Tag Archives: Human Interest

As rising costs clash with underpriced supermarket booze and overpriced mail order wine and beer clubs, it’s become a pretty depressing time to run a pub. And when those landlords and ladies — the pillars of the community who have spent years politely nodding along as you bragged about your …

Options to try and solve residential parking problems linked to a business have not yet come to fruition, a council has said. However, West Suffolk Council said enforcement action remained ‘an option’ in relation to Royal Mail’s delivery office in Skyliner Way, on Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds. There has …

A group of 33 neighbours have submitted a joint complaint to Royal Mail over reports important letters are taking weeks to arrive, or don’t come at all. Tom Abbey moved to Cherry Avenue in Paddock Wood seven weeks ago and went four weeks without getting any post. Tom Abbey submitted …

Clever knitters have been hard at work creating a cheerful post box cover to celebrate the re-opening of a village Post Office. Dersingham Knit and Natter members have taken inspiration from the children’s book character, Postman Pat, to decorate a mail box top. Their efforts celebrate the opening today of …

The chairman of a junior football club has said he is “excited” about its future after agreeing a new lease for its ground. Phil McAllister, who oversees teams from under-9 to under-15 level at Boston Colts, is celebrating after the club secured its tenure at Garfit’s Park in the southwest …

Punters will soon be able to test a chef’s new menu as a much-missed re-opened pub prepares to serve food once more. Carl Fernandes of Spalding, who has worked in the industry for 37 years, says he ‘can’t wait’ to be back in The Royal Mail Cart kitchen, following a …

The new owners of a popular pub say they ‘can’t wait’ to welcome punters back to the much-missed venue – after having had just over a week to get ready for the big day. As the Royal Mail Cart in Spalding, gears up to open its doors today (Thursday August …

Pub campaigners are urging people to support their locals during a ‘challenging climate’, as residents react to the return of a much-missed closed establishment. The Royal Mail Cart in Spalding will soon be serving customers once more after the new owners announced it would re-open later this summer. Chair of …

The new owner of a much-missed pub hopes to ‘bring the buzz back to town’ and create a community hot spot for local talent, good food and lively entertainment. Just over four months after The Royal Mail Cart on Pinchbeck Road, in Spalding, closed its doors, a new management team …

A community leader in Bury St Edmunds has said residents need ‘clarity’ over efforts to resolve ongoing parking problems connected to a business. Andy McGowan, vice-chair of the Moreton Hall Residents’ Association, spoke of residents’ ‘frustration’ at the increased parking in their roads since Royal Mail banned its staff from …