The Oldhill Lane postbox was spotted with its pole bent almost to the ground back in February. Mindful of the problems getting another Stinchcombe postbox replaced a couple of years ago, Marian Shaw, chairman of the parish council made her own arrangements to have the pole repaired. But the box was removed by Royal Mail before the repairs could be carried out. With the box still missing three months later, resident Mandy Delafield liaised with Royal Mail on the matter, only to learn in late August that they no longer intended to replace the box. Parish councillors, district councillors and MP Siobhan Baillie added their voices in support of residents and district councillor Catherine Braun took the matter to a Postal Review Panel, insisting on an explanation.