{"id":18762,"date":"2017-03-10T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18762"},"modified":"2017-03-10T15:08:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:08:11","slug":"1000-sign-petition-save-pontcanna-post-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/1000-sign-petition-save-pontcanna-post-office\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1,000 sign petition to save Pontcanna post office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"pontcannapostoffice2_tl_10-03-17\" width=\"809\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"pontcannapostoffice2_tl_10-03-17\" width=\"809\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice2_TL_10.03.17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/noscript><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition to save the Pontcanna post office after the Co-op broke its agreement to keep the service on the premises.<\/span><br \/>\nResidents and business owners in the Cardiff suburb are angry that\u00a0the Co-operative Group reversed plans\u00a0to retain the post office service as part of a plan to take over the business.<br \/>\nThe Co-op originally submitted a planning application to Cardiff Council stating that the \u201cservices currently provided by the post office will be retained within the proposed Co-op food store. Accordingly, there will be no detrimental impact to the local public in terms of loss of or disruption of postal services\u201d.<br \/>\nHowever, the business has now said it no longer plans to retain the service.<br \/>\nA spokesperson for the Co-op said: \u201cWe were keen to maintain a service. However, following discussions it has not been viable to retain a post office which offers the counters and services which the Post Office deems necessary.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe planning application submitted on our behalf was not accurate and we would like to apologise for this.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nElin Wyn Williams owns Bant a la Cart, a delicatessen and catering service on Cathedral Road near\u00a0the post office.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"The Cardiffian talks to Elin Wyn Williams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViUfpZ7QVBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"The Cardiffian talks to Elin Wyn Williams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViUfpZ7QVBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n\u201cFrom people who come into the deli, the feedback we have had is that those people use the post office because their service is fantastic. That shop has always been a post office. Once you lose a hub of the community there is a domino effect,\u201d said Mrs Williams, 47, from Victoria Park.<br \/>\nShe added: \u201cI would like to see the Co-op reconsider. Everything has to change but when somebody says one thing and then goes back on their word it is a different ball game.\u201d<br \/>\nBusiness owners also raised objections to the fact there is already a Co-op food store 300m down the road.<br \/>\nDarran Driscoll owns D J Driscoll and Sons on Cathedral Road, a family butcher which has been in the family since 1945.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18768\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"pontcannapostoffice4_tl_10-03-17\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"pontcannapostoffice4_tl_10-03-17\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice4_TL_10.03.17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript> D.J. Driscoll &amp; Sons family Butchers has been in Darren Driscoll&#8217;s family since 1945.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 45-year-old from Fairwater said:<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It seems a bit ridiculous, two Co-ops selling exactly the same things that close to each other. I hope it will not affect my business but it is another important part of the area that will be gone.<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThere has always been a post office there. The closest one after that is in Canton. There are a lot of elderly people who live in this area who rely on things like this.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allan Westlake, 68, from Pontcanna, said:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI have signed the petition to try to get it to stay open. Pontcanna is a small little place and it has got a village atmosphere and now we are losing that.<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cAs far as the Co-op is concerned they are saying they do not want it in here but they have a lot of other post offices in other stores around the country.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18764\" style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18764\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"pontcannapostoffice_tl_10-03-17\" width=\"652\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18764\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"pontcannapostoffice_tl_10-03-17\" width=\"652\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Pontcannapostoffice_TL_10.03.17.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/noscript> Allan Westlake says Pontcanna is losing its village atmosphere due to small businesses closing down.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAccording to the Co-op, there are 11 post office services in their food stores in Wales.<br \/>\nPontcanna Stores, which contains the post office, has been run by brothers Rashmi and Dilip Patel since 1995. They have owned businesses in Pontcanna since 1985 but are now selling the shop after deciding to retire.<br \/>\nLabour councillor Iona Gordon, of Riverside ward, said: \u201cThe community feels the Co-op should do more to retain the post office. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s enough for them just to say it doesn\u2019t make sense commercially.<br \/>\n\u201cThe most important thing is they [the owners of the post office] know everybody so sometimes you get people\u2019s life stories at the post office window. Everyone\u2019s life sometimes comes out at the post office. That would be such a big loss.\u201d<br \/>\nCoun Gordon said the Post Office had asked other retailers in the area if they were interested in taking over the post office service. So far, however, no one has come forward.<br \/>\nThe consultation period for the Co-op Group\u2019s plans ends at the end of next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition to save the Pontcanna post office after the Co-op broke its agreement to keep the service on the premises. Residents and business owners in the Cardiff suburb are angry that\u00a0the Co-operative Group reversed plans\u00a0to retain the post office service as part of a plan to take over the business. 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