PETITIONS TO CLOSE OUR POST OFFICES MAKE IT TO DOWNING STREET (Fiona Hall MEP)

Fiona Hall MEP <info@fionahall.org.uk>

PETITIONS TO CLOSE OUR POST OFFICES MAKE IT TO DOWNING STREET

March 22, 2007 12:00 AM

(l-r): Fiona Hall MEP, Cllr Eileen Blakey, Iain King, Cllr Diana Beith (Baroness Maddock), Paul Cowie, Susan Kramer, Clare Mills and Roy Humphrey at the Liberal democrats Spring Conference in Harrogate.

Petitions from throughout the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency calling for Post Offices to be saved from closure have been handed in to Downing Street by Liberal Democrats.

Party campaigners have collected the signatures in protest at government plans to close 2500 Post Office branches. They handed on the petition to the Liberal Democrats Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Susan Kramer MP at the recent party conference held in Harrogate, who has presented them to Downing Street.

Local MP Alan Beith said

"Residents throughout the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency have contacted me about closures - we have seen the closure of at least 4 Post Office branches in the area in recent years.

"We ran the petition so that residents could raise with the government their concerns. We are pleased that Susan Kramer handed in the petition to Downing Street.

"We are waiting to see the results of the government's consultation on its Post Office closure plans. Liberal Democrats will continue to argue for a strong Post Office network as a vital asset in local communities."

It's not too late to tell Alan Beith and the Liberal Democrats how you feel - please keep sending in petition forms if you have them. Alternatively you can fill in the online petition at www.berwicklibdems.org.uk or call the Lib Dem office on 01665 602901.