One lucky couple are going to win their dream wedding worth £15,000 at either Grand Villa Heights overlooking Robin Hood’s Bay or their new Solara Shores venue at Ravenscar and you can help choose the winners. This is the Coast has teamed up with the Apartment Group to give one …
Read More »Win Your Wedding Worth £15,000 at Grand Villa Heights or Solara Shores
You could win your dream wedding worth £15,000 at either Grand Villa Heights overlooking Robin Hood’s Bay or their new Solara Shores venue at Ravenscar. This is the Coast has teamed up with the Apartment Group to give one lucky couple the chance to win a wedding worth over £15,000, …
Read More »EX postcode is hotspot for postie dog attacks
Image: Pixabay / Matthias Schild Area appears on list again A postcode which covers all of Exeter and parts of Devon is one most feared by postal workers. In 2023 alone, Royal Mail recorded a staggering 40 incidents within this postcode. This alarming trend is not isolated, with the EX …
Read More »WWII veteran, 103, shares his experience as a bombardier ahead of VE Day anniversary – Roch Valley Radio
A 103-year-old Second World War veteran has been sharing his stories of the frontline with primary school children in Salford – as part of a new project to celebrate the anniversary of VE Day. Bombardier Tom Jones was called up to serve in the Royal Artillery as the war broke …
Read More »Horizon engineer Gareth Jenkins defends accounting system at Post Office inquiry
One of the architects of the Post Office Horizon accounting system has admitted there were “discreet” bugs but it generally “worked well”, dismissing suggestions he had knowledge of widespread flaws. The public inquiry into the IT scandal also heard Gareth Jenkins, who was a lead engineer at Horizon supplier Fujitsu, …
Read More »Appeal after post office closes
Royal Mail Post Box (Image courtesy: The blowup on Unsplash) The shop has been empty since last year Torbay MP Kevin Foster has urged Torquay town centre businesses to come to the rescue after one of the resort’s remaining post offices closed. The outlet in Torwood Street is set to …
Read More »Coronation stamps issued by Royal Mail in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s big day
Four new stamps have been issued to celebrate the upcoming coronation and causes King Charles “has dedicated his life of public service to”, Royal Mail has said. Cultural diversity and community, the Commonwealth and sustainability and biodiversity are those causes – and are some of the King’s most prominent concerns. …
Read More »Hands off our shopping centre!
What eyesore? (courtesy: Ed Oldfield/LDRS) Paignton owners and Royal Mail object to compulsory purchase The Royal Mail and the owner of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton have objected to a compulsory purchase order for the complex which Torbay Council wants to demolish and replace with flats. The concrete centre including …
Read More »Tributes paid to man killed on A30
Saturday, March 14th, 2020 9:15am By Ollie Heptinstall Hamish Culling was hit by a Royal Mail goods vehicle Tributes have been paid to a 23-year-old man who died after being hit by a lorry on the A30 near Exeter last Friday [6 March]. Hamish Culling died at the …
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