Nanette Milne MSP have been given an assured over the future of a number of Post office branches across Mid Scotland & Fife. Post Office Ltd have announced that Findochty Post Office, Ballater Post Office, Cairnie Street Post Office, Arbroath, Garthdee Post Office, Aberdeen have been included under their proposed modernisation programme.
Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East said:
“A number of local Post Office branches have been included under the Post Office modernisation programme.
“I welcome the reassurance that under the Post Office modernisation programme there will be no closures planned as part of the programme.
“Securing the future of local Post Offices without resorting to the failed closures programme which dominated Labour’s time in Government is important and I welcome the fact the UK Government has made this priority.
“The last Labour Government closed over 7000 post offices while in power. Since the election of the UK Conservative Government action has been taken to protect our post office network and help them to diversify in order to grow their businesses. Conservatives are delivering a £1.34billion investment to provide a secure future for our Post Office Network.
“Post Offices are at the heart of many of our communities, providing much needed services.
“I hope that Post Office Ltd will try to make the cross-over period between the closure and opening of new local Post Office’s at these locations as smooth as possible with limited disturbance to local residents and businesses banking with the Post Office.
“I have asked to be kept informed and will be seeking to keep the local communities affected informed.”