Post office closure plan revealed

Complete list of planned closures

More than 50 post office branches have been earmarked for closure across Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire.

The Post Office said 51 branches were proposed for closure, including 30 in Birmingham and Solihull.

Four others in Warwickshire are proposed to be replaced by "an outreach solution" which could involve a mobile post office visiting at set times.

A spokesman for the Post Office said closing any branch was a "very difficult" decision.

People now have six weeks to comment on the plans, with the consultation due to end on 4 August.

Alternative branch

A total of 298 branches would remain across Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire.

The Post Office said more than 99% of the area's population would see no change to their nearest branch or would be within a mile of an alternative branch.

Mark Partington, Post Office Ltd's network development manager for the area, said: "Rural parts of the area - where 19% of the population live - would be served by a total of 83 branches, 51 of which provide the only access to cash in their communities.

"Urban areas would be served by 216 branches including eight Crown Post Offices. A total of 68 branches will specifically serve communities defined as deprived."

The cuts are part of national plans to reduce the UK-wide network of Post Office branches by up to 2,500, from its current level of more than 14,000.

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Customers are unhappy with the plans