Politicians David Davies MP and Nick Ramsay AM met with senior Royal Mail officials last Friday (26th November) to argue the case for keeping Usk Delivery Office open.

Following a packed public meeting at Usk Memorial Hall earlier this month, the MP and AM joined forces to quiz the director of delivery and collections, and the director of Welsh affairs on the issue of cost.

Both Mr Davies and Mr Ramsay are of the firm opinion that the benefits of keeping the delivery office open far outweigh the financial savings made by relocating to Pontypool.

In a joint statement, they said: "We presented a set of figures to Royal Mail and they presented a different set of figures to us.

"We had a long discussion around the likelihood of Royal Mail achieving the savings they have set out and ultimately there was no agreement.

"We remain unhappy at the way this decision has been made. The staff at Usk Delivery Office do an absolutely superb job and we have never had any complaints.

"The staff themselves are perfectly happy in Usk and have the support of the community.

It is believed Royal Mail is to hold another meeting with union representatives to discuss concerns.

Mr Davies added: "I have made clear to Royal Mail that I would be very happy to hold a joint meeting with them and local representatives to try and bring a satisfactory conclusion to this issue".