Responding to a 'leaked' list of proposed post office
closures across Devon, Devon County Council's Executive Member for Communities,
Cllr Brian Berman, has said:
"If the list is accurate, then we are looking at 33 possible
closures or changes in service across the county, excluding Plymouth and Torbay.
"We will need to wait until the official start of the
consultation next Tuesday before we can be sure, but the list leaked today
gives us an idea of which post offices we are likely to be concentrating on."
Post Office Limited (POL) has not confirmed the accuracy of
the list, which appeared in today's Western Morning News, saying:
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- Leader of the Council - Cllr Brian Greenslade
- Chief Executive -- Phil Norrey
- Budget £750 million
- Key investments include:
- Schools £318 million
- Adult and Community Services £139 million
- Environment, Economy and Culture £95 million
- Children and Young People £87 million
- Other important County Council support includes:
- Building programme: £136 million for new schools, roads, care services, libraries and recycling centres
- Supported housing: £2.5 million
- Healthy school meals: £1.5 million
- Political make-up:
- County Council seats: 62
- 33 Liberal Democrat
- 23 Conservative
- 4 Labour
- 2 Independent
- Next County Council elections: May 7, 2009
- Key stats:
- Population: 741,000
- Schools: 367
- Pupils: 96,500
- Children looked after: 584
- Adults helped to live at home: 17,090
- Residential and nursing care: 4,500 adults
- Libraries and Mobile Libraries: 61
- Roads: 12,800 kms (7,954 miles)
- Bridges: 3,500
- Public Rights of Way: 4,960 kms (3,200 miles)
- Streetlights: 71,000
- Illuminated road signs: 10,917
- Recycling Centres: 20
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