Closure of Guisborough Royal Mail delivery office is ‘a blow

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Closure of Guisborough Royal Mail delivery office is ‘a blow for the town

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Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour MP, Tom Blenkinsop, hit out at the breaking news that the Royal Mail will be closing their Guisborough Delivery Office on the town’s Morgan Drive, and transferring sorting operations to Redcar.

Tom said: “This will, I am convinced, mean a worse deal for both Guisborough residents and businesses and for the loyal postmen and women working from that office.”

“For local people and local traders, there will be fears of later deliveries, and the fears of a total loss of delivery during icy winter weather. There will also be a loss of a local facility to pick up parcels which may have come when a householder has not been in to take delivery, with, I guess, the only option for those affected residents being to either travel to Redcar to retrieve their delivery, or to face a long wait for another delivery.”

“The people who, of course, will have to bear the brunt of this closure will be the local postmen and women, who have been loyally serving the town for many years. We are told that there will be no compulsory redundancies, but that doesn’t mean there wont be job losses. From seeing what has been happening around the rest of the country, this cannot be ruled out.”

“This closure is simply confirmation of what I and other Labour MP’s warned about over past months when this coalition government was pushing through the privatisation of the Royal Mail and the Post Office. We warned then that this would herald a slimmed down mail service for the country, a massive loss of jobs and a worse service for householders and businesses that rely on postal deliveries and collections. Sad to say, we are being proved right, and in this case, it is the community of Guisborough who will be the loser.”

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Closure of Guisborough Royal Mail delivery office is ‘a blow for the town

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Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour MP, Tom Blenkinsop, hit out at the breaking news that the Royal Mail will be closing their Guisborough Delivery Office on the town’s Morgan Drive, and transferring sorting operations to Redcar.

Tom said: “This will, I am convinced, mean a worse deal for both Guisborough residents and businesses and for the loyal postmen and women working from that office.”

“For local people and local traders, there will be fears of later deliveries, and the fears of a total loss of delivery during icy winter weather. There will also be a loss of a local facility to pick up parcels which may have come when a householder has not been in to take delivery, with, I guess, the only option for those affected residents being to either travel to Redcar to retrieve their delivery, or to face a long wait for another delivery.”

“The people who, of course, will have to bear the brunt of this closure will be the local postmen and women, who have been loyally serving the town for many years. We are told that there will be no compulsory redundancies, but that doesn’t mean there wont be job losses. From seeing what has been happening around the rest of the country, this cannot be ruled out.”

“This closure is simply confirmation of what I and other Labour MP’s warned about over past months when this coalition government was pushing through the privatisation of the Royal Mail and the Post Office. We warned then that this would herald a slimmed down mail service for the country, a massive loss of jobs and a worse service for householders and businesses that rely on postal deliveries and collections. Sad to say, we are being proved right, and in this case, it is the community of Guisborough who will be the loser.”

Tom Blenkinsop is one of those rare things, an MP that talks sense.

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Pity that Mr Blenkinsop failed to mention that it was his party in government that pushed through the unfair competition that is largely responsible for RM's problems today and will lead to another taxpayer bailout.

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Pity that Mr Blenkinsop failed to mention that it was his party in government that pushed through the unfair competition that is largely responsible for RM's problems today and will lead to another taxpayer bailout.

but he only entered parliament in May last year so can't be blamed for what happened before then.

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He's a gooden!
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Writing message of support to Guisborough CWU re;closure Guisborough sort office.No comp redundo I'm told,but a rural service has been lost

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PLANS to close Guisborough’s postal delivery office have been defended by Royal Mail but condemned by the town’s MP.

The Morgan Drive office will be relocated to Malmo Court, on Redcar’s Kirkleatham Business Park, next year.

Royal Mail says switching the Guisborough operation, which delivers mail to customers in the TS14 postcode area, will provide “improved working conditions, secure employment and a more cost effective operation”.

There will be no compulsory redundancies and Royal Mail says it will reimburse people for extra mileage incurred as a result of the move.

Royal Mail’s North-east collections and delivery director Bob Storey said: “We are working with our people on the change and will be discussing the implications to them as individuals.”

But Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Tom Blenkinsop says it will mean “a worse deal for Guisborough residents and businesses and for the loyal postmen and women working from that office”.

He said: “For local people and local traders, there will be fears of later deliveries, and the fears of a total loss of delivery during icy winter weather.

“There will also be a loss of a local facility to pick up parcels. The only option for those affected residents being to either travel to Redcar to retrieve their delivery, or to face a long wait for another delivery.

“The people who will have to bear the brunt of this closure will be the local postmen and women, who have been loyally serving the town for many years.

“We are told there will be no compulsory redundancies, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be job losses.

“This closure is simply confirmation of what I and other Labour MPs warned about over past months when this coalition government was pushing through the privatisation of the Royal Mail and the Post Office.”

Royal Mail says that faced with “declining mail volumes and increasingly tough trading conditions” - there are 16 million fewer letters posted daily than five years ago - it “constantly reviews the operational efficiency and commercial practicality of all its units”. It says it is “looking into the options” for how TS14 customers can collect undelivered mail in the future.


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