Deliveries to tower block suspended after postal workers 'threatened with dog'

Royal Mail has suspended deliveries to a operation artifact successful South Lanarkshire aft 2 postal workers were reportedly threatened by a tenant with a dog.

Residents of Clyde Tower successful East Kilbride person been notified their message volition present person to beryllium collected from their nearest Post Office, astir a mile away.

Royal Mail said an occupant threatened a postie successful May, which included threats to usage a dog.

An exemption was enactment successful spot to halt deliveries to the nonmigratory on with each those connected the aforesaid floor.

This has present been extended to the full operation artifact pursuing a 2nd incidental successful October which reportedly saw a caller postie followed passim the gathering and threatened erstwhile again with the usage of a dog.

Royal Mail said the determination was not made lightly, but the postal steadfast had to prioritise the information of its workers.

A spokesperson said: "We instrumentality the payment of our posties precise earnestly and, wherever necessary, volition instrumentality steps to guarantee their safety.

"We volition proceed to measure the existent exemption, however, it is our precedence that posties are capable to transportation retired their duties without fearfulness of violence."

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In a missive sent to residents, occupants were told Police Scotland had been informed of the latest incident.

The unit was contacted for comment.

Craig Jardine, South Lanarkshire Council's caput of spot services, said: "We are alert of the concern successful Clyde Tower and are presently conducting a robust probe into the matter."