Residents must now collect mail after a postal worker was threatened with a dog during deliveries.
The Royal Mail has stopped deliveries to a Lanarkshire tower block after threats were made to two postal worker by a tenant with a dog.
Royal Mail said a resident had threatened postal workers - following one through the building while they made their deliveries.Clyde Tower residents have now been told they must collect mail at the post office between 08:00 - 10:00 with a valid photo ID.Royal Mail said the decision was not made lightly.
"We will continue to assess the current exemption however, it is our priority that posties are able to carry out their duties without fear of violence.”The move comes after an incident in May saw deliveries cancelled on one floor of the block.One resident said her family now refuse to bring their grandchildren to visit the block.
"These are high rise council flats, the dog shouldn't be here anyway - the agreement with the council says they're not allowed."
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