Kate Nicholson from Hawkshead Relish, a company based in the village, said many local businesses would suffer.

BBC: Hawkshead Post Office closes 'with little warning'

The Post Office and newsagent in the village of Hawkshead has closed its doors with what residents say was little warning.

BBC: Hawkshead Post Office closes 'with little warning'

It takes in Watermill Inn in the bucolic village of Ings, where a pint pulled from one of the 16 hand pumps can be enjoyed fireside or outside on the sunny terrace, and the Hawkshead Brewery, with its extensive selection of beers such as Cumbrian Five Hop and Lakeland Gold.

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