STAFF at Coleford delivery office received well-wishes from Forest MP Mark Harper during their busiest time of the year.

Mr Harper also gave staff extra encouragement and saw first-hand their hard work and dedication to sort and deliver festive mail.

He said: "It was great to meet the team here at Coleford.

"Our postal workers do such an important job at this time of year and I would like to thank them for their efforts and wish them all the best over the busy festive period."

Gareth Reynolds, Royal Mail delivery office manager at Coleford, added: "We are grateful that Mark visited the office to see our operation and to support the team.

"We’d like to remind our customers to post early so that friends and family have longer to enjoy their Christmas greetings."