"If Mayor Bloomberg is serious about taking this issue on, he cannot single out bodegas who will struggle to adapt and compete with corporate franchises, " Hazel Dukes, president of the NAACP New York state branch, said in a statement Friday.

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In a statement Steve Wood, the new UKIP Bristol branch chairman, confirmed Mr Collins no longer held the post.

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The statement went on to say that, despite the branch closing in its present location, an alternative was being sought.

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"If there is some special circumstance that permits this, authorities must share this with the public as they are setting a bad precedent, " the women's branch of South Africa's ruling party said in a statement.

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"The viability and sustainability of this branch is clearly in the hands of the residents of Llanfynnydd, " the statement said.

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In its statement on Thursday, Ulster Bank said it continued to keep its branch network under review "to ensure that we are operating in the correct locations for our customers".

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John Castle, chief executive of Southern Michigan, said in an email statement that the bank took the "difficult step" of shutting the branch because it wasn't profitable.

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