Liverpool street left without mail for six months after dog bites postman

Residents of a street in Liverpool have been left without post for nearly six months after Royal Mail suspended deliveries following one of its workers being bitten by a dog.

Residents of Ash Vale in the Wavertree area of the city said that the decision has caused them to miss important letters, including cancer test results and hospital appointment notifications.

Deliveries to the cul-de-sac’s 26 properties were put on hold after a postman was chased and bitten by a dog on September 10. A man has been charged with being in charge of an out of control dog over the incident — but Royal Mail said that the animal remained at the address, meaning that it was unsafe.

A 70-year-old resident who was left waiting