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County Council - 22 November 2007

Motion by Councillor RJ Perry:

This Council strongly criticises the Government's current proposals for Post Office closures in Hampshire as symptomatic of their consistent failure to recognise the needs of Shire counties; where in rural villages, suburbs and towns the Post Office is not only an important service in its own right but often is a crucial factor helping in the retention of a local shop.

We urge the government instead of managing decline of the post office network, to seek to bring new business opportunities to the network thereby increasing the financial viability of local businesses.