An artist’s impression of a future Market Square Civil engineering company McPhillips (Wellington) Limited, in Telford, has been chosen by Stafford Borough Council as the successful bidder for the £1.4m works. Chiefs are now discussing timelines to get work under way but have said it will not affect key events …
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DX has opened the first of eight new parcel depots due for launch during its current financial year ending 1 July 2023. Located on Paycocke Road in Basildon, Essex, it will support the continued expansion of the Group’s DX Express division, which manages the parcels operations. The site will …
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Crime The depot was once the home of Bristol Omnibus and Kingswood Coaches Firefighters were called to a suspected arson attack at a former bus depot in Kingswood on Saturday night. The blaze took place at The Old Bus Depot off Moravian Road on Saturday (November 5) at around 8pm. …
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Support us and go ad-free On Saturday 5 November at 2pm, young Extinction Rebellion activists in Bristol blocked an Airport Flyer bus at Temple Meads on its way to the City Centre. FAIR TRAVEL NOT AIR TRAVEL FirstBus are increasing the Airport Flyer frequency to support Bristol Airport expansion, whilst …
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The last flagons of dark rum issued by the MoD to Royal Navy sailors in 1970 emerge for sale 52 years later for £2,500 each Ministry of Defence rum last issued to Royal Navy sailors in 1970 is up for sale Three flagons full of 4.5-litres of dark rum being …
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A football team rescued an escaped puppy from the middle of a busy road in Moray on Bonfire Night. Turriff United were travelling home from a match against Nairn County on Saturday evening when they spotted Pomeranian cross pug Foxy dodging traffic on the A96. After pulling over, they managed …
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Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has shared a poignant snap of the royal online – days ahead of the release of the latest controversial series of The Crown. The Earl Spencer, who is the younger sibling of the late Princess of Wales, inherited the family seat of Althorp estate in Northamptonshire …
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is “very disappointed” in his former Cabinet colleague Matt Hancock for joining I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Speaking on his way to COP27 in Egypt, Sunak said he supported the chief whip’s decision to suspend Hancock from the Conservative Party, …
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The Royal Mail has released its Christmas stamps for 2022 — and they will be the last festive stamps to feature the silhouette of the Late Queen Elizabeth II. The six illustrations, designed by award-winning artist Katie Ponder, focus on key moments in the traditional Christmas story. From the journey …
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Travelling from Scotland to other parts of Europe has limited options: you’d probably need to take a flight, or travel down to London to catch the Eurostar. But the city of Bruges has just confirmed that a new ferry route between Belgium to Scotland is in the works, linking Zeebrugge, in West …
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