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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 …

A leaflet which had to be removed from circulation by Reform UK after complaints about a breach of election rules has been reported to the police. The party sent out a six-sided pamphlet bearing the image of leader Nigel Farage and the logo for Kent County Council (KCC) ahead of …

Plans to franchise Bideford’s Crown Post Office may be in the pipeline—but one Westcountry MP is determined not to let key services get lost in the post. Sir Geoffrey Cox KC, member of parliament for Torridge and Tavistock, has demanded urgent clarification from the Post Office on the future of …

Scores of banks have vanished from Kent high streets since the launch of an initiative designed to protect access to cash – with more set to close this year or in 2026. Last week Santander announced it is shutting 95 branches across the UK from June. Last month Lloyds announced …

Home Ministers have stressed that the core hours of pharmacies will “not be affected by the proposed action by one trade body” – and revealed that the government has “concluded” contract negotiations. “Options are available to patients to access alternative pharmacies” Source link

A row has broken out after a woman bought a Pandora bracelet on Facebook Marketplace from a Gloucester man who claims to have been made a Lord by the late Queen. The woman who bought the item says she has waited eight weeks for the bracelet to arrive. The seller …

Hundreds of people are backing Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre’s petition to save the King’s Square Post Office branch from closure. Post Office bosses revealed in November that up to 115 of its wholly-owned branches, branches and hundreds of jobs are at risk as part of a shake-up of the business. …

Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, at Westminster Abbey, in London, on March 10.Aaron Chown/The Associated Press King Charles hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior royals gathered at …

Royal Bank of Canada RY-T has let go of some employees as the lender reorganizes its businesses and prepares to launch its new growth strategy after closing its $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada last year. This week, the bank has shed employees in technology and operations, as well as …

Like many across the country, Nicky’s salon is struggling to survive Hairdresser Nicky Oliver at his salon in the Northern Quarter(Image: Jason Roberts / Manchester Evening News) Nicky Oliver started his career as a hairdresser at the age of 14. A ‘founding member’ of the Northern Quarter, his salon on …