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Article: Anger as post office rejects rescue plans
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- Citizen Gloucestershire, The
- Article date:
- May 13, 2008
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Town leaders are aghast at Post Office bosses who won't give them
the chance to keep a profitable branch open - because it could
affect other branches including their own.
Uplands post office is set to close its doors on June 9, even
though it makes a profit.
Stroud Town Council's bid to rescue it has been ignored by Post
Office Ltd, which told the council that keeping Uplands going would
be at the cost of others.
There are two post office branches nearby - at Paganhill, run by
Uplands postmaster Robin Craig, and Crown office in the town centre,
owned by Post Office Ltd.
Town councillor Andy Read was furious that Post Office Ltd would
not talk about a rescue plan.
"It defies any business ...