The reason is simple: post offices offer a level of public service which is rare today. But the commercial facts of life are grim: fewer people use post offices, challenging commercial viability.

Between these opposing points of view must be found a compromise.

The Post Office increasingly appears to have given up on its duty to provide a counter service. If they won't do this, then someone else must and the organisation ought to be working with other agencies to find a means of retaining this fundamental feature of public life.

Enjoying a day in park is a first step
CONGRATULATIONS - and good luck - to Patricia Massey who is calling for play equipment in local parks which can be used by youngsters with physical disabilities.

She was moved to act after taking her disabled granddaughter to the park and watching her look on longingly as other children played.

A senior councillor has already taken notice and pledged to contact Patricia. We hope that this leads to constructive developments on this hidden issue. In a world which is increasingly driven to accommodate all regardless of ability, you would think being able to enjoy a day in the park would be a basic starting point.

Room for boom
DON'T panic if you can't sell your property...you could soon be sitting on a gold mine. For housing experts claim the current slump may very soon be replaced by a boom, with house prices rising by as much as 30 per cent within the next four years. Knowing it's worth a fortune is one thing of course, but finding somebody with the fortune, or the mortgage offer, to take it off your hands is another matter entirely!


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