{"id":49426,"date":"2023-12-08T16:42:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=49426"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:44:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:44:23","slug":"protests-continue-outside-city-mail-depot-after-people-go-three-weeks-with-no-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/protests-continue-outside-city-mail-depot-after-people-go-three-weeks-with-no-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests continue outside city mail depot after people go three weeks with no post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"m_1158172299587251763docs-internal-guid-3a899005-4a30-cde5-a3de-717686dcb674\"><strong>A group of disgruntled Sheffielders have held the latest in a long series of protests over what they see as a failing postal service. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group have been holding weekly protests outside the Sheffield South Delivery Office in Woodseats Road, since June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate Billington, founder of Save Our Post, Save Our Posties, started the group after going nearly three weeks without any post in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cNever have we paid more for a stamp and yet never had we received a more appalling service from Royal Mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt feels like our postal service has been reduced to a game of chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group supports the postal workers and place the blame on the Government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss Billington said: \u201cMany are now feeling distressed and so demoralised with the slashing of staff numbers and unreadable workloads imposed on them and feel they can no longer carry on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheffield residents protest local postal depot\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zft2NW6C3ss?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of staff from the depot showed their support for the protests by honking their horns and coming down for some food and conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah Byatt, a social carer, 29, said: \u201cOur posties are at an all time low. 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