Bankruptcy order forces PO's closure.Byline: RONNIE PARRY THE sudden closure of a busy post office has sent shockwaves through a Flintshire Flintshire, Welsh Sir y Fflint, county, 169 sq mi (437 sq km), NE Wales. In 1974, the county of Flintshire became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Clwyd, but in 1996 Clwyd was dissolved and Flintshire restored. Mold is the administrative center of the county. village. Bagillt Post Office was forced to shut up shop last Wednesday after the owner of the building on High Street had a bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most order made against him at Rhyl County Court. Sub-postmistress and Bagillt East Coun Norma Jones has worked at the branch for 30 years. Mrs Jones said: "We had to close for the time being. I'm devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. and I've lost a job, because I was employed by the owners. "Hopefully something can be sorted out. I feel so sorry for our customers but I couldn't do anything about it. It's very sad because the villagers worked so hard and petitioned to keep it open when the round of closures happened." Bagillt West Coun Mike Reece said: "It's a disaster for pensioners who rely on its services. It'll be very difficult for some of the elderly to walk as far as the Riverbank branch, or to catch the bus to Flint flint, mineral flint, variety of quartz that commonly occurs in rounded nodules and whose crystal structure is not visible to the naked eye. Flint is dark gray, smoky brown, or black in color; pale gray flint is called chert. or Holywell." Post Office spokesperson said: "We're aware the Bagillt branch is closed at the moment and we're in ongoing discussions with the sub-postmistress regarding future provision of services from this location." Delyn MP David Hanson said: "I have already had a number of constituents raise the issue with me and I will be seeking clarification from the Post Office over why it has closed, what they intend to do with the site and how they intend to continue the service for the people of Bagillt." |
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