A community’s attempt to save its post office and shop has been strengthened. On June 14, Mid Suffolk District Council approved plans for work at Hoxne Shop and Post Office, which will see the post office and shop area of the Grade II listed building separated from the flat above it. The Hoxne Community Post Office Group, led by resident Mike Barton, is currently trying to secure enough funds to take on the Low Street site, with the current owner set to retire. In a written submission accompanying the planning application, the community group said: “The shop and post office services are both vital facilities to the economic and social wellbeing of the village and the outlying rural community. On the current situation, Mr Barton said on the Hoxne Community Shop website: “There has been virtually no communication from the Government (there are strict rules about what they are allowed to say in a pre-election period).

Source: Express June 25, 2024 09:07 UTC