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Camden New Journal - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Published: 19 June 2008
 
Supermarket post offices?

• I APPLAUD the Belsize Park Community Group for their valiant attempt in attempting to keep open their Englands Lane sub-post office.
However, I am disappointed that Jonathan Cohen has decided not to back the community, when this has been a sub-post office for many years (Countdown to final post office closures, June 12).
The Post Office has been haemorrhaging money for years.
The government, by removing many of the services the Post Office used to provide, has largely caused this.
In addition, the rise of technology has meant that many of the items that we used to go into our local office for are now available online and in our local shops.
However, for some elderly, low-income families and disabled, that is, the most vulnerable people in the our community, a closure means much more that having to travel to a larger Crown post office for services.
One constant in today’s society is the opening of new supermarkets. I believe that larger companies such as: Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons and also the local council, have a duty to the community and where necessary, should open sub-post offices in their branches.
DF GOWERS
Broxwood Way, NW8

Snail mail?

• HOW many of those campaigning against post office closures use email rather than post?
NI BARNES
Boundary Road, NW8

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Camden New Journal, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@thecnj.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Tuesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.

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