Posties pair up as yobs attack

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 14 Jan 2008, 14:47

http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/Post ... 3668860.jp

By David Walsh

POSTIES have to deliver letters in pairs on a Barnsley estate after stone throwing yobs turned it into a "no go" area.
Bosses took the unusual step of sending staff out in twos after the yobs targeted the postman on his rounds in the Welland Crescent area of Elsecar.

They also halted deliveries for five days - leaving residents fuming because they say they weren't told that their service had been suspended.

Pete Down, of Welland Crescent, said he had to go to Wombwell sorting office to pick up his mail.

He said: "I've been down and fetched the post from Wombwell and they said the postman had been under attack from kids throwing stones.

"They said it was a 'no go' area and just gave me mine and my neighbour's post."

Pete's wife Amanda, aged 44, said she was annoyed that residents had not been told about the situation.

She said: "We haven't had any post since it snowed and all I've heard is that it's because the kids were throwing things at the postman. I don't know why they would as he's a lovely guy.

"The thing that has really annoyed me is that they haven't let us know anything. It would have been nice to have been notified. They must deliver to worse areas than this."

Neighbour Rachel Burns said her family had been waiting for a new gas meter card to be delivered. She said: "The chip in the gas card broke and I called British Gas who said they would send a new one but we never got it.

"I didn't even know they had stopped delivering. I've kept having to ring the gas company to get emergency credit."

A Royal Mail spokesman said the incident had been reported to police and deliveries had restarted, but the postman was now accompanied by a member of staff.

He added: "The safety of our staff is paramount.

"Therefore, deliveries in welland Crescent, Elsecar were temporarily suspended between Friday January 4 and Wednesday January 9 following a stone throwing attack on one of our delivery staff. The incident has been reported to the police."

Last Updated: 14 January 2008 9:33 AM

The Postal Avenger · Post by **The Postal Avenger** » 14 Jan 2008, 17:45

Instead of moaning about not getting any mail why don't they make an attempt to find out who's brats are behind it and get the parents to put a stop to it?

norbet colon · Post by **norbet colon** » 14 Jan 2008, 19:49

The Postal Avenger wrote:Instead of moaning about not getting any mail why don't they make an attempt to find out who's brats are behind it and get the parents to put a stop to it?

It's amazing when the giros don't go through , the trouble "suddenly " stops

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 14 Jan 2008, 20:03

Chavtastic people http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7VQd-LZwJc4 you have to love the house number and the extra large letterbox

jinglejangle · Post by **jinglejangle** » 14 Jan 2008, 22:15

Waster mentions about having to ring for emergency credit on gas meter.Not interested in the welfare of the postie.Only concerned about selfish self.Only wasters not worikng have meters so obviously not working.WASTERS !!!

Stormproof · Post by **Stormproof** » 14 Jan 2008, 22:38

I've a pre payment meter

norbet colon · Post by **norbet colon** » 15 Jan 2008, 00:03

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Chavtastic people http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7VQd-LZwJc4 you have to love the house number and the extra large letterbox

Nice to see Bob Mills again , my mate's girlfriend is from Stanley , seems to be no hurry to go back there !, what a awful familly ,that woman who needs a Bra should be humanely destroyed like some of the dogs terrorising posties mentioned on this site . Evolution in reverse , famillies of in-bred slack jawed mutants . What a s***-hole of a estate .

http://chavmum.co.uk/ just like next door and her neighbour . A mate's mate's girlfriend went on Jeremy Kyle , talk about the pot calling the kettle black , had the whole street watching it on TV, p***ing themselves laughing

Fluke · Post by **Fluke** » 15 Jan 2008, 08:32

k66yla wrote:I've a pre payment meter

And me, and I've never been out of work.

No quarterly nasty surprises for me.

andy2007 · Post by **andy2007** » 15 Jan 2008, 09:09

jinglejangle wrote:Waster mentions about having to ring for emergency credit on gas meter.Not interested in the welfare of the postie.Only concerned about selfish self.Only wasters not worikng have meters so obviously not working.WASTERS !!!

I also have a pre-payment meter, and what you fail to realise, is that if you don't have a card, you can't put credit on it. If you run out of credit, you are instantly cut off, until you DO put some on. Would you, like to be left without any Gas?!?!?

If the DOM had, had the sense to inform the Residents, they could have turned up to collect their Post if it was urgent. Instead, they were left in the lurch.

Even more importantly: why are they sending an extra Postie out on the round. Have either of them had any training in dealing with this type of situation?
I seriously doubt it!

They should have arranged for a Police escort. Or at the very least, a properly trained Bodyguard. But that, or course, costs more money. Unfortunately that's the bottom line with RM. They would rather endanger two Posties, so that they could claim that they are taking the situation seriously. Rather than actually DO something effective about it!

The Smoking Gnu · Post by **The Smoking Gnu** » 15 Jan 2008, 13:45

How do they expect to be notified? By post?
But deliveries have been suspended!
There's a hole in my bucket...!

Post by **POSTMAN** » 15 Jan 2008, 13:49

If 'TWO' lowly posties can do it then 'ONE' super duper and all that jazz DIM can do it!!!

greynut · Post by **greynut** » 15 Jan 2008, 18:15

The Postal Avenger wrote:Instead of moaning about not getting any mail why don't they make an attempt to find out who's brats are behind it and get the parents to put a stop to it?

Amazing, RM's answer is to send out 2 postman. More for the yobs to throw at.

It regulary happens on one of our driving duties, when they are off (if they ever go to) school. Our manager laughed and thought it was funny.

I also included it in a questionaire that was given to me. The question was something like" are you subject to violence and intimidation" I said yes and explained the situation. My manager told me not to be stupid and gave me another one to fill out. I threw that one in the bin.

Its all too much trouble for them.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 15 Jan 2008, 21:26

POSTMAN wrote:If 'TWO' lowly posties can do it then 'ONE' super duper and all that jazz DIM can do it!!!

Surely you've got that the wrong way around (if Burslem is anything to go by) you would need FOUR super duper DUM's

doveston · Post by **doveston** » 15 Jan 2008, 21:49

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/Post ... 3668860.jp

A Royal Mail spokesman said the incident had been reported to police and deliveries had restarted, but the postman was now accompanied by a member of staff.

Last Updated: 14 January 2008 9:33 AM

for some reason i don't think it's two posties doing the round.more like a dum and the postie,whos now working to rule

andy2007 · Post by **andy2007** » 15 Jan 2008, 21:51

The Smoking Gnu wrote:How do they expect to be notified? By post?
But deliveries have been suspended!
There's a hole in my bucket...!

An announcement could have been put in the Local Press, and announced on Local Radio. At least some of them would have recieved the message. Then they could have passed the message on to the others.

This is an important Service that we provide. It's about time that RM management realised that!

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