CALLS FOR POST OFFICE OUTREACH SERVICE IN CARHARRACK
October 26, 2009 10:30 AM
Julia Goldsworthy MP is pressing the Post Office to introduce an outreach service in the village of Carharrack. The village lost its local post office, despite strong opposition from local people, in the Government's round of closures last year. The loss of the service is being keenly felt in the village, which has a large elderly population.
Julia said: "During my recent travelling surgery, a number of residents in Carharrack told me of the difficulties they faced getting to St Day or Lanner to access the Post Office. In some cases, it took a three hour round trip for people simply to collect their pension. Many people also struggle to cross the very busy road at Lanner
"I have written to Post Office Ltd requesting that they set up an outreach service in the village, to ensure that a minimum of services can continue to be provided locally. Lanner Post Office provides just such a service to people in Carnkie, near Four Lanes. The services are made available there one morning a week, and I see no reason why Carharrack shouldn't benefit from exactly the same set up."
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