Post Office closures announced
10:41am Tuesday 12th February 2008
A LIST of Post Offices to close in the region has been released this morning.
The axe is expected to fall on 37 branches in Cleveland, South Durham and Richmond as part of a nation wide money saving review of the network.
A further two branches would be replaced with outreach services, leaving 196 post offices in this area unaffected by the proposals.
Adrian Wales, Post Office Ltd's network development manager for the North East, said: "We believe these proposals offer the best prospect for a sustainable way forward for Post Office services in this area, bearing in mind the minimum access criteria and the other factors we have to take into account."
The following Post Office branches are proposed for closure as part of this Area Plan:
Bolam, School House, Bolam, Darlington,
Boldron, Kilmond View, Boldron, Barnard Castle.
Hutton Magna, Plum Tree Cottage, Hutton Magna, Richmond.
Jubilee Fields, 38 Coronation Avenue, Shildon.
Kirk Merrington (Temporarily closed), 14 Front Street, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor.
Leeholme, 95 Leeholme Road, Leeholme, Bishop Auckland.
Page Bank, Jesmond House, Whitworth, Spennymoor.
Romaldkirk, The Kirk Inn, Romaldirk, Barnard Castle.
South Church, 94 St Andrews Road, South Church, Bishop Auckland.
Toft Hill, 149 Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland.
Tudhoe Colliery, 18 Attwood Terrace, Spennymoor.
Winston, 3 Richardson Close, Winston.
Darlington, Cleveland Terrace, 17-19 Cleveland Terrace, Darlington.
Hopetown, 7 Brinkburn Road, Darlington.
Milbank, 37 Pierremont Crescent, Darlington.
Elwick Road, 79 Elwick Road, Hartlepool.
Hart, 1 Front Street, Hart, Hartlepool.
Raby Estate, 43 Chatham Road, Hartlepool.
Roman Road, 41 Roman Road, Middlesbrough.
Charltons, Charltons, Saltburn-By-The-Sea.
Moorsholm, 44 High Street, Moorsholm, Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
Lazenby, Lazenby Post Office, 23 High Street, Lazenby, Middlesbrough.
Park Avenue, Park Avenue, Redcar.
Brompton, 2 Northallerton Road, Brompton, Northallerton.
North End, 47 High Street, Northallerton.
Seamer, 29 The Green, Seamer, Middlesbrough.
Waitwith, Plumor Road, Catterick Garrison.
West End Richmond, 1 Reeth Road, Richmond.
Croft, 12 Tees View, Hurworth Place, Darlington.
Heighington, Village Hall, Darlington Road, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe.
Hutton Henry, Front Street, Hutton Henry, Hartlepool.
Simpasture, 5 Simpasture Gate, Newton Aycliffe.
Cowpen Estate, 29 Cowpen Lane, Billingham.
Thorpe Thewles, The Post Office, Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-On-Tees.
Wolviston Court, 4 Clifton Avenue, Billingham.
Long Newton, The Wilson Institute, Village Hall, Darlington Road, Long Newton, Stockton-On-Tees.
Oxbridge Lane, 81 Oxbridge Lane, Stockton-On-Tees.
The following Post Office branches are proposed for replacement by an outreach outlet: Osmotherley, The Top Shop, 15 North End, Osmotherley, Northallerton.
Swainby, 90 High Street, Swainby, Northallerton.
A six-week public consultation period for the plan begins today.
To express their views people should write to Adrian Wales, Network Development Manager, c/o National Consultation Team, Freepost Consultation Team; email consultation@postoffice.co.uk or call the Customer Helpline 08457-223344.
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tony, bedale says...
7:51pm Tue 12 Feb 08
michelle jubb, darlington says...
9:48pm Tue 12 Feb 08
michelle jubb, says...
9:54pm Tue 12 Feb 08
quotethats 6 in darlington alone. give them a break they trying to make a living like any one else
Anon, Cleveland says...
10:41am Wed 13 Feb 08
When these Post offices go, the shops that are attached go also.
At least some of these post offices have their attached shops to fall back on. Our post office is just that we lose a business comletely!
Anon, Cleveland says...
10:41am Wed 13 Feb 08
When these Post offices go, the shops that are attached go also.
At least some of these post offices have their attached shops to fall back on. Our post office is just that we lose a business comletely!
Anon, Cleveland says...
10:41am Wed 13 Feb 08
When these Post offices go, the shops that are attached go also.
At least some of these post offices have their attached shops to fall back on. Our post office is just that we lose a business comletely!
S.Wilson, Billingham says...
3:44pm Wed 13 Feb 08
postal worker, cleveland says...
6:08pm Wed 13 Feb 08
Andy Leigh, Tudhoe says...
10:56pm Wed 13 Feb 08
kenneth stubbs, newton aycliffe says...
10:49am Fri 15 Feb 08
The Royal Mail and its post offices, like Remploy whom I work for are classic examples of this. 2 industries afflicted by deliberate declines to meet a political objective. One totally alien from the original purpose of why they were created in the first place.
If this prosed consulation is anyhting like the one that is being ignored by Remploy and the government the only option people will have is to vote this incompetent government out.
Is this the aim of ordinary labour Party members. I can't belive it is. If so then they should be leading the fight through the next 6 weeks to make their own views absolutely clear to these new Labour career politicians.
Alan, richmond says...
1:42pm Fri 15 Feb 08
susan slater, says...
9:13pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Peter Davies, Surrey says...
12:34am Thu 21 Feb 08
loses her short walk access to obtain cash for day to day shopping. I am sure many other elderly people are affected all over the north-east. How can this rotten Government be so heartless?
Peter Davies, Surrey says...
12:41am Thu 21 Feb 08
does not have her short walk access to obtain cash for day-to-day shopping.
I am sure many other elderly people are affected all over the north-east. How can this rotten Government be so heartless? LET S ALL FIGHT ALL THE CLOSURES!!!
fiona farquhar, says...
5:23pm Mon 2 Jun 08
j.d.brown, Stockton says...
3:48pm Tue 2 Sep 08
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5:37pm Tue 12 Feb 08