Royal Mail postwoman nominated for Person of the Week

Karen Robinson, from Hexham, has been a Royal Mail postwoman for nearly a decade and said she was ‘overwhelmed’ to be nominated.

Here’s how readers reacted to the news.

Samantha Herbertson said: “Karen is such a lovely amazing person she deserves it.”

Joan Lamb said: “Well done Karen. So well deserved. Always a smile to cheer everyone up,” while Becki Colquhoun added: “A massive well done to Karen Robinson well deserved. Keep up keep up the amazing work you are doing.”

Julie Nixon commented: “So hard working and caring and thoughtful too. Well deserved Karen, proud of you.”

Many other readers congratulated Karen, including Lynn Pearson, Christopher Taylor, Carolyn Melville, Samantha Beavers, Karen Varty, Alyson Patterson, Bryan Davison and Jacqueline Lambert.