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The Press has launched its Cut The Closures campaign to fight plans to axe 50 Post Offices across York, Selby, North and East Yorkshire.

Sign the online petition> Decision due on Micklegate Post Office 8:12am Friday 2nd May 2008 THE fate of a vital post office in the heart of York was set to be revealed today. Reader comments (3) Outrage after important community service closes its doors for last time 12:02pm Saturday 26th April 2008 THE last post has sounded for another vital community service in York. Axed post office will close early 11:57am Wednesday 23rd April 2008 THE closure of a York post office has been brought forward by two weeks to this Friday due to "logistical constraints". Reader comments (4) 'Hands off Post Offices' plea 4:45am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 Updated 8.45am POST offices earmarked for closure in York should be left intact, while councillors investigate taking them over, a local politician argued today. Mail boss to decide on fate of York post office 12:04pm Sun 13 Apr 08 THOUSANDS of people have campaigned to save it. Now the fate of a vital post office in the heart of York rests with just one man - Royal Mail's top boss.Reader comments (13) Council bosses asked to save Post Offices 1:17am Sat 5 Apr 08 Updated:9:38 Bosses at York council are being asked to consider taking over the running of four city post offices in a bid to save them.Reader comments (8) MP’s post office plea to minister 10:36am Thu 3 Apr 08 YORK'S MP has called for a meeting to establish why a consultation over the future of a city post office has taken nearly two months more than it should.Reader comments (17) Haxby Road Post Office opens its doors for the last time 4:39am Tue 1 Apr 08 Updated 9.52am: ANOTHER post office counter in York has shut for the final time, as the national branch closure programme continues.Reader comment (1) Post Office admits blunder over closure 10:15am Wed 20 Feb 08 Updated: MAIL bosses have finally admitted botching their research at a doomed York post office – but say the mistake is not important.Reader comments (3) MP calls for review over post office closure blunders 11:28am Thursday 14th February 2008 Updated: CAMPAIGNERS have called on the city council to consider legal action against Post Office bosses over their decision to close a York branch. Reader comments (2) Post office 'must stay' 12:30pm Wed 13 Feb 08 A POST office in York that could be axed today received fresh backing from local councillors, who vowed to continue their campaign to save the branch.Reader comments (3) Campaigners hit out over closure 8:19am Tuesday 12th February 2008 CAMPAIGNERS have hit out over the closure of a York post office, after it emerged mail bosses botched their research. Reader comment (1) Last post for closure plea 10:02am Mon 11 Feb 08 THE owner of a York post office today revealed it would cease its campaign to avoid closure - because of parking restrictions.Reader comments (7) Post Office Ltd announce closures 10:24am Friday 8th February 2008 Updated 10.45am: DOZENS of post offices in York and North and East Yorkshire are to close. Reader comments (9) Grim day for post offices 10:01am Fri 8 Feb 08 TENS of thousands of people throughout our region will today find out whether their local post office is to close.(See video clip)Reader comment (1) MP blasts ‘Post Office PR stunt’ 10:20am Thursday 7th February 2008 THE MP for East Yorkshire has expressed his outrage following cutbacks to the post office network in the county. City MP blasts postal chiefs 12:11pm Wed 6 Feb 08 YORK'S MP has gone to war in Westminster with mail chiefs over their decision to swing an axe through North Yorkshire's post office network.Reader comments (3) First to fall to the post office axe 10:24am Tue 5 Feb 08 THE first confirmed casualty in the slashing of the post office network in North Yorkshire has been announced.Reader comment (1) D-Day for post offices looms 11:41am Friday 1st February 2008 D-DAY looms for post offices and their customers in our region, with people bracing themselves for decisions on their branches' future. Reader comment (1) Post Office closures on agenda 8:27am Mon 28 Jan 08 PROPOSED post office closures were the topic of discussion, when York's MP met with Postwatch boss Judith Donovan. More ... Most read Comments 1 Mindless 2 Village wakes up to find drain and manhole covers gone 3 Family and friends celebrate life of Ruby, the girl with unique style 4 Oops, Leo cuts loose on City... 5 Wroe woe 6 Rangers fans 'kidnap' bagpiper 7 Oriental steam 8 'A bad ID-ea' 9 Thief stored up trouble 10 Toseland to play piano at old folk’s complex Today | 7 Days 1 Baffled by booze ban 2 Unlucky felines can’t get home 3 Labour bids to control council 4 York village ‘bans’ plastic bags 5 Tributes to Ruby Milnes 6 ‘Dismal’ situation at overcrowded kennels 7 Police praise for ‘sensible’ bikers 8 Bus cuts cause chaos 9 City station invaded by football fans 10 Minster revamp plans submitted