People living in Eccles say they haven’t received any mail for up to a month in the lead-up to Christmas. The Royal Mail says the issue is down to staff shortages caused by sickness and isolation because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It comes as people across the country have reported delays and problems with their letters and parcels. READ MORE : Young woman fears she was spiked with needle while visiting Manchester's Christmas Markets Last month, residents in Altrincham complained that they had gone three weeks without deliveries.
Answering complaints about the delay in Eccles, a Royal Mail spokesperson promised the problem would be fixed 'as soon as possible'.
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