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Read More »Post Office announces 40 more branches in Scotland to close – The Herald
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Read More »Valuable stamp is found in bin – Dorset Echo
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Read More »Royal post office saved from cuts – BBC News
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Politicians in Fife express anger after the Post Office presses ahead with closure proposals. More: continued here
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