Lancashire MPs have voted to move forward with controversial plans to axe 58 post offices across the county.
Four post offices in Preston and four in South Ribble are earmarked for closure as part of the Royal Mail review.
What do you think about the MPs' decision to vote for the closure of the post office?
Comment below with your views
Labour MPs David Borrow in South Ribble, Mark Hendrick in Preston, Gordon Marsden in Blackpool South and Joan Humble in Blackpool North and Fleetwood, all voted in favour of Royal Mail plans to close 2,500 branches nationwide, last night, helping the Government to narrowly defeat a Tory motion to halt the closures.
advertisement
The Government has stated the Post Office is losing millions of pounds each week and is unsustainable in its current form.
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.