All threatened post offices to close in Stroud District

The PO closure decision has been published today. Bad news for this District is that all of the Post Offices that were subject to the consultation are to be closed, though Cranham and Miserden are proposed as outreach services. Read more here.

Cartoon: one repeated here from Russ

This makes no sense - I wont repeat here the absurdity of this decision in terms of social, environmental and long term economic reasons.

The situation is particularly bad regarding Uplands - I hope this decision is challenged legally. To my mind it seems that they are penalising a well run Post Office to safeguard the local Crown Office. After their lease back payments I could see how Stroud Crown Post office may not be profitable. We seem to be entering a Beeching type era where services are cut to save money and what the reality will be a further worsening of service - last week I had cause to go to Stroud PO twice - I waited 12 mins and 16 mins for service. It looks set to get worse.

It seems extraordinary that in Stroud we seem to be living through an almost Catch 22 situation whereby if for example the Town Council financially support Uplands then it will detrimental to other PO's but if they don't it will be closed.

And Labour bury this news on the day after the election - that stinks too.