Romanby Post Office will close this weekend
SHOCKED residents fear their community is being left high and dry after it was announced the post office and shop taken over just six weeks ago will close this weekend.
The news came amid claims of a high rent for the Post Office and shop in Romanby, near Northallerton. It is understood the premises are owned by a private landlord.
A distressed resident, who asked not to be named, told the Darlington and Stockton Times: "The service it offered was doubly precious because it took over the Post Office services from the local shop and Post Office after the existing postmaster retired.