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Reprieve such a relief for Brum post office

THE postmaster of the only threatened branch to be saved from the axe today spoke of his relief.Read

Birmingham Mail to carry public notice over post office closures

THE Birmingham Mail is to carry a long-term public notice to mark its disgust at the Government’s snub to thousands of readers over the Post Office closure programme.Read

Only one post office is saved

JUST one of the 26 Birmingham post offices threatened with closure has been saved from the axe, it was announced today.Read

Tories: We will save half Birmingham’s post offices

THE CONSERVATIVES today promised they would save half of the under-threat post offices in Birmingham if they win the next election.Read

Owners face losing £100,000 if Sutton post office is closed

THE owners of a top performing Birmingham post office could lose out on a £100,000 investment if their branch is axed.Read

MPs back Birmingham Mail Post Office campaign

SENIOR politicians in Whitehall today threw their weight behind the Birmingham Mail’s campaign to fight post office closures in the city by revealing they actually subsidise other services.Read

Pensioner power aims to force U-turn on Post Office closures

PENSIONERS packed out a community centre for a crisis meeting on Birmingham’s Post Office closures.Read

Carl Chinn calls for city to take over local Post Offices

BIRMINGHAM City Council should take over local Post Offices and run them for the benefit of the people, according to Carl Chinn.Read

Customers question officials over Post Office closures at Mail debate

A BIRMINGHAM Mail debate on the planned closure of 26 city post offices gave worried customers the chance to question officials behind the controversial decision. We report on the meeting.Read

Postmistress urges public to attend meeting on Post Office closures

A POSTMISTRESS who could lose her job in the mass closure of Birmingham post offices today urged everyone who will be hit by the decision to make their voices heard at the Birmingham Mail debate on Monday.Read

Protesters set to pack out Chamber for Post Office meeting

WORRIED customers and post office workers are expected to pack out the Birmingham Mail’s Post Office closures protest meeting.Read

Councillor: We can bank at the post office

BIRMINGHAM City Council’s £3 billion bank account should be handed to the Post Office in a bid to halt branch closures, a councillor said.Read

Protest meeting to be held on Post Office closures

A MAJOR Post Office closures protest meeting has been organised after thousands of Birmingham Mail readers signed a petition of objection.Read

Business is steady for popular Post Office branch under threat

POSTMASTER Amer Khan is still trying to come to terms with the fact that his Birmingham branch has been earmarked for closure.Read

More customers join the fight to stop 26 POs being axed

POST office protesters showed fighting spirit as they pledged to keep their branch open.Read

Meeting to give families a say over threat to Post Office branches

POST OFFICE bosses will be in for a rough ride when they come face to face with residents fighting to save three post office branches in one part of Birmingham.Read

Pensioners and young newshounds join forces in Post Office battle

NEWSHOUNDS from a Birmingham primary school took up cameras to gauge opinion on a burning issue – the possible closure of their well-used post office.Read

Shock at threat to 70-year-old Post Office branch in Handsworth Wood

THERE’S been a popular post office in Handsworth Wood for more than 70 years and it’s as well used by customers today as it was when it first opened its doors in 1936.Read

Sub-postmaster vows to fight closure

THE devastated owner of a Birmingham post office today vowed to “fight tooth and nail” to stop his branch from closing.Read

Barricade threat in battle against Post Office axe

FEELINGS are running so high about the threatened closure of a city post office that campaigners say they will barricade themselves in before they see the branch close.Read