Bedfordshire postie stashed parcels at home

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A POSTMAN who hoarded packages at his house has been caught out.

Royal Mail discovered in late February that former Bedfordshire postie, Steve Dillingham, had been keeping the mail.

It is alleged some of the parcels, which were finally redelivered last week with a letter of apology, date back to 2006.

A Royal Mail spokesman said: “Royal Mail has a zero tolerance approach to any dishonesty and that stance is shared by the overwhelming majority of postmen and women, who are honest and hardworking and who do all they can to protect the mail and deliver it safely.

“It is a criminal offence to tamper with or delay the delivery of mail and anyone caught doing so will face serious disciplinary measures and Royal Mail will always seek to prosecute the tiny minority of people who abuse their position of trust.

“The safety and security of mail is of the utmost importance to this business and Royal Mail will not allow the actions of any individual to damage the good reputation of our thousands of hard-working postmen and women.”

Dillingham worked with the postal service until 2009 and now faces prosecution from the company.