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Article: Fighting the new wreckers&; Pictures: RICHARD LAPPAS ANGER: Peter Allen is leading the battle to keep the post office at Altarnun, while Widemouth Bay's subpostmastercum-fishmonger Shane Wilkins, right, faces an uncertain future.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2008
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Byline: STEPHEN WOMACK
THE current wave of post office closures has sparked anger and protest up and down the country, with 2,500 branches facing the axe nationwide. One county hit hard is Cornwall, where only 13 of the 62 branches threatened have been offered an 'outreach' service - usually a part-time substitute.
STEPHEN WOMACK reports from three villages battling to defend the lifeblood of their communities.
ALTARNUN, NEAR LAUNCESTON THIS village on the fringes of Bodmin Moor is a classic example of how the value of a post office cannot be calculated solely in pounds and pence. Not only does it serve Altarnun and the adjoining village of ...