Last ditch bid to get Anglesey PO open again

Jul 2, 2009
 

Jul 2 2009 by Owen R Hughes, Daily Post Last ditch bid to get our PO open again A COMMUNITY co-operative is being created on Anglesey in a bid to bring back a village post office. The Dwyran branch closed last summer after the postmistress was forced to step down after an operation to remove a brain tumour. Post Office Ltd says it is committed to reopening the branch but has failed to secure a new service since the closure last September. Now the community is coming together in a last ditch bid to bring back its local branch. At a meeting on Tuesday night two residents offered to put forward £1,000 each to kick-start a fighting fund. Cllr Peter Rogers, who represents the Rhosyr ward, said: “This is a huge gamble and a massive challenge but the community is desperate to get the post office back. “It is not just the post office... [read full story]                    

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