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POST OFFICE CAMPAIGNERS HAVE LOST THEIR BATTLE; 10,000-name petition fails to save branch.(News)
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South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
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July 29, 2003
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Byline: Mark Stead
THE Post Office has been accused of ignoring its customers after confirming one of its Cardiff branches will be franchised out to a local businessman.
Despite fierce opposition from people who use Albany Road Post Office - including a petition signed by more than 10,000 people - it will lose its status as a Crown post office when Vias Sharma, trading as DVS (UK) Ltd, takes ...
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