Helen Goodman

Working Hard for all in Bishop Auckland

Helen highlights local concerns about post office closures

Helen has written to Post Office Ltd to highlight local concerns about local post office closures, including the closure of branches at Jubilee Fields, Toft Hill, Leeholme and Hutton Magna. Helen also emphasised the need for regular visits by mobile post office vans (see left) to any area affected by closure.

2000 local residents sign Post Office petition

More than 2,000 local residents across the Bishop Auckland constituency have signed petitions expressing their concern about the proposed closure of 12 local post offices.

Durham Gateway set to boost local economy

Helen has welcomed proposals for a £100 million regeneration project on a 55-acre site by the Green Lane Industrial Park in Spennymoor.