Post Office Closures

[My Kitten]

The list of post office closures to be considered for Glasgow is out.

Greater Glasgow

# Anderston, 76 St. Vincent Terrace, Glasgow
# Auchenback, 60 Aurs Drive, Barrhead, Glasgow
# Balornock, 34-36 Drumbottie Road, Glasgow
# Bowling, 32 Dumbarton Road, Dumbarton
# Brucehill, Brucehill Road, Dumbarton
# Carmunnock, Clarkston, 17 Busby Road, Carmunnock, Glasgow
# Croftfoot, 509 Castlemilk Road, Glasgow
# Crow Road, 304 Crow Road, Glasgow
# Drumchapel, 135 Garscadden Road, Glasgow
# Forge St, The Post Office, Forge Street, Glasgow
# Gilshochill, Glenavon Road, Glasgow
# Govanhill, 328 Allison St, Govanhill, Glasgow
# Greenbank, 29 Eaglesham Road, Clarkston, Glasgow
# High Street, 271 High Street, Glasgow
# Hyndland, 37 Clarence Drive, Glasgow
# Kelvindale, Kelvindale Mini Market, 361/367 Kelvindale Road, Glasgow
# Kingsridge, 55 Inchfad Drive, Drumchapel, Glasgow
# Levenvale, Co-Op Store, Argyle Street, Alexandria
# Muirend, The Post Office, 367 Clarkston Road, Glasgow
# Newton, 107 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton
# Nithsdale Rd, 8 Kildroston Street, Glasgow
# Radnor Park, 379 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank
# Red Road, 51 Red Court, Glasgow
# Sandymount, 18 Grantlea Terrace, Glasgow
# Springfield Rd, 98 Springfield Road, Glasgow
# Temple, 58 Fulton Street, Glasgow
# West End, 125-127 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow

The Post Office claimed that under the area plan proposals 99.9% of the population would either see no change to their nearest branch or will remain within one mile of an alternative branch.

Just a mile, come on make it two at least!

[AlanM]

That leaves only one Post Office for the whole of Drumchapel

[dave2]

Aye, well Gordon Broon wants yer benefits paid to yer bank account, so you can collect it from the hole in the wall!

[tobester]

Crow Road has been under threat for years, i know the post-mistress, she was friends with my sister and we all grew up together. That'll affect all the old people up in Broomhill.

[onyirtodd]

Surely Shrek Salmond will stop the closures(?)

[Doorstop]

That leaves only one Post Office for the whole of Drumchapel

2 really ..if you count Spey Road. I know it's on the boundary but it'll cover scheme one.

It's a disgrace really though .. 1½ post offices to cover a sprawl like the Drum.

[Ally Doll]

Surely Shrek Salmond will stop the closures(?)

Post Offices are the responsibility of Westminster, not Holyrood - although I did hear that Lib Dem and SNP MPs had been more successful in keeping rural ones in their areas. Noticed now it's Labour areas getting hit, they're all raging...

[onyirtodd]

Surely Shrek Salmond will stop the closures(?)

Post Offices are the responsibility of Westminster, not Holyrood - ..............

So is Defence but that didn't stop Shrek wasting public money on a piss-up in Oran Mor to discuss something he can do f*ck all about

[Ally Doll]

Surely Shrek Salmond will stop the closures(?)

Post Offices are the responsibility of Westminster, not Holyrood - ..............

So is Defence but that didn't stop Shrek wasting public money on a piss-up in Oran Mor to discuss something he can do f*ck all about

Yeah yeah... Apparently you can do something about the transportation of them through planning and environmental laws.

[onyirtodd]

Surely Shrek Salmond will stop the closures(?)

Post Offices are the responsibility of Westminster, not Holyrood - ..............

So is Defence but that didn't stop Shrek wasting public money on a piss-up in Oran Mor to discuss something he can do f*ck all about

Yeah yeah... Apparently you can do something about the transportation of them through planning and environmental laws.

Don't haud yer breath.

[glasgowken]

That leaves only one Post Office for the whole of Drumchapel

Fuck sake That's my local one as well. I hate that shit hole in the shopping centre. The Garscadden Road PO usually does fair business with all the old codgers (and me ).

[Puro_pt]

That leaves only one Post Office for the whole of Drumchapel

They said within a mile... not that was enough for all the people inside that mile radius...

[AlanM]

That leaves only one Post Office for the whole of Drumchapel

Fuck sake That's my local one as well. I hate that shit hole in the shopping centre. The Garscadden Road PO usually does fair business with all the old codgers (and me ::): ).

The wee one on Knightswood Rd would possibly be closer to you - and certainly much nicer. (Although that wouldn't be difficult)

[Mori]

http://www.postwatch.co.uk/

GCC are protesting to the post office about the closures.

GCC item 7- pages pdf doc.

Post Office Network Change Programme
Consultation Exercise
Purpose of Report:
To advise members of the proposals for Glasgow being made by the Post Office as part of the
Network Change Programme which was issued for consultation in October 2007.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that Committee
• Advises the Post Office that the proposal to shut 20 Post Offices in Glasgow is
totally unacceptable; and
• Instructs the Director of DRS to undertake a detailed review of the closure
programme proposed and submit comments to both the Post Office and
Postwatch.

[Doorstop]

All complaints about branch closures to:-

Sally Buchanan,
Network Development Manager,
National Consultation Team,
Post Office
Freepost

Or alternatively ..

[email protected].


The more complaints the better .. it may reduce the number of Post Offices falling under the axe during the next round of cuts.