Letter: Paperboys can deliver in snow, but postmen can't

Letter: It seems the "health and safety, claim and blame culture", now extends to our postal deliveries, when there is a bit of snow.

For two days, the outlying areas around Church Stretton have had no postal deliveries, in case a postman slips and claims compensation, according to a post office spokesman.

The Shropshire Star continues to deliver papers, and Veolia collects the bins, even reversing several miles to reach remote properties, but the postmen have been told by bosses "on high" not to venture out.

This has never been a problem in the past, even in the 1947, 1963, 1966 and 1981 winters we got deliveries, so why not now? We don't blame the postmen, but their bosses should face the chop. Roll on privatisation many say.

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