WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being reminded to get their Christmas cards posted before the recommended last dates.

Second Class mail needs to be posted by Saturday at the latest, while first class needs to be posted no later than Tuesday, December 21.

For valuable Christmas gifts, Royal Mail's Special Delivery service is available and has the recommended last posting date for Christmas of Wednesday December 22.

A Royal Mail spokesman said with more than two billion items of mail likely to be posted this Christmas it is vital for customers to address items clearly.