POPULAR postman David Stephens has hung up his postbag as he took his retirement after a whopping 28 years of doing the rounds in Camelford.

The team at Stephens Home Hardware in Camelford, which is home to the Camelford Post Office branch, gave the popular postie a celebratory send-off on Thursday, January 16, celebrating his retirement and career that spans over 28 years.

Sally, from the store, said: “We had a cake made and we gave him a voucher as a send-off. I’m not sure what the postmen did, but that’s what we did to celebrate his retirement.

“He’s been a postman for the area for about 28 years, and we all have plenty of happy memories. The party was a lot of fun — everybody knows Dave around here!”