MORE than 1,000 post offices have shut or been put up for sale this year, with some not showing up in official closure lists, according to new research today.
The Communication Workers Union said there was a “growing trend” of closures in 2010 which it warned would get worse if the Government pressed ahead with controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail.
A study by the union showed that 162 post offices were listed as “long-term temporary closures” this year and over 900 were put up for sale. Many are likely to stay closed indefinitely.
