A village post office will soon be no more following confirmation that the outlet will not be replaced when the long-serving figurehead retires next month. Nayland Post Office, located on the High Street, is set to cease trading in early September after postmistress Patsie Ford announced her intention to step down. In a letter to customers, the national Post Office Ltd – which oversees all local branches – revealed that it had decided not to keep the Nayland service going as part of a wider review into its network. The next nearest branch is the Stoke-by-Nayland Post Office, which is situated …
