ROBERTSON & LOCHHEAD WELCOME POST BANK CONSULTATION  

“MODEL MUST FOCUS ON NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES”   Moray’s MP Angus Robertson has welcomed the UK Government's consultation on developing Post Bank services and is urging people from across Moray to make their views known. The local MP has been a long-time supporter of the Post Office and has opposed closures and the loss of services such as TV Licensing from the network. The SNP MP also organised a series of public meetings in protest against Post Office closures instigated by the UK Government last year. Mr Robertson believes the creation of a ‘Post Bank' will allow many more people on lower incomes to open a bank account and get a mortgage or loan, making it easier for first-time buyers to qualify for its mortgages. It could also see the Post Office offering more financial services to small businesses   It also holds out the prospect of...