Article: Post office top brass visit Stroud

The man in charge of shutting 2,500 post office branches has visited the outlet given a last-minute stay of execution.

Ahead of three-way talks between Post Office Ltd, Stroud Town Council and Uplands Post Office over how it will run, Mark Partington dropped in to see the branch for himself.

Alan Cook, managing director of Post Office Ltd, has written to Stroud mayor John Marjoram to confirm there will be talks.

Mr Partington's visit came in a dramatic week for the popular branch, which was saved thanks to a deal struck between legal teams for Post Office Ltd and disabled Uplands resident Mary Davies. This means it can stay open at least until August 4.

By then there should be a joint ...

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