Post Office closures confirmed

The list of Post Offices that will close in Norfolk and west Suffolk has been announced. Of the 69 on the original list of proposed closures... 58 will close, eight will be replaced by alternative Post Office facilities and three will be saved and remain open.

¹  Click here for our video report on the closures from the day of the announcement, Tuesday 24th June 2008.

Three have been saved from closure:

Beeston, Norfolk
New Buckenham, Norfolk
Norwich - Suffolk Square (Vauxhall Street)

Eight will be replaced by an outreach solution - this means that alternative Post Office services will be made available at set times each week (for example a mobile service):

Beachamwell, Norfolk
Gislingham, Suffolk
Nordelph, Norfolk
Southery, Norfolk
Wattisham Airfield, Suffolk
Welney, Norfolk
Wereham, Norfolk
Wimbotsham, Norfolk 
 
58 branches will close by the Autumn:

Norfolk :
Banningham
Bressingham
Castle Rising
Caston
Clint Green
Cringleford
Downham Market - Lynn Road and Railway Road
East Runton
East Walton
East Wretham
Fakenham - The Street and Wells Road
Gimingham
Gorleston - Springfield Road
Great Plumstead
Great Walsingham
Great Yarmouth - Beresford Road, Lichfield Road in Southtown and
Northgate Street
Griston
Hickling
Holkham 
King's Lynn - Loke Road
Little Plumstead
Longham
Marsham
North Tuddenham
Norwich - Bowthorpe Road and Rosary Road
Ringstead
Scole
Sheringham - Cromer Road
Sporle
Stokesby
Swaffham - London Steet
Tacolneston
Thetford - Nuns Bridges
Tittleshall
Trowse
Upton
Watton
West Somerton
West Walton
Suffolk :
Barton Mills
Combs Ford
Cowlinge
Fornham All Saints
Great Ashfield
Haverhill - Chalkstone
Honington
Horringer
Newmarket - Exning Road
Old Newton
Risby
Stowmarket - Crown Street
Wattisfield
Whepstead

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