Airdrie & Shotts MSP Neil Gray has written to both the Post Office and CJ Lang & Son Ltd in a bid to stop the closure of Allanton Post Office.
CJ Lang has closed many of its in-shop post office across Scotland but, at that time, Allanton was not in the list.
However, following a review, the company has now decided that the village will lose that vital service.
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The Post Office has stated that it is looking for alternatives but Mr Gray has requested a meeting with both them and CJ Lang in a bid to halt the closure, or find a workable solution to prevent constituents having to go without the service.
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