Toby Jones is one of the favourites to win a National Television Award after taking on the title role in the hit ITV drama Mr Bates vs Post Office. The actor garnered huge praise for his portrayal of former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates, who helped bring legal action against the …
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Caverswall villagers have said goodbye to their ‘popular’ postman after 42 years of service. A farewell party was held for Dave Weston, 63, at the Auctioneers Arms in Caverswall Thursday night. The postie said it’s been a ‘real privilege’ to work as Caverswall’s postman for the last 12 years and …
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Royal Mail delivery driver Mark Walker has been suspended on no pay after a row over a parcel ended in a street fight with punches being thrown. The 38-year-old says he had left a parcel on the doorstep of a Longton property after failing to get an answer. But as …
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A Stoke-on-Trent community is to be left without a post office. Abbey Hulton Post Office is closing in the New Year after Morrisons decided to shut its McColl’s branch on Abbots Road. The supermarket giant has agreed to keep the post office open until after Christmas. But customers will then …
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Plans have been put forward to open a fish and chip shop – in a former nail bar. An application has been submitted to convert the unit on Chesterton’s London Road. The scheme put to Newcastle Borough Council is seeking permission for a change of use from a shop to …
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