A usually ‘friendly and happy’ Evri delivery driver has been sacked after he was caught on camera shoving a wooden mop through a customer’s letterbox to ‘hit’ her beloved Labradors. Zoe Mitchell says the ‘happy chap’ driver has been her regular for around five years so was stunned when her …
Read More »Somerset planning: Students’ sculpture to get permanent home
A permanent home for a statue by Weston-super-Mare students inspired by the Knife Angel, knocking through a wall in Bath’s iconic Royal Crescent, and putting solar panels on a major leisure centre are among the schemes people are trying to get planning permission for in Bath and North East Somerset …
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4 Oct 2024 – Elevenses with Tom Parker Bowles Published: 30th September 2024 20:38 In conversation and book signing event – Elevenses with Tom Parker Bowles Tom Parker Bowles has been an award-winning food writer for over twenty years, is the author of eight books on food (including …
Read More »Changes made to new homes at prime York site
CHANGES have been made to several new homes being built at a prime York site. Several eagle-eyed readers of The Press spotted that newly fitted lintels above the front doors of homes on the new Persimmon Bootham Crescent development had been exposed ready for removal. Persimmon says the changes to …
Read More »New residential investment hotspot created by mixed-use plan
Maidstone council has approved plans to redevelop an ex-Royal Mail Sorting Office site at Maidstone East for mixed-use but predominantly residential development. The development will include 180 flats, 1,863 square metres of commercial and/or community space and an acre of park owned and managed by the council. Stuart Jeffery, Leader …
Read More »All the winners from Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards 2024
Yesterday, Gimlet at Cavendish House swept up at Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards 2024, taking out Best Wine List VIC, Australia’s Best Restaurant Wine List – City, and Sommeliers’ Choice Award alongside winning the top national prize. According to judge Andrew Graham, the Melbourne restaurant and bar was …
Read More »Royal Mail confirms delivery issues in Banstead
Royal Mail is a business that provides postal and delivery services six days a week to homes across the United Kingdom. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors. …
Read More »Boris Johnson claims Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer before her death
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims Queen Elizabeth II was diagnosed with bone cancer in her final years. Johnson, 60, reflected on his relationship with the late royal in his upcoming memoir, “Unleashed,” detailing his final meeting with the Queen at Balmoral Castle in September 2022 — just days before …
Read More »Queen Letizia looks lovely in lilac as she attends presentation on audio accessibility in Madrid
Queen Letizia of Spain stepped out in a stylish lilac ensemble as she attended a presentation on radio and audio accessibility for deaf people today. The royal, 52, exuded style as she arrived for the presentation on National Radio for All; an initiative of RTVE and the Royal Board on Disability to …
Read More »Electric vans feature for first time on Aston Barclay’s light commercial vehicle desirability index
The Ford e-Transit topped the September list while the Maxus eDeliver 5 appeared in eighth place. Vehicle auction and remarketing specialist Aston Barclay puts the vans’ arrival on the index down to their value for money. The monthly desirability index takes into consideration three key metrics: web views prior to …
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