Mayor wants 'urgent' meeting over Post Office closure

A mayor has called for an "urgent meeting" with Post Office bosses after plans were announced to close the Peterborough city centre branch.

The branch, based inside the TG Jones store on Bridge Street, is due to close in early 2027 as part of a restructuring plan from the retailer.

In a letter to Post Office chief executive Neil Brocklehurst, Paul Bristow, the Conservative Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said "there is a real concern" Peterborough could be left without a branch.

In a statement the Post Office said alternative options were already operating in the city but that it was seeking a replacement location, warning the process could "take around six months".

Bristow wrote that post offices are relied on by residents for "every day banking, paying household bills, sending parcels and letters, accessing cash and obtaining foreign currency, among other essential services".

He wrote: "The loss of such an important service would be another significant blow to the city centre.

"I would therefore welcome an urgent meeting with the Post Office and relevant local stakeholders to discuss replacement provision, the expected timescales, and what interim arrangements can be put in place to maintain access to these essential services."

A Post Office spokesperson said: "The vacancy has already been advertised and we have heard from interested retailers. We are now looking more closely at the expressions of interest.

"We want to open a replacement branch as soon as possible, but this can take around six months.

"In the interim alternative branches will be Eastfield Road, Old Fletton and Gladstone Street."

TG Jones has also been approached for comment

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