Saturday 10 April 2021

End of an Era at the Post Office

 On the Hay Community Facebook page, Steve Like has made the announcement that he is tendering his resignation to the Post Office, and that therefore the Post Office will be closing, probably by mid-June.

He's been trying to retire for several years.  The Post Office has been on the market, but no-one has come forward to buy it, and he was also exploring the possibility of leasing the business - that seems to have fallen through at the last minute.

The ATM at the Post Office will continue to be refilled for now, but will also have to go eventually.

(There is a cash machine at the back of the Co-op).

It's very sad that there seems to be no way of keeping the Post Office open.  The loss of the Post Office will have an impact on all the local businesses that send parcels (not just bookshops), as well as all the people who pay bills at the Post Office counter.  And, of course, all the staff will lose their jobs.  Post coming into Hay will have to be sorted elsewhere, too, which will have an impact on our local postmen and women.

I wish Steve Like a long and happy retirement.  I'm sure this was a difficult decision for him to make.

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