Royal Mail axes 37 post offices (UK)
Royal Mail is axing 37 post offices across County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire.
A Royal Mail spokesman said the first closures were scheduled to take place towards the end of June.
Areas affected include Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Northallerton and Richmond.
In addition to the closures, another two branches in North Yorkshire are being replaced by limited services in village halls.
The closure decision follows a six-week consultation process.
Adrian Wales, post office network development manager for the North East, said 99 pct of people in the region would still be within one mile of a branch, or would see no change to their existing services.
