[ad_1] A heartbroken mum who “can’t believe her son is dead” is pleading for him to get in contact over a year after he vanished. Jenny Stone says her son Craig, 53, who served in the British Army, never misses a Remembrance Day. Craig was last seen in the Looe Holiday Park area in the…
[ad_1] Exeter City Council is to lobby the Post Office amid concerns for the future of counter services across the country. Post Offices at Paignton, Plymouth, Teignmouth and Bideford were on an initial list of 115 branches earmarked for possible closure earlier this year, sparking an outcry. The Post Office said changing shopping habits are…
[ad_1] 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 significant losses. Other Devon…
[ad_1] Police confirmed that a replica assault rifle found after a car chase and armed police response was actually a water gun. Three teenagers after armed officers and a police helicopter were deployed to Plympton, in Plymouth, following reports of a ‘gun’ being brandished from a car window travelling from Newton Abbot to Torquay. Emergency…
[ad_1] Roadworks across Devon are continuing to cause disruption across the county this week. From repairs to water works, and resurfacing works starting in February, there are a number of roadworks to be aware of before setting off on your journeys. No motorist wants to be caught up in traffic or have to divert due…
[ad_1] If you’re someone who enjoys the outdoor life then the Royal Mail has some vacancies which could literally be up your street. The postal service is searching for staff for postal delivery drivers, as well as mail sorters and customer service advisors, across many different areas of the county and offering different hours. In…
[ad_1] Northern Ireland taking ‘diversity’ approach to coronavirus pandemic Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said there is a “diversity” of approach to tackling the coronavirus crisis within the region’s executive. “I don’t think it is any secret that there is a diversity of views in the executive, not in terms of our…
[ad_1] Changes to insolvency rules to allow firms greater flexibility Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharms announced changes to insolvency rules to allow firms “greater flexibility as they face the current crisis”. “It is crucial when the crisis passes, as it will, we are ready to bounce back,” he said,…
[ad_1] Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1051/29402 From The Socialist newspaper, 31 July 2019 Plymouth Royal Mail workers on strike against bullying management, 24-26.7.19, photo by Ryan Aldred (Click to enlarge) Ryan Aldred, Plymouth Socialist Party Postal workers at the West Park delivery office in Plymouth took unofficial strike action from 24-26 July after Royal Mail’s…