Roger Honey took on the title in 1975 but has been running the branch in Dawlish since 1962.

The post office at a services will be closed until late March for "extensive building work".

The closure has been announced "with little regard" for communities, a councillor says.

Glendale Gateway Trust has an offer on the building accepted and has a new postmaster lined up.

Bexhill's post office is one of 115 across the country which could close in the future.

Link says it is looking for a location to open a banking hub that would provide a counter service.

The potential sale of the retailer's High Street stores prompted questions over the fate of the post offices housed within them.

South Shields Post Office is among 115 branches in the UK earmarked for closure.