'Vital' Post Office in Plymouth saved after local campaign
The Post Office confirmed that Mutley Post Office will continue to operate
It's been announced today (4 June) that the Mutley Post Office in Plymouth has been saved from closure.
The news follows months of campaigning from Luke Pollard MP and local councillors Angela Penrose and Matt Smith.
In a letter to Luke, the Post Office confirmed that Mutley Post Office will continue to operate, with customers able to access the same services and the same opening hours. This reverses a decision made in November 2024 to earmark it for closure.
Luke wrote to the Chair of the Post Office, Nigel Railton, in December to urge him to keep Mutley Post Office open. Luke said the branch is ‘a vital part of the community’ particularly for older adults, wheelchair users and people without easy access to digital services.
Local councillors Angela Penrose and Matt Smith have campaigned for Mutley Post Office to be saved, calling it a ‘major asset contributing to the popularity’ of the area.
Plymouth City Council Leader, Cllr Tudor Evans, also wrote to the Post Office in December to urge it to rethink its plans to close the branch.
'Proud of the campaign'
Luke Pollard MP, Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, said: "I'm delighted that residents in Mutley will keep their Post Office. Alongside local councillors I'm proud of the campaign we fought to keep Mutley Post Office open.
“Local people need access to a Post Office with the full range of services. There's been huge public support for the Post Office to stay open - now let's use it so we can keep it open."
'Delighted'
Matt Smith, Labour Councillor for Compton Ward, said: "I am delighted at the news that Mutley Post Office has been saved, following pressure from myself, my ward colleague Angela, and Luke Pollard.
"We were shocked when we heard the news that it was earmarked for closure last year, and our residents were too. We have fought really hard to get this result."
'Mutley Post Office is so important'
Angela Penrose, Labour Councillor for Compton Ward, said: "Mutley Post Office is so important to people living in and around Mutley Plain and I am so pleased that we have successfully fought to keep it open.
"The idea that Mutley Plain wouldn't have a Post Office was absurd, and it is clear that residents agreed - I'm glad the Post Office saw sense."
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