Royal Mail suspends post to street after threats

A STREET has had no post for six months after Royal Mail suspended deliveries over fears for the safety of its staff.

Deliveries were suspended at Holly Road in Risca in June after their staff were “threatened and intimidated”.

With Christmas around the corner, frustrated residents are still unable to have their post delivered, and some have to travel up to five miles to collect their post from Abercarn Delivery Office.

Some residents say they are being made to suffer because of the actions of a minority.

In June, postal workers were given a police escort after fears for their safety, but claimed they continued to be verbally abused by residents.

One resident said previously that the problem has been ongoing for a number of years. The resident, who did not want to be named, had said: “It’s a minority that has affected everyone. It’s sad that it’s got to come to that it [the post] takes a police escort to get delivered.”

Royal Mail said that while they attempted to deliver to residents at the block of flats in June with police in attendance, one of their postmen was verbally abused.

Gwent Police previously said they are investigating an “isolated” incident on June 15 where items were thrown from a flat window, missing a postal worker.

Sally Hopkins from the Royal Mail said: “We are continuing to work closely with the council on finding a suitable solution so we can resume deliveries safely to all addresses in Holly Road. In the meantime, customers are able to collect mail from our delivery office, or request us to deliver it to an alternative address in the area.”