ANGRY neighbours are demanding to know why Royal Mail has not been delivering their post for the past few days when private parcel firms and the milkman have all been battling through.
There are some 50 flats and homes in Archery Fields, off Bridge End in Warwick.
And while the post has been delivered to houses in Bridge End, which has been gritted, Royal Mail say that the ungritted Archery Fields is not safe for their posties to walk along.
Resident David Howells, of Archery Fields, said: “It must be three or even four days now that we haven’t received any post.
“When one of my neighbours enquired he was told it was on health and safety grounds and that we would have to pick up our letters from the sorting depot.
“I find this absurd. Of course there’s snow on the ground - scarcely a new feature in the winter. But to cancel deliveries for three successive days is a ridiculous over-reaction when other delivery services, like milkman and varius private delivery agents, have arrived as normal.
“Royal Mail does not seem to have much regard for its customers.
“You’d think they would seek to cultivate goodwill at a time like this - instead their reaction suggests the opposite.
“I know my neighbours also feel very strongly about this issue and have been trying to contact the man responsible for this decision - in most cases without success.”
Royal Mail spokesman Mike Norman said: “We apologise to customers who are experiencing delays to their deliveries in the Warwick area as a result of the severe winter weather conditions there.
“A range of measures have been put in place to ensure deliveries reach people as quickly as possible.
“We are doing our utmost to ensure continued deliveries, but it may not be possible to do so everywhere because of the weather.”