Post Office

Thankfully, the Wishaw Post Office will reopen again on the 17th of August. I have already contacted the Post Office to ask them to provide assurance that a permanent branch…

The difficulties facing Subpostmasters across the UK stem from of the UK Government’s privatisation regime of a community asset resulting in Subpostmasters being underpaid and undervalued. The Post Office and…

FULL STORY: Unannounced closure of Wishaw Post Office causes serious concern The difficulties facing the Wishaw Post Office are the result of the UK Government’s privatisation regime of a valuable…

SNP MP MARION FELLOWS WRITES TO MINISTER AFTER POST OFFICE CEO SNUB This week, Marion Fellows, MP for Motherwell and Wishaw and the SNP’s Small Business spokesperson, wrote to Margot…

This week, Motherwell and Wishaw MP, Marion Fellows, criticised the Post Office’s plans to privatise the Brandon Crown Post Office in her submission to the public consultation and has urged…

FEARS OVER COMMUNITY ACCESS AS POLLOCK ST CAR PARK ALREADY OVERFLOWING Local SNP representatives have this week criticised plans to franchise Motherwell’s Brandon Crown Post Office into Digby’s on Muir…

“The people of Motherwell and I have made our views clear on the privatisation of the Brandon Crown Post Office clear: we are opposed to it. “While the proposed premises…

UK GOVERNMENT OVERSEEING ‘MANAGED DECLINE’ OF POST OFFICE SAYS MP The SNP’s Small Business spokesperson, Marion Fellows MP, has welcomed a new report from Cass Business School that says a…

24th April – 2nd May 2017 On Monday, it was back to London for Marion as the MP travelled south for the last full week at Wesminster ahead of the Parliament’s dissolution. Marion was…

Earlier this week I spoke in a debate on Post Office closures. The Post Office is not providing clear answers on why the Motherwell Crown branch has been selected for…