EAST Devon s businesses and residents were hit by more mail chaos this week as regional sorting offices joined a national strike this week.

EAST Devon's businesses and residents were hit by more mail chaos this week as regional sorting offices joined a national strike this week.

Postal workers in sorting offices in Bristol ad Plymouth, which process some of the mail in East Devon, took industrial action from Monday.

Kevin Beazer SW Regional Secretary said: "We recognise that the business community and the general public may be frustrated by the industrial action, but postal workers are defending jobs and the future of the UK postal service.