MP Bob Seely In a bid to secure post office provision on the Isle of Wight, the Island’s MP has teamed up with charity Community Action IW. Together they are urging local town and parish councils to help support struggling, or previously unsuccessful, rural services and have also called for …
Read More »Is Dorothy Perkins closing down?
8 February 2021, 11:22 Dorothy Perkins has been bought by Boohoo. Picture: PA Images/Getty Images What will happen to Dorothy Perkins and the rest of the Arcadia brands? Dorothy Perkins has been bought by Boohoo from failed retail group Arcadia, along with Wallis and Burton. The £25.2million deal has been …
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 »Coronavirus Vaccine Letters ‘Prioritised” By Royal Mail, Says Isle Of Wight MP
Royal Mail Coronavirus vaccination letters are being ‘prioritised’ by Royal Mail on the Isle of Wight, says the Island’s MP. MP Bob Seely says he wrote to them after Islanders expressed concerns about delays in receiving their invitations for a COVID vaccine. According to Mr Seely, they are “working hard” to …
Read More »Chris Moyles Show socks are here!
23 November 2020, 07:15 | Updated: 23 November 2020, 09:05 Chris Moyles models the brand new limited edition Chris Moyles show socks. Picture: Radio X Here’s how to get hold of the ultimate Christmas stocking filler for the Chris Moyles fan in your life… Chris Moyles has launched THE stocking …
Read More »Newport Pagnell residents and businesses raise concerns over high street closure – MKFM 106.3FM
Residents and businesses of Newport Pagnell have raised concerns this week after Milton Keynes Council closed the high street to vehicles on Monday (15th June). As previously reported by MKFM last Friday, the decision was taken in an attempt to aid social distancing as a majority of shops around the …
Read More »How to celebrate Mother’s Day 2020 if you can’t see your mum
20 March 2020, 15:00 | Updated: 20 March 2020, 15:02 Mother’s Day 2020 ideas. Picture: Getty Images Here’s how to celebrate Mother’s Day this year amid the coronavirus self-isolation. With the official UK government advice to avoid all non-essential contact to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many families won’t get …
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 …
Read More »Sen. Mitt Romney proposes bill to fight sending opioids, fentanyl through mail
SALT LAKE CITY — Drug traffickers often use the post office and private shipping companies to send opioids, including fentanyl, to people across the country. Now, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., have introduced a bill to curtail the circulation of illicit drugs through the mail. The …
Read More »Knives Disguised As Combs And Lipsticks Available For Sale Via Instagram
17 September 2019, 07:41 An LBC investigation has uncovered knives disguised as lipsticks and combs for sale via Instagram for just over ten pounds. Promoted at young women and girls one looks like a pink plastic comb until you pull the top off to reveal a six inch knife. The …
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