Around 2,500 people have signed a petition pleading with the Government to keep the post office open in the centre of Canvey.

The appeal comes as Martin's Newsagents - which houses the post office - closes at the end of the month when its lease runs out. The Post Office has, so far, been unable able to find a new site.

Published Friday, June 27, 2003

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