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Capital's Post Office closures confirmed

The Post Office will close down at least 155 branches across the capital from next month, following six weeks of consultation.

Only seven branches originally on the Post Office's list of 169 branches earmarked for closure in London will now remain open.

During the six week local public consultation, Post Office Ltd received around 27,600 responses.

Anita Turner, the Post Office's network development manager for London, said: "These are difficult decisions which have not been taken lightly.

"We believe that the amended plan announced today offers our customers in London the best prospect for a sustainable network in the future."

The first closures in London will start in June. The announcement, which was made today, comes as the Government tries to cut the four million pound losses made by post offices each year.

The branches originally proposed for closure that will now remain open include:

  • Kenyon Street Post Office, Fulham,
  • Kingston Road Post Office,Wimbledon SW19 1LX,
  • Lambeth Walk Post Office, SE11 5LG,
  • Page Green Post Office, South Tottenham N15 4DW,
  • Shepherds Bush Road Post Office, Hammersmith W6 7PB,
  • Starch Green Post Office,W12 9BA,
  • Walton Road Post Office, E12 5RT

  • What are your thoughts about the closures? Leave your comments below.

    12:29pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

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    Posted by: dadshedz, london on 11:04pm Wed 7 May 08
    why have this sham consultation, why waste peoples precious time thinking they might be listened to, PO Ltd and Postwatch are deaf and blind,stop this insincere phoney process now, admit there is little that will change your minds,all the following are ignored, proving how innacurate your Branch Access Reports are, the unfair uneven spread of closures, the lack of consultation with alternative offices forced to take on the extra business, perhaps Post Office Ltd and Postwatch should look up the english meaning of consultation "seek information or advice" neither are of interest to them,
    despite all the errors, understatements, overstatements
    clustering of closures, Petitions, local campaigns, and letters. This is not a consultation,
    this really is a sham
    endoresed and supported by the Labour Government, I hope they can all sleep well in their beds knowing the extra problems they have caused the poor, disabled, infirm and elderly having to travel greater distances to post offices that often will be difficult to get to, crowded and forced to wait in longer queues, shame on all of you.
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