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Plans to close four post office counters in Southern Scotland over coming months

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Plans to close four post office counters in Southern Scotland over coming months

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https://www.itv.com/news/border/2021-06 ... ing-months

Four Post Office counters across southern Scotland are set to close within months.

Branches based in Spar stores at Thornhill, Dumfries, Gretna and Eastriggs will all shut for good.

There are concerns the move could leave people cut off from vital services, with older residents being the worst hit. Spar operator CJ Lang says "industry-wide pressures" are behind the decision.

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth and Council Leader Elaine Murray have urged the Post Office to find an alternative home for the four branches after it was confirmed they will no longer be able to operate from SPAR stores.

The post offices look set to close after SPAR confirmed those branches will no longer house the service from 12, 19, 23 August and 23 September respectively.

Writing to Dumfries and Galloway Council Leader Elaine Murray, CEO of CJ Lang and Sons, Colin McLean said after a consultation period it had been decided that it was not viable to continue to operate the Post Offices within those SPAR stores.

This latest news from the CEO of CJ Lang and Sons is very concerning.

Colin Smyth added: “They have stated that after 18 months of negotiations with Post Office, it has now been confirmed that in the next couple of months Post Office services will no longer operate out of SPAR stores in Thornhill, Georgetown, Gretna and Eastriggs.

“I am now urging the Post Office to find an alternative as a matter of urgency. Having a Post Office in the community is vital for so many of my constituents, particularly those who are older or people who can’t travel easily.

“Sadly, right across Dumfries and Galloway we have seen closure after closure of Post Offices and complete inaction by the UK Government to keep them open.

These latest closures would be another blow to the region, in particular the communities in Georgetown, Gretna, Eastriggs and Thornhill, and a further cut in the number of Post Offices across Dumfries and Galloway. Colin Smyth MSP, South Scotland
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