A town council has been told that it needs to do more in telling people that its post office could close.
branch in Willow Street is one of 115 under threat as the Post Office looks at options for its wholly-owned sites, which currently employ about 1,000 workers and are making a loss.on Wednesday evening to discuss what can be done to save the branch. However, some members of the public in attendance feel the council hasn’t done enough.
“Yet again, we’re in a position where, as local residents, we’re the ones doing the informing, the asking and being proactive. We don’t hold the power and the strength of the office behind us, yet it doesn’t feel like it’s being used for our benefit. We need actual engagement, which means councillors working on behalf of our community.”
Councillor Rosie Radford believes that the town council needs to show leadership so that people are aware of what is happening. Councillor Les Maguire added: “I would like to suggest that all town councillors put in a little bit of time on Saturday to stand outside the post office, or wherever it may be, and get signatures and the MP’s petition, or the one I’ve got going. It doesn’t matter, it will all be going to the same place.
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