THERE was a huge outcry across the county when it was revealed that 56 post offices were to shut.

Now the final hope of reprieve has ended with Kent County Council announcing it will not be taking any of them over as their counterparts in Essex have done.

Is the council right or do you think taxpayers' money should be used to sustain the post offices? Vote in our poll below.

Yesterday's poll

Monsters or myth: do you believe big cats really ARE padding around Kent?

Yes: 80 per cent
No: 20 per cent