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East Lancashire postmasters' relief as major contract is retained
11:44am Friday 14th November 2008
POSTMASTERS across East Lancashire are breathing a sigh of relief after the Government announced the Post Office had retained a major contract.
Comments (0)Audit office probe into Post Office closures
3:11pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
AN INQUIRY is being launched into the Post Office closures which saw 24 shut in East Lancashire.
'Funding threat' for Ribble Valley outreach post offices
12:28pm Friday 25th July 2008
TWO part-time Ribble Valley post offices may be under threat due to a lack of funding.
Council moves to save post offices
4:45pm Sunday 13th April 2008
COUNCILLORS have vowed to do all they can to save post offices set to close in Blackburn and Darwen.
Anger over 'sham' post office consultation
2:53pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008
CAMPAIGNERS who fought plans to shut 24 East Lancashire post offices have spoken of their anger after learning their efforts were in vain.
Axe falls on 24 East Lancs post offices
10:20am Tuesday 1st April 2008
POLITICIANS have slammed the decision to axe 24 East Lancashire post offices and claimed bosses had 'no intention' of listening to people's concerns.
Anger at Labour MPs' post office voting
1:37pm Thursday 20th March 2008
COUNCILLORS and politicians said Labour MPs should be "ashamed" after they failed to oppose the Government on the latest round of Post Office closures.
Bid to halt post offices axe fails
11:56am Thursday 20th March 2008
Anger over plans to close 2,500 post offices sparked a Labour revolt last night that saw the Government's Commons majority slashed in a crunch vote.
Tories: Halt post office closures plan
2:58pm Tuesday 18th March 2008
CONSERVATIVES have called for the susp-ension of post office closures, saying there was growing public concern over the controversial programme to shut 2,500 branches.
County council may run post office services
6:35pm Sunday 9th March 2008
LANCASHIRE County Council bosses are considering taking over threatened post offices.
Opinions ‘must be heard’
3:23pm Thursday 6th March 2008
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher says it is vital residents' views are heard about potential post office closures.
Lancashire Telegraph heralded over Post Office campaign
11:35am Wednesday 5th March 2008
AN MP brandished a copy of the Lancashire Telegraph in Parliament during a debate on the closure of Lancashire's Post Offices.
Council leader's last ditch bid to save Post Offices
1:29pm Monday 3rd March 2008
A COUNCIL leader has met with Royal Mail bosses in a last-ditch attempt to save local Post Offices threatened with closure.
Fury as Post Office chiefs refuse to accept petition
12:33am Monday 3rd March 2008
THE Lancashire Telegraph travelled to Post Office headquarters to hand-in petitions totalling more than 1,500 signatures - but senior managers refused to personally accept the documents.
900 sign petition in support of closure-threatened branch
1:33pm Friday 29th February 2008
A POST office in central Burnley acts as a lifeline to the elderly, disabled and single parents, borough councillors have been told.
Straw hits back at post office 'hypocrisy' claim
4:34pm Thursday 28th February 2008
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has hit back after being branded a hypocrite for opposing the closure of a post office.
Politicians unite over Post Office closures
12:25pm Thursday 28th February 2008
POLITICAL opponents have come together to condemn Government plans to close 56 post offices across Lancashire.
Post Office: Petitions are a waste of time
9:53pm Sunday 24th February 2008
THE Post Office has been slammed after claiming petitions in support of local branches facing the axe have 'no real weight'.
Straw backs Post Office campaign
2:43pm Friday 22nd February 2008
CABINET Minister Jack Straw joined the fight to save his local post office and said: "I don't understand why it should be closed."
Council leader says: Stop post office closures
2:08pm Wednesday 20th February 2008
BURNLEY councillors have backed a campaign to stop the proposed closure of five post offices in the borough.
Simpsons play a hand in post office campaign
3:41pm Monday 18th February 2008
RESIDENTS fighting to save a post office from closure staged an event on Saturday for people to sign their petition.
Leader’s plea to borough MP over post office
11:38am Sunday 17th February 2008
A ROW has broken out between a borough's MP and council leader over the fight to save post offices.
Villagers in post office crisis meeting
11:32am Friday 15th February 2008
Villagers in Chipping attended a meeting at the District Memorial Hall to discuss the closure of the post office.
Boroughs join forces over Post Office closures
8:37pm Thursday 14th February 2008
COUNCILLORS from two neighbouring authorities have joined forces to stop post office closures in their area.
Bid to save post office in country’s oldest shop
4:36pm Tuesday 12th February 2008
VILLAGERS are fighting plans to strip the post office from the country's oldest shop.
MP to be lobbied over post office fight
4:27pm Sunday 10th February 2008
CAMPAIGNERS against the closure of a Haslingden post office are lobbying their MP to take the fight to Parliament.
Hundreds back Telegraph Post Office campaign
4:58pm Wednesday 6th February 2008
MORE than 300 people have backed the Lancashire Telegraph campaign to save vital post office services, just seven days after it launched.
‘A lot of pensioners will lose their independence’
11:03am Tuesday 5th February 2008
"DON'T take away our independence" - that's the impassioned plea from pensioners fighting to keep their post office.
More support for our Post Offices campaign
3:44pm Monday 4th February 2008
CAMPAIGNERS have stepped up their bid to halt Post Office closures in East Lancashire after a series of protests.
MP backs our post office campaign
4:25pm Sunday 3rd February 2008
THE Lancashire Telegraph's Save Our Post Offices campaign is playing a vital role in the fight against closures, according to one leading political figure.
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