Post Offices Millions being hit by Post Office closures
21/07/2008
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New research from Help the Aged shows that almost one third of older people (3.6 million) have seen their nearest post office close as a result of the programme of closures instigated by Post Office Ltd.
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Britain's largest organisation of older people, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), is calling on MPs to vote today to suspend the closure of 2,500 local post offices.
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For gas, pay cash
Mature Times readers who dislike Direct Debit or who prefer to pay their bills by cash or cheque, will be pleased to learn that the Post Office Ltd and British Gas have signed a new deal running to the end of December 2010, which allows British Gas customers to pay for their quarterly bills by cash, cheque or debit card at any of the UK’s 14,000 Post Office branches.
Cash? You're having a laugh!
The increasing practice is leaving many of the least well off in society even less well off. And it looks as though it is also losing UK businesses millions of pounds a year - which isn't surprising, given the number of people who do not have bank accounts or choose not to use direct debit.
“No time to lose” as Darling announces 2,500 Post Offices to close
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Tax discs another nail in PO coffin
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Government accused of lacking vision over Post Office closures
Leading older people’s charity Help the Aged has accused the Government of lacking vision on creating sustainable communities as it fails to take decisive action over the Post Office cuts programme.
What’s the real price of the post?
It’s not just our rural post offices under threat. The viability of our postal services is also coming under increasing pressure as increasing competition has put an intolerable strain on the Royal Mail.
Mature Times investigates.
Post Offices: listen before it is too late
Please wake up and DO something to save our local Post office. Get your local council to support - and your MP too.
