RESIDENTS have expressed their dismay at the closure of two post offices next year.
Branches in Bleach Green and Swalwell, Gateshead, will be closed as part of a Government decision to slim down the Post Office network.
Gateshead Lib Dem Councillor Peter Maughan, who launched a petition to keep the branches open, said: "The closure of these branches will cause difficulties for many people."
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