York's main Post Office closure solution may take six months

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

York's main Post Office in Coney Street has closed after retailer TG Jones shut its branch, leaving residents and businesses reliant on a smaller city centre location.

York's main Post Office in Coney Street closed on 14 October following the closure of TG Jones, the retailer that housed it. Modella Capital, which has taken over WHSmith, made the decision to shut the branch.

Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central, told Parliament the situation leaves residents, businesses and tourists dependent on a smaller post office elsewhere in the city centre. This is the second closure of York's main post office: an earlier branch in Lendal closed in 2019, after which residents were assured the Coney Street location would be a long-term solution.

Ms Maskell said the Post Office told her finding a solution could take six months. She pressed minister Kate Dearden to outline steps to secure a temporary solution before a permanent replacement is found. Ms Dearden said the Post Office remains committed to restoring a replacement branch and has received interest from several potential applicants.

How it is being reported

• Solution to closure of York’s main Post Office could take six months, MP saysRachael Maskell MP has said it may take six months to find a solution to the closure of York’s main Post Office in Coney Street.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 18 Oct, 05:00
• Solution to closure of York’s main Post Office could take six months, MP saysRachael Maskell MP has said it may take six months to find a solution to the closure of York’s main Post Office in Coney Street.The Press (York) · 18 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Rachael Maskell · Kate Dearden · York · Post Office · TG Jones · Modella Capital

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