Post Office

Edward Woods needs a Post Office

September 22, 2009
edward woods needs a post office

On the 7th of September the Post Office on St Anne’s Road that serves the Edwards Woods Estate closed due to a dispute with the current opperators. Knowing the area well I am aware of the negative impact this will have on residents and local businesses. Post Office Ltd have said they will endeavour to [...]

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Victory for Post Offices

November 13, 2008
Victory for Post Offices

The Post Office Card Account has been saved Today’s announcement by the Work and Pensions minister James Purnell has allayed customers’ fears by confirming that it will be staying where it belongs. There had been ongoing discussions about procurement of a private provider. This is welcome news for all Post Office campaigners – including myself [...]

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Post Offices Saved in Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush

May 7, 2008
Post Offices Saved in Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush

Andy’s drive, backed by thousands of local residents in a letter and petition campaign, to make Post Office Limited reconsider its swingeing Post Office closure plans for the area has resulted in a five out of the eight local branches under threat being reprieved.

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Post Offices: The Latest

April 15, 2008

The consultation on the Post Office closure programme has now ended and we should hear final decisions quite soon. You can read my submission to the consultation by clicking here

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Chronicle Article

March 25, 2008
Chronicle Article Post Office

At the public meeting on post office closures I organised in Shepherds Bush three weeks ago, the Tory council leader said ‘all the political parties are united over post office closures’. But that was before the Tories saw the chance to seize the moral low ground. Last week saw a wholly dishonest attempt by the [...]

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East Acton Post Office Saved

March 18, 2008
East Acton Post Office Saved

Post Office Limited have announced that the Crown Post Office at East Acton would remain open on its current site, as part of a Costcutter store. Although far from ideal the reprieve for this essential local post office will come as a relief to people living in Old Oak and East Acton who had feared [...]

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Askew Road Matters!

March 7, 2008
Askew Road Matters!

A packed Askew Road Church Hall was the venue for a lively meeting in which I called on representatives from Post Office Ltd and Hammersmith Council to tell us what they could do for Askew Road and other parts of Shepherds Bush.

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More on Post Office Closures

March 5, 2008
newspaper

From Fulham Chronicle Many local communities in Hammersmith & Fulham are in shock this week at the news that their local post office is to close.  In my constituency a total of seven will go (and another three around the edges) more than twice the average across London.  Every closure is its own tragedy, ending [...]

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Post Office Closures: Askew Road

February 24, 2008
Post Office Closures Askew Road

Both post offices on Askew Road are scheduled to be closed. If you are affected by these closures, please show your support by signing the petition which is inside many of the shops on Askew Road. The photograph is of local Councillor Gill Dickenson and Emily Phillips. Emily is organising Save the Askew Road (STAR) [...]

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Do they know what they’re doing?

February 24, 2008
Do they know what they

When the Post Office announced the current round of closures, they told people who currently use the office in Shepherds Bush Road to use the office near Olympia. But it is already closed! There is now no Post Office in the whole of W14. I am asking that the Post Office reconsider their whole strategy [...]

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