Vale MP Alun Cairns has requested a meeting with Tesco in Westminster after the supermarket operator indicated they would be unable to accommodate a relocated Post Office in Highlight Park.
The Vale MP had previously met with Lloyds Pharmacy and the Post Office and secured an extension to the closure period up to the end of 2014. Mr Cairns wrote to the Tesco chief executive to inform him of the position locally in Highlight Park, but Tesco has since indicated that due to space requirements they would be unable to accommodate the Post Office. Mr Cairns will now be meeting with Tesco in Westminster to determine if a Post Office can be configured at the superstore.
Mr Cairns said: “I am very grateful to Tesco for looking at the viability of the Post Office in the Highlight Park superstore. I am aware that the store has limitations on space, but I will meet with them in Westminster to explain the opportunity and demonstrate the strength of local feeling.
“The Post Office is an essential service, in particular during the run up to Christmas. I will remain in dialogue with all stakeholders with an interest in the saving postal offices in Barry.”