# A further 34 post offices in TG Jones stores face closure by 2027

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-than-third-of-post-offices-in-tg-jones-stores-to-shut-by-early-2027/
- Published: 2026-10-24T06:00:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T06:32:28+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/24/more-than-third-of-post-offices-in-tg-jones-stores-to-shut-by-early-2027
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- 70 TG Jones post offices are closing or have already shut.
- Telford is due to lose its last post office in January.
- Replacement operators have been found for few affected locations.

## Summary

More than a third of the post offices in TG Jones stores are set to close, raising concerns that some towns and cities will lose convenient access to postal services. The closures add to a wider decline in local branches, which are important to residents and businesses, particularly as many bank branches have also shut.

Thirty-six TG Jones post offices have closed this year, with another 34 due to close by early 2027; the chain had 180 before its restructuring. The planned losses include Telford’s last post office, while several towns will lose two branches. The Post Office is seeking replacement operators, but so far only Stirling has reopened after a TG Jones closure; a permanent replacement in Ipswich is due in November. The Post Office says it recognises the difficult trading conditions facing TG Jones and other retailers.

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