This comes after the chair of Post Office Ltd, Nigel Railton, announced in November a review of the 115 directly managed branches, including the one in Devonshire Square.
The councillors’ letter highlights the importance of maintaining the full range of services currently provided at the branch, from buying postal orders and stamps to applying for a passport or driving licence.
Councillor Christine Bayliss, leader of the Labour group on Rother and cabinet member for economic development, said: “Our local businesses rely on the local post office for banking their takings, posting parcels and more.
“It’s vital that we keep the full range of services and don’t end up with a counter at the back of a town centre shop selling stamps and postal orders.”
Councillor Gareth Delany, Rother councillor for St Michaels and Pebsham, said: “We don’t have post office facilities in East Bexhill so people rely on the Devonshire Square post office for the full range of services they offer.
“To lose those services would be devastating for a lot of people especially those who can’t access online services.”
Councillor Mark Legg, Old Town councillor and trade union activist, added: “Any closure of the main post office would pose a serious risk to the livelihoods of our local dedicated post office workers who face the possibility of job losses and the financial insecurity that comes with it.”
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