 2ED
Denham Garden Village, Anchor Denham, Denham Green Lane, Denham, Uxbridge, UB9 5LB
Desborough Road, 118-120 Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PU
Dovervelt Road, Nearbuys, 20-22 Dovervelt Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9DY
Elstree, 1-2 Watling House, High Street, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3BZ
Farnham Royal, Farnham Road, Farnham Royal, Slough, SL2 3AS
Handside, Marsden Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YG
Hathaway Road, The Clock, Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LD

Hazlemere, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, HP15 7LG
Leavesden Road, 205 Leavesden Road, Watford, WD24 5EL
Little Heath, 53 Church Road, Potters Bar, EN6 1EY
Little Oxhey Lane, 18 Little Oxhey Road, Watford, WD9 6FR
London Road 553, 553 London Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 9LJ
Long Marston, The Boot, 34 Station Road, Long Marston, Tring, HP23 4QS
Money Hill, 5-6 Money Hill Parade, Rickmansworth, WD3 7BQ
New Thundersley, 173 Church Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 4EN
North Town, 38 Totteridge Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6EB
Old Town, 8 Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LW
Oxford Road, 1-2 Denham Parade, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, UB9 4DZ
Park Street, 49 Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2PE
Potten End, Village Stores, Church Road, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QY
Prospect Road, 70 Prospect Road, St Albans, AL1 2BA
Queensway, 24-26 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AE
Roe Green, Balfours, Roe Green Centre, Bishops Rise, Hatfield, AL10 9HE
Salisbury Square, 2 Salisbury Square, Old Hatfield, AL9 5AD
Smallford, 81 Station Road, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0HB
The Heights, 2 The Heights, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5NX
The Links, 51 Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LS
Waterside, 124 Waterside, Chesham, HP5 1PE
Waverley Road, 56 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5PE
Wilstone, 34 Tring Road, Wilstone, Tring, HP23 4PB
Wycombe Lane, 147 Wycombe Lane, High Wycombe, HP10 0HJ

Not closing
Chalfont Common, 23 Rickmansworth Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross,
SL9 0NA
Loudwater, 21 Station Road, High Wycombe, HP10 9TX
Sutton Road, 88 Sutton Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5EW
The Parade, 31 The Parade, Bourne End, SL8 5SB

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Decisions announced on the future of Post Offices in Greater Manchester and High Peak
12/08/2008


Post Office Ltd today (Tuesday) announced decisions on the future of Post Office branches in Greater Manchester and High Peak, following a six-week public consultation which ended on 21 July 2008.

Post Office services will be provided through a network of 316 branches which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that 99.2% of this area’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The announcement today means that 62 branches will close in Greater Manchester and High Peak, with the first closures scheduled to take place in mid-September. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published on 10 June.

Four branches originally proposed for closure - Edge Lane Post Office, Manchester Road, Droylsden; Sutton Post Office, Tunnicliffe Road, Sutton Lane Ends, Macclesfield; Lees Post Office, High Street, Lees, Oldham; and Spotland Road Post Office in Rochdale - will now remain open, following a review of the issues raised during consultation.

Because these four branches will not now close, Post Office Ltd is proposing the closure of two other branches: Broadoak Road Post Office on Broadoak Crescent, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Higher Tonge Post Office on Oldham Road, Middleton. A six-week period of local public consultation will commence shortly on the proposed closure of these two branches.

This will ensure that the planned future network can be supported by the available funding from Government and meets the criteria it has set, including the requirement that no part of the UK is advantaged or disadvantaged relative to other areas.

The proposal to close Trafford Park Post Office on Third Avenue is currently in the process of a further review. This is expected to be concluded in the near future after which a final decision will be announced.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk.

During the six-week local public consultation, Post Office Ltd received around 5,700 responses and attended 43 meetings with customers and their representatives to understand their concerns and to ensure that all information provided by them formed part of the final decision regarding each affected branch.

Richard Lynds, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager North West, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. 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."

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Note to editors

Post Office branches in the following parliamentary constituencies are included in this Area Plan:

Bolton North East, Bolton South East, Bolton West, Bury North, Bury South,
Oldham East and Saddleworth, Oldham West and Royton, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheadle, Denton and Reddish, Eccles, Hazel Grove, Heywood and Middleton, High Peak, Macclesfield, Rochdale, Salford, Stalybridge and Hyde, Stretford and Urmston, Stockport, Worsley, Wythenshawe and Sale East.

The Government criteria:

Nationally:
- 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office branch.

- 99% of the total population in deprived urban (1) areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office branch.

- 95% of the total urban (2) population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office branch.

- 95% of the total rural (3) population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office branch.

In addition, for each individual postcode district:

- 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office branch.

(1) Deprived urban - The most disadvantaged urban parts of the UK based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (top 15% Super Output Areas in England, 15% of Data Zones in Scotland and 30% of Super Output Areas in Wales and Northern Ireland).

(2) Urban - A community with 10,000 or more inhabitants in a continuous built-up area.

(3) Rural - A community not covered by the definition of Urban above.

The following 62 post offices will now close as part of this Area Plan:

Market Street, 88 Moorside Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7HL
West End (temporarily closed), 262 Katherine Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7BA
Astley Bridge, 467 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8NN
Ainsworth Lane, 1 Entwistle Street, Bolton, BL2 2RH
Morris Green, 187a Morris Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LB
Moses Gate, 42-44 Egerton Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7LE
Daisy Hill, 298 Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2JZ
Hart Common, 488 Wigan Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BX
Higher Chorley Old Road, 359 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6AH
Elton, 73 Crostons Road, Bury, BL8 1LB
Greenmount, 337 Holcombe Road, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4BB
Limefield, 293 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6NX
Rochdale Road, 98 Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7AY
Water Lane, 21 Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DJ
High Grove, 105 Silverdale Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4RF
Denton Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5BL
North Reddish, 446 Gorton Road, Stockport, SK5 6RX
South Reddish, 24 Reddish Road, Stockport, SK5 7PE
Patricroft, 2 Lewis Street, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0QA
Heaviley, 133B Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6NZ
Rose Hill, 204 Stockport Road, Rose Hill, Marple, Stockport, SK6 6EY
Strines, 167 Strines Road, Strines, Stockport, SK6 7GD
Osborne Street, 54 Osbourne Street, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2DA
Bowness Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4WT
Hopwood, 52 Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 2AH
Oulder Hill, 569 Bury Road, Rochdale, OL11 4DQ
Birch Vale, 7-9 Spinner Bottom, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AA
Dove Holes, Methodist Church, Buxton Road, Dove Holes, Buxton, SK17 8DW
Peak Forest, Village Store, Church Lane,Peak Forest, Buxton, SK17 8EL
Town End, 107-109 Market Street, Chapel-En-Le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 0JD
Tintwistle, 13 New Road, Tintwistle, Glossop, SK13 1JN
Bollinbrook (temporarily closed), 4-6 Merriden Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3AN
Bollington Cross, 52 Ovenhouse Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5EY
Broken Cross, 1 Chelford Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3LG
Gawsworth, 2-4 Longbutts Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, SK11 9QU
Hockley, 313a Park Lane, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1RJ
Lower Crumpsall, 80a Waterloo Street, Manchester, M8 5XF
Harpurhey, 500 - 504 Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5RD
Barlow Road, 2 Byrom Parade, 201 Barlow Road, Manchester, M19 3HH
Ladybarn, 106 Mauldeth Road, Manchester, M14 6SQ
Parrswood, 841 Wimslow Road, Manchester, M20 5WD
Egerton Street, 3 Brackley Square, Oldham, OL1 3RS
Greenacres Moor, 52 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 2AE
Lower Rushcroft, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7XD
Moorside (temporarily closed), 699 Ripponden Road, Moorside, Oldham, OL1 4JU
Scouthead, 1023 Huddersfield Road, Scouthead, Oldham, OL4 4AS
Buckstones Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8DW
Grasscroft, 77 Oldham Road, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4JF
Buersil, 705-707 Oldham Road, Buersil Head, Rochdale, OL16 4RH
Caldermoor, 2 Shore Road, Littleborough, OL15 9LG
Smithy Bridge, 61 Smithy Bridge Road, Littleborough, OL15 0DY
Adelphi, 15 Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4NE
Langworthy Road, 215 Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PW
Mottram Road, 95 Mottram Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2QS
Cheetham Fold, 107-109 Cheetham Fold Road, Hyde, SK14 5DF
Great Moor, 350 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 7BZ
Hall Street, 168 Hall Street, Stockport, SK1 4JG
Lowfield Road, 94 Lowfield Road, Stockport, SK3 8JR
Heaton Road, 89-91 Heaton Road, Stockport, SK4 4JH
Canterbury Road, 173 Canterbury Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 0SE
Manchester Road, 93 Manchester Road, Leigh, WN7 2LE
Northenden Road, 4 Northenden Road, Sale, M33 3BR

A full list of the 316 branches which will remain in the network in this area is available upon request.




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Decisions announced on the future of Post Offices in West Yorkshire
15/07/2008


Post Office Ltd today (Tuesday) announced decisions on the future of Post Office branches in West Yorkshire, following a six-week public consultation which ended on 23 June 2008.

Post Office services will be provided through a network of 282 branches which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that more than 99.8% of this area’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The announcement today means that 61 branches will close in West Yorkshire, with the first closures scheduled to take place in mid-August. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published on 13 May.

Two branches originally proposed for closure - Hardwick Road Post Office on Maple Drive, Pontefract, and Savile Town Post Office on Warren Street, Dewsbury - will now remain open, following a review of the issues raised during consultation.

With regard to Hardwick Road branch, respondents were concerned about public transport to, and parking at, alternative branches as well as the routes to those branches which were said to be hilly and potentially hazardous for customers on foot.

Respondents about Savile Town branch had concerns relating to the potential impact on the community and the limited parking at alternative branches. In both cases, the needs of more vulnerable customers were also taken into account.

Because these two branches will not now close, Post Office Ltd is proposing the closure of two other branches: Thornhill Edge Post Office, on Edge Lane, Dewsbury, WF12 0HA, and White Cross Post Office on Bradford Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8NH. A six-week period of local public consultation will commence shortly on the proposed closure of these two branches.

This will ensure that the planned future network can be supported by the available funding from Government and meets the criteria it has set, including the requirement that no part of the UK is advantaged or disadvantaged relative to other areas.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk.

During the six-week local public consultation, Post Office Ltd received around 4,400 responses and attended 33 meetings with customers and their representatives to understand their concerns and to ensure that all information provided by them formed part of the final decision regarding each affected branch.

Adrian Wales, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager North East, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. 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."

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Note to editors

Post Office branches in the following parliamentary constituencies are included in this Area Plan:

Batley and Spen, Bradford North, Bradford South, Bradford West, Calder Valley, Dewsbury, Elmet, Halifax, Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North East, Leeds North West, Leeds West, Morley and Rothwell, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, Pudsey, Shipley, Wakefield.

The Government criteria:

Nationally:
- 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office branch.

- 99% of the total population in deprived urban (1) areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office branch.

- 95% of the total urban (2) population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office branch.

- 95% of the total rural (3) population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office branch.

In addition, for each individual postcode district:

- 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office branch.

(1) Deprived urban - The most disadvantaged urban parts of the UK based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (top 15% Super Output Areas in England, 15% of Data Zones in Scotland and 30% of Super Output Areas in Wales and Northern Ireland).

(2) Urban - A community with 10,000 or more inhabitants in a continuous built-up area.

(3) Rural - A community not covered by the definition of Urban above.

The following 61 post offices will now close as part of this Area Plan:

Bradford Road, 288 Bradford Road, Batley, WF17 5PW
East Bierley, 58-60 Southview Road, Bradford, BD4 6PJ
Fieldhead, 40 Lowood Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9DN
Soothill, 49 Soothill Lane, Batley, WF17 6NJ
Staincliffe, 88 Halifax Road, Staincliffe, Batley, WF17 7RB
Ashbourne Estate, 1041 Bolton Road, Bradford, BD2 4LN
Leeds Road, 812 Leeds Road, Bradford, BD3 9TY
Undercliffe, 10 Harrogate Road, Undercliffe, Bradford, BD2 3DU
Woodhall Avenue, 1 Woodhall Avenue, Bradford, BD3 7BY
Wibsey, 96 High Street, Bradford, BD6 1NB
Chellow Dene, 1-3 Pearson Lane, Bradford, BD9 6BB
City Road, 104 City Road, Bradford, BD8 8JT
Duckworth Lane, 60 Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 5HA
Leaventhorpe (temporarily closed), 1009 Thornton Road, Bradford, BD8 0PA
Manningham, Manningham Post Office, 14-18 Green Lane, Bradford, BD8 7SP
Greetland, 60-62 Saddleworth Road, Greetland, Halifax, HX4 8AG
Hove Edge, 286 Halifax Road, Brighouse, HD6 2PB
Lightcliffe, 101 Wakefield Road, Halifax, HX3 8TH
Midgley, Post Office & Village Stores, Great House Barn, Towngate, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6UH
Portsmouth, 922 Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7ET
Shade, 272 Rochdale Road, Todmorden, OL14 7PD
Stainland, 378 Stainland Road, Holywell Green, Halifax, HX4 9HF
Hopton, 8B Jackroyd Lane, Hopton, Mirfield, WF14 8HU
Knowle (temporarily closed), 3 The Knowle, Mirfield, WF14 9RH
Six Lane Ends, 140 Leeds Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9DQ
Whitley, The Woolpack Country Inn, Whitley Road, Whitley, Dewsbury, WF12 0LZ
East Garforth, 42 Aberford Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2EA
Micklefield (temporarily closed), 22 Church Ville Terrace, Micklefield, Leeds, LS25 4AR
Bell Hall, 194a Saville Park Road, Halifax, HX1 2XP
Holmfield, 267-269 Shay Lane, Halifax, HX2 9BB
Scar Bottom, 2 Calder Avenue, Halifax, HX2 7DL
Shelf, 12 Carr House Road, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7QY
Beeston, 277 Beeston Road, Leeds, LS11 7HX
Cardinal Estate, 54 Ring Road, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 8HB
Cross Flatts, 3 Cross Flatts Avenue, Leeds, LS11 7BE
Marshall Street (temporarily closed), 37a Marshall Street, Leeds, LS11 9YL
Oatlands, 50 Oatlands Lane, Leeds, LS7 1SP
Foundry Lane, 857 York Road, Leeds, LS14 6AX
Bramhope, 1 The Parade, Breary Lane, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9AF
Far Headingley, 86 Otley Road, Leeds, LS6 4BA
Newall, 16 Weston Lane, Otley, LS21 2DD
Miles Hill, 548 Scott Hall Road, Leeds, LS7 3RA
Heights Drive, 38 Heights Drive, Leeds, LS12 3SU
Kirkstall (temporarily closed), 22 Kirkstall Lane, Leeds, LS5 3BH
Oldfield Lane, 1a Amberley Road, Leeds, LS12 4BD
Raynville Road, 14-16 Raynville Road, Leeds, LS12 2TF
Wortley, 266 Tong Road, Leeds, LS12 3BG
Britannia Road, 1 Paulina Terrace, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0JE
Lofthouse, Lofthouse Library, Carlton Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3LJ
Newlands, 18 Albert Drive, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8SF
Tingley, Bradford Road, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QN
Alverthorpe, 154a Batley Road, Wakefield, WF2 0AE
Bradford Road, 275 Bradford Road, Wakefield, WF1 2BL
Kirkhamgate, 193 Batley Road, Wakefield, WF2 0SH
Outwood, 466 Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF1 2DU
Upper Altofts, 34-36 George Street, Normanton, WF6 2LS
Pontefract Road, 46 Pontefract Road, Castleford, WF10 4AY
Kirk Lane, 32 Kirk Lane, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7ET
Littlemoor, 1 Valley Road, Pudsey, LS28 9ER
Station Road, 3 Station Road, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5PA
St Paul’s Road, 51 Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3DS

A full list of the branches which will remain in the network in this area is available upon request.

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Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Post Office® outreach services confirmed
09/07/2008


Post Office Ltd today confirmed the Outreach services that will replace five branches that are to close under its plan for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight area. In each case, customers will still be able to access Post Office services locally.

During a further period of local public consultation which ended on 17 June, Post Office Ltd sought feedback on the specific Outreach service that would replace each of the branches to ensure that an appropriate service would replace the closing branches.

Post Office Ltd received approximately 40 pieces of correspondence and attended five meetings with customers and their representatives. This enabled Post Office Ltd to improve its understanding of customers’ concerns and to ensure that all information was taken into account before final decisions were reached.

East Meon branch will be replaced by a Partner Service located at the current site. The service will operate Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm and on Saturday from 8am to 12.30pm and will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services.

At East Tisted the branch will be replaced by a Hosted Service located at the current site and operating on Monday and Thursday from 9am until 1pm. The same range of Post Office services will continue to be available, with the addition of Vehicle Licensing.

In Froxfield the existing branch will be replaced by a Hosted Service at Feedthyme, on Southdean Farm. It will open on Monday and Wednesday from 9.30am to 12.30pm and on Friday from 1.30pm until 4.30pm. The same range of Post Office services will be available.

In St Mary Bourne a Partner Service located at the current Post Office site in the Village Stores, will replace the existing branch. It will offer a range of the most commonly used Post Office products and services and will operate on Monday to Friday mornings from 8am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm in the afternoon. On Saturday the service will be available from 8am to 1pm

At West Meon a Hosted Service will operate from the current Post Office site each Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 1pm. The same range of services will continue to be available, with the addition of Vehicle Licensing but On Demand currency will no longer be available.

The decision to close these branches and replace them with Outreach Solutions was reached after public consultation and Postwatch, the consumer body representing Post Office® customers, has verified the correct consultation procedures were followed.

Full details of all the decisions and issues raised during local public consultation in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk

Tim Nickolls, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for Hampshire and The Isle of Wight, said: "The decision to close any Post Office branch is difficult and not one that is taken lightly. In the case of these five branches we are offering a replacement service that ensures that our customers are still able to access Post Office services locally. We believe that the amended plan announced in January and the five replacement services confirmed today will offer our customers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future, bearing in mind the Government’s minimum access criteria and the other factors it asked us to consider."

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Issued by Post Office Ltd:
Birmingham Mail Centre
St Stephens Street
BIRMINGHAM
B6 4AA
www.postoffice.co.uk

Note to editors

Post Office branches in the following parliamentary constituencies were included in the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight plan:

Basingstoke, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Isle of Wight,
New Forest East, New Forest West, North East Hampshire, North West Hampshire,
Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South, Romsey, Southampton Itchen, Southampton Test, Winchester

The Government criteria:

Nationally:

• 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 99% of the total population in deprived urban areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total urban population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total rural population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

In addition, for each individual postcode district:

• 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

The following five branches will close and be replaced by an Outreach service.

Post Office® East Meon branch, East Meon Stores, High Street, East Meon, Petersfield, GU32 1NW
Post Office® East Tisted branch, East Tisted Village Store, Station Road, East Tisted, Alton, GU34 3QP
Post Office® Froxfield branch, 13 Dellfield, Froxfield, Petersfield, GU32 1EH
Post Office® St Mary Bourne branch, Village Stores, Bourne Meadow, St Mary Bourne, Andover, SP11 6BE
Post Office® West Meon Branch, West Meon Store, High Street, West Meon, Petersfield, GU32 1LJ

A full list of the branches which will remain open in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight area under the area plan is available upon request.

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North East, Tayside and Fife Post Office® branches Network Change decisions announced.
30/07/2008


Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of Post Office® branches across North East, Tayside and Fife following a six- week public consultation which ended on 8 July.

Post Office® services will be provided through a network of branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the UK Government and ensures that 99.9% of North East, Tayside and Fife’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today means that 40 branches will close in the North East, Tayside and Fife and a further 35 outreach branches will be introduced with one other continuing to be in further consultation. The first closures are scheduled to take place in September 2008.

The Post Office branch at Cairnie Street, Arbroath, originally proposed for closure will now remain open, following a review of issues raised during consultation and issues surrounding an unplanned closure of a nearby branch by a franchisee.

The branch at Middlefield in Aberdeen has also been withdrawn from the plan and will remain open after consultation feedback relating to deprivation and access for vulnerable customers.

In addition, the proposal to introduce an outreach service at Glamis in Angus has been withdrawn and the branch will remain open after consultation feedback concerning high levels of business transactions for small essential businesses in the area.

The proposed Partner service at Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire has been withdrawn after the partner decided to retire during consultation. Post Office Limited has reviewed all options and proposes the introduction of a new Hosted service in Auchenblae. A six-week consultation into the proposal will begin on 12 August 2008.

The proposed outreach services for Crook of Devon in Perthshire have been changed, following consultation feedback, from a Mobile post office to a Partner service. The partner service will run from the in the existing local shop, following feedback about increased traffic levels caused by the new Forth crossing.

In order to ensure that the planned future network can be supported by the available funding from UK Government and meets the criteria it has set, including the requirement that no part of the UK is advantaged or disadvantaged relative to other areas, Post Office Ltd is proposing the closure of two further branches - Lunanhead in Angus and Bieldside in Aberdeen . A six week public consultation on the new proposals will begin on 12 August 2008.

These decisions have been reached after public consultation and Postwatch, the consumer body representing Post Office® customers, has verified the correct consultation procedures were followed.

Full details of the decisions and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk

During the six week local public consultation, Post Office Ltd received around 4,300 responses and attended 90 meetings with customers and their representatives to understand their concerns. All information provided by customers formed part of the final decision regarding each affected branch.
Sally Buchanan, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for Scotland, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered very carefully all the comments made during the public consultation. We believe that the amended plan announced today offers our customers across North East, Tayside and Fife the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future, bearing in mind the UK Government’s minimum access criteria and the other factors it has asked us to consider."

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Issued by
Post Office Ltd:
Tallents House
21 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9PB

Notes to Editors :
Post Offices in the following 15 parliamentary constituencies are included in the North East, Tayside and Fife Area Plan: Aberdeen North; Aberdeen South; Angus; Banff & Buchan; Dundee East; Dundee West; Dunfermline and West Fife; Glenrothes; Gordon; Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath; Moray; North East Fife; Ochil and South Perthshire; Perth and North Perthshire and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.

The following branches will now remain open:
Cairnie Street, Arbroath
Glamis, Angus
Middlefield, Aberdeen

The following branch is subject to further consultation:

Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire - The proposal for a Partner service has been withdrawn and Post Office Limited will hold a six week consultation into a new proposal for a Hosted service.

The following 40 Post Office® branches will now close as part of the North East, Tayside and Fife Area Plan:

Aberdeen North
Mount Street, Aberdeen

Aberdeen South
Mannofield, 535 Great Western Road, Aberdeen
Nigg, Wellington Road, Aberdeen

Angus
Dundee Road, Forfar
Kilry, Kirriemuir
Southmuir, Kirriemuir

Banff and Buchan
Blacklaw, Aberchirder
Broadsea, High Street, Fraserburgh
Longhaven, Peterhead

Dundee East
Ferry Road, Dundee
Monikie, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

Dundee West
Lochee Road, Dundee
Nethergate, Dundee
Fairmuir, Dundee

Dunfermline and West Fife
Dalbeath Crescent, Cowdenbeath
Halbeath, Main Street, Halbeath,
Torryburn, 64 Main Street, Torrybyrn,
Transy, 103 Appin Crescent, Dunfermline

Glenrothes
Denbeath, 552 Wellesley Road, Leven
Dundonald Park, Cardenden,Lochgelly
Kingdom Centre, 24 North Street, Glenrothes

Gordon
Montgarrie, Alford

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Glencraig, Crosshill, Lochgelly,
Hillend, 37 Main Street, Hillend, Dunfermline
Keltyhill, Blackhall Sq, Kelty
Pathhead, Commercial St, Kirkcaldy

Moray
Buckpool, 11 St Andrews Square, Buckpool
Fife Keith, 14 Regent Street, Keith
East End, 20 High Street, Forres
East End, Pansport Road, Elgin

North East Fife
Lower Largo, 1 Main Street, Lower Largo
Newton Of Falkland., Newton Cottage, Cupar
Scoonie Road, 1 Bramble Bank, Leven
Westport,Cupar,

Ochil and South Perthshire
Fairyburn, Alloa

Perth and North Perthshire
Bridgend, 1/3 Main Street, Bridgend, Perth
Cherrybank, 186 Glasgow Road, Perth
Garth Avenue, Perth
Kinrossie, Mercat Green, Kinrossie, Perth

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Glassel, Banchory

The following 36 Post Office Branches will be replaced by an outreach solution, precise details of hours and days will be announced as soon as possible:

Carmyllie Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for two hours per week from Milton Haugh Farm Shop.

Inverkeilor - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for six hours per week from the Church Hall.

Auchnagatt - a Hosted Outreach service, which will be offered for two hours each week from the Emporium.

Cornhill - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for two hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Cornhill branch.

Crimond - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for seventy nine and a half hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Crimond branch.

Cuminestown - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for sixty six and a half hours per week from the same location as Post Office Cuminestown branch.

Gardenstown - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for seven hours per week from Edgehill stores.

Longside - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for six hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Longside branch.

Methlick - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for seventy hours per week from French and Son.

New Aberdour - Hosted Outreach service, which will offered for three hours each week from the Parish Hall.

New Pitsligo - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for eighty seven hours per week from the same location as Post Office® New Pitsligo branch.

Rothie Norman - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for seventy and a half hours per week from the Costcutters store.

St Fergus - Hosted Outreach service, which will offered for six hours per week from the current location of Post Office® St Fergus branch.

Stuartfield - Hosted Outreach service, which will offered for eight hours per week from the current location of Post Office® Stuartfield branch.

Wellbank - Hosted Outreach service, which will offered for eight hours per week from the current location of Post Office® Wellbank branch.

Collieston - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for three hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Collieston branch.

Kennethmont - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for three hours per week from the Hamilton Hall.

Lumsden - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for six hours per week and will operate from the Lumsden Shop.

Rhynie - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for eight hours per week and will operate from the same location as Post Office® Rhynie branch.

Rothiemay - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for five hours per week and will operate from the same location as Post Office® Rothiemay branch.

Guardbridge - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for four hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Guardbridge branch.

Abernethy - Mobile Outreach service, which will be offered for eight hours each week from the parking area of the War Memorial on Main Street.

Blackford - a Partner Outreach service, which will be available for sixty one hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Blackford branch.

Braco - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for eighty seven and a half hours per week from the Braco Store.

Crook of Devon - The proposal for a Mobile service has been withdrawn and a Partner service will be introduced in the same location as the Crook of Devon PO. Further details will be announced as soon as possible.

Glenfarg - Mobile Outreach service, which will be available for five hours per week. Post Office Ltd will review the parking location with the community to help identify a suitable location.

Kinnesswood - Mobile Outreach service, which will be available for five hours per week. Post Office Limited will review the parking location with the community to help identify a suitable location.

Muckhart - Mobile Outreach service, which will be available for two hours per week from the parking area at Coronation Hall.

Muthill Crieff - Partner Outreach service, which will be available for fifty six hours per week from the same location as Post Office® Muthill Crieff branch.

Balbeggie Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for seven hours per weeks and will operate from the existing premises as the Post Office® Balbeggie branch.

Glencarse - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for seven hours per week from St Madoes Village store.

Finzean - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for three hours per weeks and will operate from the same location as the Post Office® Finzean branch.

Johnshaven - Hosted Outreach service, which will offered for nine hours each week from the existing premises of Post Office® Johnshaven branch.

Lumphanan - Hosted Outreach service, which will be available for six hours per week and will operate from the same location as the Post Office® Lumphanan branch.

Strachan - Hosted Outreach service, which will offered for two hours each week from the same location at Post Office® Strachan branch.

The Area plan for the North East, Tayside and Fife also includes three postcode districts where Post Office Ltd does not meet the access criteria set out in the UK Government’s Response document. These postcode districts are namely:
PH6 - where we propose a hosted service in the Lochside Larder at St Fillans for two hours a week
PH17 - where we propose the introduction of a home service operated from Blair Atholl
PH18 - where we propose the introduction of a home service, operated from Blair Atholl

The six-week public consultation period on the proposal to close Lunanhead and Bieldside branches will begin on 12 August 2008. The six-week public consultation on the proposal for a Hosted outreach service at Auchenblae will also begin on 12 August. All submissions should be received by 22 September 2008.

To express your views write to Sally Buchanan, Network Development Manager
C/O National Consultation Team, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM
By email to: consultation@postoffice.co.uk By phone to: Customer Helpline: 08457 22 33 44
or
Visit www.directenquiries.com. Customers with no internet access can call Direct Enquiries on 01344 360 101 or textphone 01344 457 200 to be sent a copy of the questionnaire.

A full list of the branches which will serve North East, Tayside and Fife is available on request

The UK Government criteria:
Nationally:

99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

99% of the total population in deprived urban (deprived urban - the most disadvantaged urban parts of the UK based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation - top 15% Super Output Area in England, 15% of Data Zones in Scotland and 30% of Super Output Areas in Wales and Northern Ireland) areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

95% of the total urban (urban - a community with 10,000 or more inhabitants in a continuous built up area) population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

95% of the total rural (rural - a community not covered by the definition of urban above) population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

In addition for each individual postcode district 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

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Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire Post Office® area plan
29/07/2008


Post Office Ltd today confirmed that following a further review Podsmead Post Office, in Gloucester GL2 5BD, would close and be replaced by an Outreach service.

In its announcement in February Post Office Limited proposed to close Podsmead branch without replacement. Under the new proposal the branch would close and be replaced by an Outreach service that would provide the local community with continued access to the majority of everyday Post Office services. A further period of local public consultation on the type of outreach service to be provided will follow.

Post Office Limited considered all responses received during local public consultation and the proposal to close this branch was the subject of further review. As a result of this review, Post Office Limited is to investigate the possibility of closing Post Office Podsmead branch and replacing it with an Outreach service.

Full details of all the decisions and issues raised during local public consultation in the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area are available by visiting http://www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by writing to Post Office Ltd at Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp needed) or by emailing consultation@postoffice.co.uk

Mark Partington, Post Office Ltd’s Network Development Manager for Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, said: "In the case of Podsmead branch we are offering a replacement service that ensures that our customers are still able to access Post Office services locally."

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Issued by Post Office Ltd:
Birmingham Mail Centre
St Stephens Street
BIRMINGHAM
B6 4AA

Note to editors

Post Office branches in the following parliamentary constituencies were included in the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire plan:

Banbury, Henley, Oxford East, Oxford West and Abingdon, Wantage, Witney, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury


The Government criteria:

Nationally:

• 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 99% of the total population in deprived urban areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total urban population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.

• 95% of the total rural population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

In addition, for each individual postcode district:

• 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.

The following branch will close and be replaced by an Outreach service.

Podsmead Post Office, 19 Scott Avenue, Podsmead, Gloucester GL2 5BD

A full list of the branches which will remain open in the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire plan area is available upon request.




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