Winchester MP Mark Oaten Slams Post Office Proposals to Transfer to WHSmith

7.30.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 1st May 2007

The Post Office have announced plans that they intend to move 70 of their branches in town and city centres into WHSmith stores under a new partnership agreement before the end of July 2007.

Winchester has been identified as one of the 70 and Winchester MP Mark Oaten has slammed the idea, saying:

"I simply can't see how this can work. The Post Office is nearly always full of people and WHSmiths is a packed shop - two into one is a recipe for total chaos and will not work.

A Crown Post Office is essential to a large City like Winchester. Now we are going to get second best. I urge people to fight this in the short consultation period ahead."

You can have your say if you support or disagree with this change to Winchester's Post Office services by going to - http://www.savewinchesterpostoffice.com/