BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher says it is vital residents' views are heard about potential post office closures.
Under plans released in January, Burnley post offices in Parliament Street, Piccadilly Road and Cheapside, Walk Mill, Cliviger and Church Street, Hapton, are to close.
A consultation into the proposals ended on Monday. But Post Office managers refused to accept petitions containing 1,500 names when the Lancashire Telegraph went to hand them to company headquarters in Barnsley.
Post Office bosses had previously said they did not feel petitions "carried much weight".
Mrs Ussher said: "It is vital local residents' views are heard. I believe we have put forward strong reasons to maintain services in Hapton and shown deep concerns in other areas were the Post Office may not have been aware of the full facts."
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