An elderly couple were sent letters threatening court action for non-payment of council tax – only to find the payment they had made had gone to the wrong bank account. Ron and Jean Febrey, who live in Nailsea, had paid their £184 monthly instalment to North Somerset Council as normal …
Read More »Gridlocked Somerset village grinds to halt again following crash
Motorists in Yatton faced gridlock once again after a crash on a busy road through the village. Emergency crews were called yesterday afternoon (June 5) to a crash near the North End roundabout. Two cars were involved in the collision. All occupants managed to get out of the vehicles unaided, …
Read More »Council joins hunt for site for post office in Somerset town
Council chiefs have joined the hunt for a new premises for Portishead Post Office. The post office – the only one in the town – closed in January after McColls in the High Street, where it was based, shut its doors. Portishead is the second biggest town in North Somerset …
Read More »Job of running Somerset town’s only Post Office comes with fee of £80,000
A hunt for a new postmaster or mistress has been launched in Portishead – with a package on offer of £80,000. Post Office Limited is advertising for a new franchise to run a main post office in the town following news McColls is to close. Retail giant Morrisons announced earlier …
Read More »Somerset town could be left without post office amid shop closure plans
Portishead could be left without a post office after news that McColls is to close its store in the town. Retail giant Morrisons has announced it is to close 132 of its McColls stores across the UK which it bought earlier this year in a rescue deal. The McColls store …
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