Category Archives: Post Office

Fryern Hill Post Office – now it’s March

As most local people now know, the replacement post office for Fryern Hill didn’t reopen in January as originally promised. Apparently, the original negotiations for a replacement site fell through. I’ve been told that the post office have a new …

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Post Office Closures – despite all the hard work, almost all closures to go ahead

Well now we know… After all the effort people made across Hampshire to argue for their local post offices, almost nothing has changed. Only one Post Office (Goodworth Clatford, near Andover) managed to get a reprieve. A branch in Whitbury …

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Taking the post office campaign to Whitehall

The Government decided to close these 2,500 post offices. Post Office Management are just administering a government decision. That’s why I was in Downing Street today with Chris Huhne MP, Sandra Gidley MP and Councillor Kelsie Learney presenting the petitions we collected opposing the closure.

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Littleton Post Office – a strong case against closure

Just back from an excellent meeting about Littleton Post Office in Littleton Village Hall – exceptionally well chaired – and very constructive. Around 200 people were there to question two senior post office managers about the plans to close Littleton …

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Fryern Post Office to close till January

The Fryern Hill Post Office in Chandler’s Ford will close at 1 p.m. today. The Sub-Postmaster resigned last Tuesday. The Post Office put in a temporary sub-postmaster – but the current premises are being withdrawn from 1 p.m. today Wednesday. …

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