Local MP Alun Cairns has reacted with shock and anger after learning that Lloyds Pharmacy plan on closing the local Post Office in Highlight Park, Barry.
The Post Office is set to close at the end of October after Lloyds Pharmacy confirmed an intention to surrender the Post Office operation. The closure will leave residents in Highlight Park without a Post Office with no replacement site identified. The local MP has called for a meeting with Lloyds Pharmacy to explain their decision, and has contacted the Post Office to determine if a temporary solution can be provided in the interim.
Mr Cairns said: “I am shocked at this news that Highlight Park will lose such a vital service at such short notice. We simply cannot have local communities without such an important service during the important run up to Christmas. Many people depend on the Post Office especially pensioners and some of the most vulnerable in society.
“I have requested a personal meeting with Lloyds Pharmacy as a matter of urgency. I am committed to doing everything I can to ensure this vital service remains open.
“This is an appalling decision, we must ensure that we have continuity of postal services in and around Sterling Road. I will be meeting with Tesco and volunteers operating the community centre to determine whether a temporary Post Office can be set up to ensure local residents do not lose such a vital service.”