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Andrea Tucker told the Guardian newspaper she was told to repay £4,600 after caring for her mother for 15 years. Andrea Tucker told the Guardian newspaper she was told to repay £4,600 after caring for her mother for 15 years. An unpaid carer is set to challenge a Department for …

Residents of Tiverton and Minehead are bracing for disappointment as Royal Mail considers slashing second-class deliveries. Rachel Gilmour, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, has slammed proposals that would allow Royal Mail to significantly cut the deliveries of second-class post, including scrapping Saturday delivery and only delivering during the …

Gideon Amos MP has expressed his approval for the grand opening of Wellington’s new Banking Hub, located on Fore Street. This hub had been operating provisionally in what was previously the Community Office since March, with plans for its relocation to the old Barclays Bank building not far away. Addressing …

In the end, Guildford’s “most controversial issue for 30 years” was decided in just under three minutes. The walking and cycling scheme along the busy London Road has divided the community. In October, Surrey County Council’s cabinet voted against a £6million grant to pay for improved cycling and walking routes …

Losing Paignton’s town centre Post Office would be ‘a tragedy’, according to a local councillor who represents the ward where it is based. Paignton is among four Devon Post Offices named on a list of 115 around the country under threat of closure. The Post Office says the branches make …

A busy Post Office is to close unless a new manager can be found to run it. The postmaster of the Tower Hill branch, off Walsall Road, in Perry Barr is reportedly retiring in the Autumn. The office is scheduled to close on October 31 unless a new person can …

IAN ROOME IS THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT MP FOR NORTH DEVON Before I reflect on my first weeks as North Devon’s new MP, I would like to say a big thank you for all the amazing support I received during the election campaign and for placing your trust in me. Having …

Postal vote delays are being “urgently” investigated following concerns of late ballots raised in at least 91 constituencies, The Telegraph revealed on Monday. Royal Mail has faced backlash for failing to deliver some ballots in time for the general election today, leaving voters at risk of not being able to …

The historically safe Conservative seat of Devon South West will, for the first time since being won by Gary Streeter in 1997, be up for grabs – and Julian Brazil intends to secure it for the Lib Dems. He resides in the village of East Prawle in the constituency South …

A terminally ill resident of Hull missed medical appointments because Royal Mail did not deliver letters on time, councillors have been told. The delivery of important legal documents, including some relating to house sales and wills, had also been held up, Councillor John Robinson told a meeting of Hull City …