The letter reads: "Dear Villagers, You will have noticed the Post Office was closed last week (3/8/2026) due to Horizon issues. CLOSED: Peopleton Post Office has closed over Horizon issues (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)"The Committee has instigated an investigation into the Horizon anomalies, working with the Post Office to resolve these issues. "The Post Office advises this could take several weeks and therefore we regretfully advise the Post Office will be closed during this investigation. LETTER: The Horizon letter on the door of Peopleton Post Office (Image: Newsquest)Although we have as yet no details of the next step or scope of the investigation, the Post Office Horizon scandal involved a major miscarriage of justice. The Post Office wrongly blamed and prosecuted over 900 innocent sub-postmasters for theft and fraud, causing bankruptcies, prison sentences, and suicides.