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At-risk Post Office Outlets Named

A rather interesting point in this report comes from a government statistic which says "The government said four million fewer people were using post offices each week than two years ago.." and that a "Six-week public consultations will be held in all affected areas before the final decisions are made". Would it not be wiser to hold a six-week public consultation to find out why four million fewer people use the service and how the Post Office can improve services to encourage these people to use their service?

BBC NEWS | UK | At-risk Post Office outlets named

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