State of Lerwick sorting office and Glasgow postal flights also criticised by politicians and union reps
Islanders suffer the poorest postal service in the country
Royal Mail says delivering mail consistently and on time is the company’s top priority
Local union rep: ‘We don’t want to withdraw our labour, but we have to defend ourselves’
As part of a UK-wide initiative letters and parcels will be transported to island communities before local posties head out on their delivery run
Drone company Windracers also aims to carry out further test flights to Shetland in March next year
Lerwick named the UK’s ‘hotspot’ for deliveries during lockdown
