Liberal Democrat Campaigner Jackie Pearcey has condemned proposals to close two Post Offices in Westhoughton.

The government has sounded the death knell for the Daisy Hill Post Office, on Leigh Road, and the Hart Common Post Office.

“Under Labour more than half of the Post Offices in the area have already closed. Now if these closures go through, there will only be two left in the area,” said Jackie, the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Bolton West.

She added: “Many local Post Offices are finding it impossible to make ends meet under Government restrictions, which has taken business away from Post Offices, including the cash card accounts for pensioners and then closed them.”

“Post Offices are a vital part of our communities. They should invest in our Post Offices and use the Urban Post Offices Renewal Fund to save our Post Offices, not close them.”