[ad_1] A well used Post Office is to re-open – after months of being closed. Milton Road Post Office shut in January when the McColls store where the branch was based closed. Now a new independent postmaster has been appointed to run the branch at the same location. The new post office will open on…
[ad_1] The search for an operator to run a post office in Portishead is continuing – due to no one wanting to take on the job. The Post Office – the only one in the town – closed this in January after McColls in the High Street, where it was based, shut its doors. Portishead…
[ad_1] People in parts of Portishead say they are now only getting post once a week. Fed up residents in some areas – including Beach Road West – say they are having a delivery on a Monday, with no further deliveries until Saturday. The situation in Slade Road is worse, with people reporting they are…
[ad_1] If a brisk hike up a hill followed by a hot Sunday roast sounds like your idea of fun, then Brent Knoll could be the place for you. Brent Knoll is a 449ft hill on the Somerset Levels, which can be seen for miles around and has traces of human settlement going back to…
[ad_1] There was once a place in Somerset that was the life and soul of a good day out. But now, this once loved attraction has been left eerily deserted. The South West has had some much-loved adventure parks. But sadly, as has been the case with so many things, these attractions are no more….
[ad_1] The central reservation on the M5 was damaged in a crash today (December 26) which caused delays to Boxing Day traffic travelling across Somerset and Devon. The crash, which happened at around 2.43pm between junctions 25 at Taunton and 26 at Wellington, was on the southbound carriageway and involved one vehicle, according to National…
[ad_1] A Somerset village could be left without its post office and store due to its owner being unable to recruit staff. Owner of Blagdon Stores and Post Office Amar Dhillon has given notice to the Post Office of his intention to close the Post Office on the village’s High Street. If the closure goes…
[ad_1] An “important” Somerset post office will reopen at a new high-street location this November, after a four-month hiatus. Bruton Post Office will welcome back customers on Wednesday, November 23, from its new home in the Premier convenience store at 23 High Street. The branch will open at 1pm that day and from 9am-6pm Monday…
[ad_1] A “friendly” postman who was highly regarded within his community has been jailed after he snuck into properties at night to steal women’s underwear. Appearing at Bouremouth Crown Court on his 59th birthday, Glen Holden was a postman for 32 years in the Sherborne area and struck up a rapport with residents over the…
[ad_1] Weston-super-Mare is to be turned into a giant canvas with the return of its street art festival. Weston Wallz – from the team behind Europe’s biggest street art festival Upfest – will be returning to the resort later this month. After the successful launch in September 2021, Upfest has once again partnered with Weston-super-Mare…