Post office closures

[DS]

All the six post offices in Warrington proposed for closure last November are, in fact, to be closed, the Post Office announced today.

[Paul Kennedy]

Here is the link with the official announcement and a comment about each post office

 

ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/ctf/po/Merseyside_decision_booklet.pdf

 

[ 22.01.2008, 17:45: Message edited by: Paul Kennedy ]

[asperity]

Thankfully the same officials are'nt going to be tasked with closing hospitals (OR ARE THEY??)

[observer]

See our MPs have had an inpact then?!

[Paul Kennedy]

[Peter T]

I notice (Front Page), that we are being asked to use the remaining Post Offices.

 

It's marvellous how the politicians/councillors conveniently forget that the Government set this in motion by "FORCING" people to open bank accounts to receive their pensions/benefits.

Therefore, whilst the banks make "more" profit, the Post Offices lose.

 

And not only that, but they are breaking up the Community ethos at the same time.

Is this part of a greater plan to brainwash people and take them out of their comfort zone? :confused:

[observer]

Beat me to it Peter: Cllr Kenny gives all the commercial reasons for PO closures, but as you say, omits to add that his Party has forced the PO into that bad commercial position in the first place.

[Tilly]

Its very sad for many reasons,am really disappointed to hear that but am not suprised

[Peter T]

Originally posted by observer:

Beat me to it Peter: Cllr Kenny gives all the commercial reasons for PO closures, but as you say, omits to add that his Party has forced the PO into that bad commercial position in the first place.

[Tilly]

Tis now fancy knicker shop which is fair enough but I do believe there is a greater community need for a post office and all that goes with a local shop etc, I'd have used it living round the corner on Mayfield Rd

[Peter T]

I was referring to the one nearer to town(near the Weir), but the principal was the same.

[Tilly]

Thought you may of

[observer]

What - no Councillors wading in to debate this item?!

[alana]

I feel so sorry for the OAP who is not able to get to the next 'local 'post office and so has to go into town or have it paid into the bank.

A lot of the older generation do not like using banks.....and yet here the are really being forced into that situation.....also as some else stated this is a big part of the

'local community'

How sad .......

[Student Geoff]

Well Dave, the post master, at the Padgate post office on station road was gutted yesterday. Everyone who came into the post office whilst I was there was down hearted and wishing him all the best for the future.

 

The closure is going to have a big impact on the local community. Take yesterday the post office is a place where they could have reported the window that was smashed in the Padgate Rose. Dave could have phoned in the incident to the local bobbies.

 

Fortunately PCSO Mark was close by on patrol and AG grabbed him whilst I was in his office so that I could pass on the details.

 

I wouldn't have noticed the broken window, even though it was a massive whole, but for the workmen outside who pointed it out. They were putting a drainage gully outside the Chinese Restaurant so that the mini lake that appears when it rains is dealt with.

 

At least now we can go for a meal when it rains without wearing Wellington boots

 

As it is the local residents will have to travel a fair distance to get to the nearest post office.

[Jackored7]

Geoff, whilst I sympathise with anybody losing their job and feel that Post Offices play a vital part in most communities I do think that making out that crimes will go unreported or be harder to report is at best a thin argument for keeping them open. Surely any person could ring the police not just a postmaster. Unless I have misread your post which does happen on occasion.

[wolfie]

Who reports that the Post Office is being robbed :confused:

[observer]

Think the issue is more about the two faced antics of New` Labour and it's representatives; who have purposely de-nationalised postal services in this country, thus bringing on the market pressures that are now resulting in these closures.

[Legion]

their viable alternatives all seem to include use of bus services, free buses do you think ???

 

its not just the pensioners (deserved as they are)strangely I only use the post office for posting (i know weird aint it) things and annual car tax, being a working contributer to society I stuggle now to post items as there isnt the possibility to "pop" in anywhere during my lunch despite working in 3 major towns/cities, and thats WITH a car, I certainly wont have time to "bus", and with a car theres the added burdon of parking costs.

[observer]

See Mrs Vobe (WW News)is still harping on about these closures - should have thought about it when they were voting through measures to open up the postal market to competition, at the behest of the EU.