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Read More »Post offices must shut to save cash, council told – Buckinhamshire Free Press
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Read More »Post Office refuses to set limit on branch closures – Yorkshire Post
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Read More »More Post Offices could be closed – Belfast Telegraph
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Read More »Protesters in final bid to save branch (Sentinel)
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Read More »INTERNET HACKERS STOLE MY IDENTITY – thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
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