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Newport Royal Mail sorting office closure date announced
Friday 27th August 2010, 11:29AM BST.
The Royal Mail sorting office in Newport will close on January 17 next year and the operation will be transferred to Telford, it was revealed today.
The company said the jobs of all 28 staff at Newport were safe and they would also move to the Telford office in Commercial Way, Oakengates.
Royal Mail has pledged to help with increased travel costs for staff.
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This is yet another instance of Newport losing not only part of its identity, but a valued service. When is it going to stop?
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All this means is that the sorting and making ready of deliveries will be done in Telford. This means your deliveries will take place later in the day! Will this make you a Satisfied customer? If not write to Postcomm and complain!
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Another nail in the coffin for local services!
Oakengates is a small sorting office. Will it be able to cope? Do senior managers care? Doubtful.
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Great now when I miss my post because I am out at work I will have to find time to get to Telford before it gets sent back!
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as the sorting office is used for collecting parcels that need a signature and you’re out when they call, will we have to go to oakengates to collect?
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