Police, Scammer, Action after £4k con

TWO police officers went to a sorting office to retrieve a parcel of £4,250 in cash — posted to fraudsters who had duped an 80-year-old grandmother. PCs Jay Monk and Nicholas Beynon came to the rescue after one of the gang phoned the woman, pretending to be from her bank. …

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Hands off our shopping centre!

What eyesore? (courtesy: Ed Oldfield/LDRS) Paignton owners and Royal Mail object to compulsory purchase The Royal Mail and the owner of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton have objected to a compulsory purchase order for the complex which Torbay Council wants to demolish and replace with flats. The concrete centre including …

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Sunday newspaper round-up: AstraZeneca, Amazon, Retailers

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi today said AstraZeneca is ‘confident’ its jab prevents serious illness caused by the South African coronavirus variant after early data from a small study suggested the vaccine was less effective against the strain. Mr Zahawi said he had spoken to England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan …

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Royal Mail give weekend update on areas affected by delays

Royal Mail has issued an update on weekend delays across the UK due to Covid. The company said the delays are due to staff isolating and social distancing guidelines meaning deliveries are taking longer. With areas around the UK still affected, Royal Mail released a service update for customers. The company …

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