A BROMSGROVE postman has been suspended for what the Post Office describes as "offences relating to the handling of mail."

An internal investigation was launched after a number of complaints from Bromsgrove residents about missing mail.

The investigation is now considering the evidence against the man.

A spokesman said: "We take the security of mail very seriously.

"Incidents of this nature are very rare -- the majority of our staff are honest and hard working.

"We take customers complaints about the mail very seriously.

"This is a good example of that."