Council moves to save post offices 4:45pm Sun 13 Apr 08 COUNCILLORS have vowed to do all they can to save post offices set to close in Blackburn and Darwen.Reader comments (14)

Anger over 'sham' post office consultation 2:53pm Wed 2 Apr 08 CAMPAIGNERS who fought plans to shut 24 East Lancashire post offices have spoken of their anger after learning their efforts were in vain.Reader comments (2)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lancashire Telegraph heralded over Post Office campaign 11:35am Wed 5 Mar 08 AN MP brandished a copy of the Lancashire Telegraph in Parliament during a debate on the closure of Lancashire's Post Offices.Reader comments (3)

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 Mon 3 Mar 08 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.Reader comment (1)

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.

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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.

Straw hits back at post office 'hypocrisy' claim 4:34pm Thu 28 Feb 08 BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has hit back after being branded a hypocrite for opposing the closure of a post office.Reader comments (9)

Post Office: Petitions are a waste of time 9:53pm Sun 24 Feb 08 THE Post Office has been slammed after claiming petitions in support of local branches facing the axe have 'no real weight'.Reader comment (1)

Straw backs Post Office campaign 2:43pm Fri 22 Feb 08 CABINET Minister Jack Straw joined the fight to save his local post office and said: "I don't understand why it should be closed."Reader comments (8)

Council leader says: Stop post office closures 2:08pm Wed 20 Feb 08 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 Mon 18 Feb 08 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 Sun 17 Feb 08 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 Thu 14 Feb 08 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 Tue 12 Feb 08 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 Sun 10 Feb 08 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 Wed 6 Feb 08 MORE than 300 people have backed the Lancashire Telegraph campaign to save vital post office services, just seven days after it launched.Reader comments (2)

‘A lot of pensioners will lose their independence’ 11:03am Tue 5 Feb 08 "DON'T take away our independence" - that's the impassioned plea from pensioners fighting to keep their post office.Reader comment (1)

More support for our Post Offices campaign 3:44pm Mon 4 Feb 08 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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Dozens rally to join Post Offices campaign 12:43pm Fri 1 Feb 08 DOZENS of people backed the Lancashire Telegraph's Save Our Post Office campaign by signing our on-line petition within hours of its launch.Reader comments (5)

Residents back our Post Office campaign 2:16pm Fri 1 Feb 08 CAMPAIGNERS in Burnley protested about the loss of Parliament Street post office, which they say will affect young and old.

Save Our Post Offices campaign launched 7:13am Thu 31 Jan 08 TODAY the Lancashire Telegraph launches a campaign to save a quarter of the area's post offices.Reader comments (10)

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