Commenting following the news that Newport Post Office will move to a new location. Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland & Fife has welcomed the assurance today from Post Office Ltd that they are committed to maintaining the Post Office service in Newport and are looking to new models to take forward a modernised service.
Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland & Fife said: “Post Offices are at the heart of many of our communities, providing vital personal and business banking services. “Post Office Ltd have put forward their proposals to move the Newport Post Office branch from its current location to the SPAR store. I hope that as many local residents as possible will make their views known during the local public consultation. “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 Conservative Government has made this a priority with no closures. “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. “I hope that following the local public consultation we can see a smooth transition to deliver a first class Post Office service in Newport with limited disturbance to local residents and businesses banking with the Post Office.”