First submission by Postcomm, the industry regulator. L13981
First submission by Postcomm, the industry regulator
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Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight Post Office®Branch Decision – Decision announced on Whitsbury Post Office following additional consultation
Post Office Ltd today announced a decision on the future of the final Post Office® branch proposed for closure in the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight plan following a six week public consultation which ended 3 March. Post Office® services across the area will be provided through a network of 300 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that over 99% of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.
In a decision announcement made by Post Office Ltd on 9 January it was confirmed that Goodworth Clatford Post Office branch, originally proposed for closure would remain open. In the same announcement Post Office Ltd confirmed consultation on a new proposal that instead of replacing Whitsbury Post Office branch with an outreach service, the branch should close without a replacement outreach being established. The branch has very few customers making it very difficult for an outreach service to be viable for a core Sub postmaster. With no other retail outlets in the community, residents already leave the area for their wider shopping needs.
After reviewing the feedback received during consultation on this new proposal Post Office Ltd has decided to proceed with the closure of Whitsbury Post Office Branch.
The decision has been reached after public consultation and Postwatch, the consumer body representing Post Office® customers, has verified the correct consultation procedures were followed.
Full details of all the decisions made in relation to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight area plan and the issues raised during local public consultation are available by visiting www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange.
Read MoreBusiness Direct signs 3-year deal with Parcelforce Worldwide (UK)
Business Direct Group plc has signed a 3-year deal with Parcelforce Worldwide, part of the Royal Mail Group, for access to Business Direct’s network of over 4,200 ParcelXchange intelligent locker secure drop-boxes. The agreement will provide Parcelforce with a pre-8 a.m. in-night delivery service to complement its existing extensive portfolio of services.
Nick Landon, Head of UK Marketing and Commercial Strategy for Parcelforce Worldwide, said, “This deal will allow sectors such as High Tech, Utilities and Medical Industries, or any field-based technician or engineer, to receive deliveries 24/7 at any of Business Direct’s ParcelXchanges throughout the UK.”
Nick Landon went on to say, “When deciding on whom to use for this service, we needed to be confident that they could meet the current and future needs of both our business and that of our customers. The addition of the well established ParcelXchange network facility gives Parcelforce Worldwide greater competitive advantage, by extending our supply chain capability in Pre-8am secure field delivery and collection points.”
Paul Carvell, CEO of Business Direct, stated, “ParcelXchange goes from strength to strength. I am delighted that Parcelforce has joined two of the other leading express carriers in the UK, in DHL and TNT, in choosing ParcelXchange to add to its service offer.”
Read MoreBritish CIOs adjust to laws covering disabled workers
Disabled people have so far lost out on many of the benefits that technology has brought. But changes are on the way
Technology is supposed to make it easier for everyone to live and work, but for the 10 million disabled people in the UK, many of whom find it difficult to use a conventional keyboard and screen, life is much harder than it need be.
Everyday business activities such as accessing information or using email are complicated or impossible for those with physical or sensory impairments, because websites and in-house systems cannot be adjusted to cater for their needs.
On the face of it these adjustments seem simple enough: the ability to make text bigger, change colors, have onscreen text read aloud or to plug in special hardware and software. In fact many alterations that disabled people need can be achieved just by changing Windows settings.
Read MorePost Office Decision Following Additional Consultations In East Essex And Suffolk
Post Office Ltd today announced its decision on the future of three East Essex and Suffolk Post Offices, following a six- week public consultation ending on February 14 2008.
In October 2007 Post Office Ltd developed and published a local area plan proposal for the East Essex and Suffolk area, setting out the changes it proposed to make as part of the implementation of the Government decision to reduce the UK wide network of Post Office branches by up to 2,500 from its current level of more than 14,000 while continuing to provide funding to support a more sustainable network in the future.
As a result of feedback received during the local six-week public consultation Post Office Ltd amended its proposal by deciding not to proceed with the proposed closures of Fore Street, Honeycroft Lawford and Warley Road Post Office branches and proposing the closure of Henham Stores Post Office branch, High Street, Henham, CM22 6AS; Kersey Post Office branch, 4, Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich IP7 6EH and Little Bentley Post Office branch, Dysons Textiles, Bentley Manor Barns, Church Road, Little Bentley, CO7 8SE.
The closure of these three Post Office branches is confirmed today.
During the consultation Post Office Ltd received more than 140 responses about the Post Offices.
The main concerns raised in relation to the proposed closure of Henham Stores Post Office branch were that the closure would affect the local community and could result in the closure of the associated shop. Respondents also commented about lack of transport in the area.
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