POSTAL delivery targets are being exceeded in Warrington according to new figures.

Royal Mail stats showed that in the first three quarters of 2016/17, 93.6 per cent of first class post was delivered the next working day in the town.

Meanwhile, 98.9 per cent of second class mail was delivered within three working days.

Ricky McAulay, operations director at the Royal Mail, said: "The Royal Mail continues to provide a high quality of service to our customers.

"Our postmen and women work extremely hard day in, day out to deliver to some of the most demanding quality of service standards in Europe.

"We take our quality of service requirements very seriously and are focussed on continuously improving on the service we offer."