Lib Dems Will Not Close a Single Post Office in Torridge Says PPC Adam Symons
By A_McCormack | Friday, February 05, 2010, 20:37
Local Prospective MP, Adam Symons announced today that the Liberal Democrats would not allow a single Post Office to close in Torridge and West Devon.
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Adam Symons at the Buckland Brewer village shop, now closed.
Speaking to residents on a visit to Buckland Brewer, which has recently lost its village shop, Adam said: “The residents of Buckland Brewer fought hard to keep their Post Office, but once that was lost, the shop was not viable. Having knocked on almost every door of the village today it is clear there is considerable anger at the loss of these facilities. Compounding residents’ misery is the cut of funding for the Saturday bus to Bideford.”
“Under successive Conservative and Labour Governments, over six thousand Post Offices have closed nationally. Locally over twenty have shut in Torridge and West Devon, including Shebbear, Clovelly, East-the-Water, and Sutcombe.”
“Post Offices are the life blood of our communities. You cannot just take them away and expect nothing to happen. During the recent closures we were the only major party who campaigned to turn Post Offices into community hubs. We would provide £2 billion in additional investment to upgrade Post Offices, and make them fit for purpose for what their communities want.”
“We are missing a trick in this country. In the Government’s headlong rush to make the Post Office profitable, they have forgotten about the real bottom line – that it is communities that matter. We would ensure not a single Post Office closes.”
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