Campaigners fighting to prevent the closure of Oxfordshire post offices will deliver a petition to No 11 Downing Street today - reports the Oxford Times.
Residents, councillors, a village postmaster and Banbury MP Tony Baldry will call on Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown to ensure post offices are given the financial support they need to stay economically viable.
The petition, which will also be presented to Parliament on Wednesday, has been signed by more than 1,000 residents from about 20 towns and villages in Oxfordshire.
It urges the Government to "stop action which will lead to the immediate closure of post offices" and urgently review funding and the services offered by branches to enable them to continue to be "a cornerstone of the community for individuals, business and the most vulnerable in society".
Earlier this month, Trade and Industry Secretary Alastair Darling said he intended to make a statement "fairly shortly" about the issue.
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