A plush toy rising in popularity across the globe has attracted hundreds of knock off counterfeits across Derby city centre – and the council has warned the public that they pose a real safety risk. A recent Trading Standards operation saw over 2,000 illicit items seized from city centre stores …
Read More »Allenton salon has ‘no regrets’ about opening in lockdown as day-one customers still return five years on
The owner of a beauty salon in Allenton has reflected on her journey five years after opening her salon in the height of lockdown. Monique Murphy, owner of Monique Hair & Beauty on Nightingale Road, said opening her salon has been “one of the best decisions she has ever made” …
Read More »Pensioner found with stab wounds in Derby as man arrested
A man in his 80s has been stabbed in Derby and police have arrested another man on suspicion of attempted murder. Derbyshire Police says officers were called to reports of a man being assaulted in Whitecross Gardens, off Kedleston Road, at 2.20pm on Saturday (September 6). A man in his …
Read More »Reason Royal Mail postbox is covered in black plastic
A Derbyshire postbox has been wrapped in black plastic and temporarily closed, sparking mystery as to what could happen next. One of Britain’s iconic red pillar boxes near the Tesco in Gregory’s Way, Belper, has been covered with black pallet wrap and is currently “out of service” – and Royal …
Read More »Contractors begin work on 12 affordable new homes in Derby – but 6,000 people are in the queue
Contractors have been appointed as work begins on a dozen new affordable homes off a main Derby road. The new residential site in Barlow Street, off London Road near Royal Mail, is set to provide homes for families in desperate need of housing. Derby City Council has appointed Tanbry Construction …
Read More »Woman who left Royal Mail job for Coventry Market has ‘never looked back’
A Bedworth woman said quitting her job three years ago to live her dream at Coventry Market was the ‘best decision she has ever made.’ Sarah Bodger took a leap of faith and decided to set up Ragdoll Crafts after she was forced to leave her £23,000-a-year role at Royal …
Read More »‘Concerning’ increase in dog attacks on postal workers in Plymouth
Plymouth is one of the places that has seen a worrying uptick in the number of dog attacks on postal workers in the past year. Across the UK there have been an average of 42 incidents occurring weekly, according to recent findings. Royal Mail said there were 2,206 instances of …
Read More »Luton Airport could launch flights to New York, Dubai, Cancún and more
London Luton Airport could launch flights to New York, Dubai, Cancun and more. Long-haul flights could arrive at the airport within the next two decades if Luton Rising – the airport’s new trading name – gets permission to build a second terminal. It means long-haul services could connect its Bedfordshire …
Read More »The big Christmas market just off M3 near Surrey with traditional German chalets
With less than 90 days to go until Christmas Day, preparations are well underway for some of the UK’s biggest winter events. One of the most popular things to do over the festive season is to head along to a Christmas market. After all, there’s nothing quite like wrapping up …
Read More »Ofcom team step in with Royal Mail over ‘unacceptable’ delays in Nuneaton
Ofcom is set to step in and raise concerns directly with Royal Mail over ‘unacceptable’ delays in Nuneaton. CoventryLive has highlighted concerns over mail deliveries across the town several times this year, most recently with householders in Galley Common blasting the service as a ‘joke’. They said they had been …
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