Letter from Cllr Roger Symonds to Post Office boss

21st April 2006



Dear Adam Crozier

At a meeting with MPs recently you are reported to have expressed the view that if the Government carry out their plans to continue to remove business from local Post Offices that the present 14000 branches could reduce to 4500.

The Post Office closure plan has recently seen the closure of the local Post Office in Combe Down village and much of the business has transferred to the nearest Post Office, which served a neighbouring community, Bradford Road Post Office, Combe Down.

This further threat to Post Offices has caused some disquiet in the area and fears that we may lose the Bradford Road branch by 2010. Therefore I am asking for your assurance that the Bradford Road branch will remain open to serve the Combe Down community.

I look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely