Posties praised for 'impressive' work

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PRAISE has been heaped on postmen and women for the 'impressive' way they have coped with the closure of Nuneaton's main sorting office.

Nuneaton and Bedworth's Mayor, councillor Bob Copland has personally thanked the town's workforce after seeing them in action.

"People can say what they want to about what has happened with the asbestos, but as a result the staff had to de-camp in Coventry and I was invited down there to see how they are coping I have to say I was massively impressed by the workers there," the borough's first citizen said.

"Before they had all of the equipment there, they were sorting letters and parcels on the cold, concrete floor. They really had their elbows to the grindstone, the workers were brilliant."

The civic leader's praise at a full council meeting came just hours after mail that was 'stranded' in the still-closed Church Street-based sorting office was finally delivered to homes across the borough.

This was almost two weeks after they were supposed to receive it.

Together with their post was a letter from Paul Whitehouse, Royal Mail's delivery director for the East.

In it he states: "Every item of mail is as important to us as it is to you and we do all we can to protect it while in our care.

"This was an unusual situation and I hope you accept my apologies for any upset this incident may cause."