Eaton Bray Post Office decision
Posted on September 17, 2008
Post Office Ltd today announced its decisions on the future of Post Office branches in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and South Lincolnshire.
The plan confirmed today (Wednesday 17 September 2008) means that 64 branches will close in the Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and South Lincolnshire, including 11 in the Luton and Dunstable area, with all changes expected to take place by the end of 2008. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published in July 2008.
Eaton Bray Post Office is one of the 64 branches that will close.
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 [email protected]
Source: Royal Mail press release
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September 17, 2008
,Post Office Ltd says:Despite the cuts, the vast majority of residents will still live within a mile of a Post Office branch.
September 17, 2008
,Laura Tarling, Network development manager, Post Office Ltd says:These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly. We have considered all the comments made during the public consultation.
September 17, 2008
,Andrew Selous, MP for South West Beds says:This is a blow for very many local residents and businesses who will have to travel further and wait longer to do their post office business.
This is the wrong decision for Post Office Limited for an area which the government wants to double the number of houses in.
September 17, 2008
,Kelvin Hopkins, MP for Luton North says:This is totally unacceptable. The communities will be deprived of a vital local service and clearly no account has been taken of the mass opposition to the closures by thousands of local people and by myself.
September 26, 2008
,Jaspal Sidhu, Eaton Bray sub-postmaster says:We are sad that we are going to lose the post office, because it's a vital part of the community.