A North Staffordshire church will remain a place of worship after being sold. The Archdiocese of Birmingham has confirmed the completion of the sale of the former St John the Evangelist church, presbytery and school in Kidsgrove to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The site will now be known as St …
Read More »Row over ‘missing’ Pandora bracelet bought from Gloucester ‘Lord’
A row has broken out after a woman bought a Pandora bracelet on Facebook Marketplace from a Gloucester man who claims to have been made a Lord by the late Queen. The woman who bought the item says she has waited eight weeks for the bracelet to arrive. The seller …
Read More »Ilkeston stalker used fake Facebook profile during chilling campaign against seven women
A stalker harassed seven different women and threatened to rape one of them. Derby Crown Court heard how David Brudenell messaged one of the women for several months on a fake Facebook profile, sending her sexually explicit images he had super imposed her face on to as well as voice …
Read More »I joined the Facebook groups where you can get free things before they end up in a tip
As the old adage goes, one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure – and I’ve discovered how true that is. There’s been a surge in ‘before the tip’ pages on Facebook, aimed at helping individuals discard unwanted items and find what they need or want. The process is straightforward: if …
Read More »Anonymous author posts X-rated letters with ‘grubby sex scenes’ as bizarre mystery leaves locals baffled
A Doncaster street has been gripped by an anonymous author posting x-rated letters detailing ‘grubby sex scenes’. Residents in Abbott Street, Hexthorpe, have been left baffled as they received the strange deliveries via Royal Mail. Each one details an elaborate yarn about a ‘Reverend’ and his bit on the side …
Read More »Surrey woman left fuming after town left without reliable Royal Mail post for four months
A Surrey woman who says her town has been suffering from an unreliable Royal Mail post service for more than four months has said that the situation has left her “fuming”. Every day Emma Hensby waits to hear the sound of the postman but is often disappointed. Her flat in …
Read More »Ayrshire history group’s blow as potential heritage hub site to be sold to another party
An Ayrshire charity organisation has suffered a blow to their hopes of opening a heritage hub. Carrick History Society previously identified the former Post Office building, on Maybole’s High Street, for the ambitious venture. And they went as far as seeking the views of residents in the town during a …
Read More »Video shows Evri driver attacking customer’s dogs with mop through letterbox
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 »Video shows Evri driver attacking customer’s dogs with mop through letterbox
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 »Police shut down reports of attempted child abduction at petrol station in Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall Police have shut down rumours of an attempted child abduction in Cornwall this morning (Wednesday). A post appeared on X (formerly Twitter ) at around 9.30am on Wednesday morning claiming a “very young girl” had been found at a Cornwall petrol station, “terrified” after a man had …
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