![]() Householders have complained of a deteriorating service over many months. More than 120 postal districts have been hit across the country over the Christmas and new year period, including areas in London, Oxford, Chelmsford, Sheffield, Merseyside and Glasgow. Last Tuesday, the number had risen to 77 areas in England, and there were another 18 areas affected in Wales and Scotland, according to Royal Mail. On 22 July last year, during what postal watchdog Ofcom said was a “regulatory emergency period”, there were just 10 areas in England that were suffering significant disruption to mail. It is not just some residential areas of Amersham that have fallen into a postal black hole over the past few months. “There are queues around the Amersham sorting office and residents have been told there are stacks of unsorted post inside. “We’ve had people complaining they’ve not had a delivery in a month,” said Tett. The local sorting office has been inundated with householders hoping to find their missing mail. ![]() Martin Tett, leader of Buckinghamshire council, has written to Keith Williams, the Royal Mail chairman, complaining that one resident received 24 Christmas cards on 5 January. I feel sorry for the postal workers because they are really trying.” Kathleen Williamson, 43, a singer and music teacher, said: “There was barely any post before Christmas and then everything came at once on 5 January. Kathleen Williamson, a singer and music teacher from Amersham, said the bulk of her Christmas mail did not arrive until 5 January. ![]()
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