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The Post Office says it ‘recognises that there is a need’ for a service in the south of Tamworth after a petition was launched by concerned residents.
A new branch will open inside WH Smith in Ventura Park in February, however residents would also like one in the south of Tamworth and have called for action over the lack of one.
When contacted by Birmingham Live, the Post Office vowed to ‘try to find a suitable retailer with premises in the area’.
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The petition entitled ‘Return a Post Office to south Tamworth’ reads: “In the mid 1990s all the local post offices in the south side of Tamworth were closed in order to amalgamate under one roof at the Co-op Superstore in Wilnecote. Local branches included Dosthill, Hockley, Wilnecote, Belgrave and Two Gates.
“Subsequently the Co-op superstore itself finally closed its doors for good in January 2018 and we have been left without a service ever since, the nearest being Fazeley or Kingsbury, both not only out of Tamworth but parking and service are not ideal as well as not practical for non drivers.
“We were promised a new post office as part of the development plans for the Co-op site but now the plans are at an advanced stage there is no mention of a post office.
“The old pharmacy is now unoccupied in Dosthill and would be suitable.”
Comments on it so far include one from a local who said: “It’s about time we had a post office back in Wilnecote. It’s never been the same since all of our small post offices were closed’ and ‘We need a post office nearer.”
A Post Office spokesperson said: “We are opening a brand-new Post Office in Ventura Park, Tamworth next month. However, we still recognise that there is a need for a Post Office to the South of Tamworth. We will advertise the vacancy on www.runapostoffice.co.uk soon to try to find a suitable retailer with premises in the area to open a Post Office.”
To view the petition go to https://www.change.org/p/post-office-return-a-post-office-to-south-tamworth
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