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Graham Stringer MP has campaigned to keep the POs open
It may not be the last post
22/ 8/2008
COUNCIL officials say they may be able to throw north Manchester's endangered post offices a vital lifeline.
Following the Post Office's announcement last week that they will close 65 branches around the north west, disappointed town hall chiefs said they may consider taking over the threatened offices.
Among the branches facing the axe are Waterloo Road PO in Lower Crumpsall and Rochdale Road PO, Harpurhey.
Despite lobbying from the public, councillors and MPs, neither branch was removed from the network's 'hit list'.
But deputy council leader Jim Battle said the city could follow in the footsteps of Essex, where the council is looking to take over vulnerable branches.
"Post offices are vital and underpin our neighbourhood centres," he said. "They provide an essential service to our communities, local businesses and local economy and we recognise that these closures will cause considerable disruption.
"However, we are considering a number of options to help support a sustainable post office network.
"We are in discussions with the Local Government Assocation, who are themselves in talks with ministers, and we are also following developments in Essex closely, where negotiations between the council and Post Office Limited about retaining post offices are most advanced."
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