Angus MP Mike Weir paid a visit to the village on Monday morning, to meet with Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, and Glamis Community Council

chairman Bill Dougan, and to receive a petition from residents of the area against the Post Office plans.

The petition contained 1,138 signatures of people has been backed up by at least 128 individual letters of opposition to the proposed closure of Glamis Post Office by local residents, and many others by businesses in the area.

Mr Weir is to seek to present the Glamis petition to the House of Commons.

Commenting on Monday, the MP said: "The huge number of signatures from this small community demonstrates yet again the strength of feeling against the Post Office plans.

"The Community Council has run a magnificent campaign and we have had two public meetings which were packed to the rafters. The Post Office can have been left in no doubt of the level of opposition to their plans.

"The proposed run down of services will impact not only on villagers but also on businesses in the area. Small local businesses rely on the Post Office and its loss will make it more difficult for business in rural Angus. Surely this goes directly against stated UK government policy."

Mr Weir also urged local people, if they have not already done so, to also write to Post Office limited and Postwatch to register their opposition.

"The more individual letters they receive the greater will be the impact. We have until Tuesday, July 8 to make representations so time is of the essence."