THE Provost has praised North Ayrshire’s postal workers for helping to deliver a first class Christmas.

North Ayrshire Provost Ian Clarkson passed on Christmas greetings to the workers at the Irvine delivery office.

Provost and Irvine West Cllr Ian Clarkson said: “It was great to meet the team here at Irvine and thank them for the extraordinary lengths they go to ensure Christmas parcels and cards are delivered to loved ones on time, as well as thanking them for delivering our mail services all through the year, in all weathers.”