Greens call for action on post offices

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The Greens today spoke out against the lack of action to address closed post offices in Sheffield, pointing out that the Lib Dem-led Council has not carried out its earlier promises.

Cllr Bernard Little said, “More than a dozen Post Offices in Sheffield have closed in the last 18 months. The loss of many of these branches, for example the one on Crookes Valley Road near where I live, has caused real difficulty for local residents. Yet Council leader Paul Scriven said he would oppose post office closures with every last breath in his body.”

The Lib Dem-led council Cabinet agreed a £500,000 scheme last summer to support Sheffield post offices, posssibly including mobile post office services to replace some of the closed offices or for community transport links to neighbouring post offices. However, the Greens say there has been little sign of action since then, either on these alternative arrangements or on trying delivering council services from post offices.

Bernard Little added “Lib Dem Councillors have told Sheffield residents numerous times that they’d work hard for post offices. People in Crookes Valley and other areas are justifiably annoyed that the Lib Dems haven’t delivered on those promises.”