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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.
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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s, accrington says...
11:21am Fri 7 Mar 08
dave, burnley says...
10:03am Fri 7 Mar 08
Mrs Ussher said: "It is vital local residents' views are heard
Is she taking the P**s or what? Labour hasn't listened to the people since they came to power so why should the Post Office care about people?
All we can do is look forwards to the next General Election and see how popular Kitty's party is.
bankhall, burnley says...
11:09pm Thu 6 Mar 08
But thats a blair babe for you ,
quote
quoteExcept you couldn't really call her a babe uurggh.
Old Timer, Burnley says...
7:51pm Thu 6 Mar 08
Suppose like everything else with labour...follow mi leader...and the same with the Post Offices..nowt will be done but talk, talk, talk and no substance
top cat, burnley says...
5:22pm Thu 6 Mar 08
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