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Article: Villagers go to town in post office protest
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- Herald Express (Torquay UK)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2008
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Placard-waving protesters descended on Newton Abbot Post Office
to demonstrate how difficult life will be if their own village
postal service closes.
Around 75 Abbotskerswell residents jammed all the serving
counters for 15 minutes in a bid to highlight potential problems if
their village post office closes down.
They made the two and a half mile journey by bus, car, borrowed
mobility scooters and on foot to queue at Cost Cutters in Queen
Street, where the post office is located.
Protest organiser Liz Taylor hailed the move a 'success'.
"We were delighted with the turnout. There were about 75 people
who made their way here by different methods."
Post Office Ltd and Cost Cutters were ...