Article: Barnwood post office to be closed

The fight is on to keep an important city post office open.

Plans have been announced to close Barnwood Post Office in March after the owners revealed they want to sell the land. But councillors and MPs are rallying together to try to save what they say is a vital part of the community.

It is not the first time the branch has been threatened with the axe. Four years ago it was placed on Post Office closure list before it was handed a reprieve following a Citizen-backed community campaign.

The land owners of the post office in Barnwood Road, Peregrine Gloucester, want to close it for good.

Councillor Phil McLellan (LD, Barnwood) said it would hit the community hard.

He said: "Peregrine ...

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