Blow as village post office axed by grocery chain Spar

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Post office bosses say they’re looking for alternatives after a village store announced it is to close.Lochwinnoch post office has operated from the Spar shop in the village since the stand alone post office was closed in 2014.But Spar bosses have announced it is to close the service from March 21.The decision has caused outrage among residents who will be forced to travel to Johnstone, Beith or Kilbirnie to collect or send parcels or deal with other post office business.There are no public transport links from Lochwinnoch to Beith or Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire and currently one bus an hour travels to Johnstone, meaning this will have a big impact on.