Following the theft of the Post Box in Heydon Road on 27th October 2018, Royal Mail put a new one in on 22nd March 2019, after a wait of 5 months.
Royal Mail had originally said that 11 January was the date for reinstatement of the box, but that was cancelled ‘due to the lengthy authorisation and approvals process!’ In response to a complaint to Royal Mail made on 23rd January, they replied
‘We’re currently investigating the matter. These investigations may involve contacting other departments ‘ to get the answers we need and assurance that action is being taken to put this right.
Then in mid March they said
I can confirm that, after making enquiries with the Collection Planning Manager, we believe the above-mentioned area does warrant the re-installation of a new post-box. As a result, we’re liaising with the Highway Authority to obtain clearance for the proposed site, as well as contacting the utility companies to ensure that the proposed site doesn’t interfere with existing pipes or cables, etc.
This process can take a number of weeks to complete but we’re hopeful that we’ll be able to install the post box within the next twelve weeks.
The old Post Box had been in the same location for at least the last 50 years.
