28 Penkridge homes still without any post in footpaths row

Twenty-eight homes on a Penkridge estate are still without post in a dispute over the poor state of the pavements – and Royal Mail says it will not back down until they are repaired.

Deliveries were suspended six weeks ago after a postman tripped on an uneven footpath and suffered a serious injury.

In the past fortnight, mail has resumed to 12 households after the Royal Mail worked out another way to reach the properties, avoiding the front pavement.

In a further development, Penkridge Post Office has also agreed to be the alternative address for the 28 homes still affected until further notice.

Previously residents had to make a 14-mile round trip to Royal Mail's Stafford depot to pick up their post.

Twenty properties in Elm Walk, where the pavement problem is worst, are still without their deliveries. A further eight homes on Grange Road are also yet without post.

Deliveries have resumed to houses in Wolverhampton Road and Lime Walk.

Royal Mail said it would review the situation only when improvements were made to the paths.