[ad_1] Grab your Santa hats, and get ready to sing, dance, and celebrate! Christmas light go on in Tiverton’s Fore street 2014(Image: Michael Slater) Mid Devon towns are gearing up for the festive season with a host of events over the coming weeks. The Tiverton Christmas lights switch-on will take place on Saturday, November 22,…
[ad_1] Town’s biggest development is unveiling designer interiors, local perks and even a rugby-themed room Mandy Perryman and her daughter Megan Perryman in the Goldsmith showhome kitchen (Credit: Bellway) House hunters have been given their first glimpse inside two newly completed showhomes at a major development underway in Devon. Bellway South West recently unveiled the…
[ad_1] NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year – including one in Plymouth. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of NatWest branches scheduled to…
[ad_1] NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of NatWest branches scheduled to close this year and into…
[ad_1] Eight towns and villages in Devon have starring roles in a new film being released in cinemas this week. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton, and arrives in local cinemas on April 28. Based on the best-selling book by Rachel Joyce, it tells the story of one man’s…
[ad_1] Royal Mail strikers in Tiverton have been gifted £170 to help them during industrial action. Political party LIFT (Local Independents for Tiverton) donated the funds at a recent day of action outside the sorting office on Barrington Street on Thursday, November 24. Sarah Perris, a LIFT member, said: “We’ve launched a strike fund for…
[ad_1] Lloyds Banking Group has announced a further 66 branches across its Lloyds Bank and Halifax locations will close permanently later this year. This is the fourth announcement of closures from the banking group in recent months, marking another nail in the coffin for the UK high street. The bank closures will include 48 Lloyds…
[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] A mum’s thoughtful cleaning tip to help “keep our postmen safe” has gone viral. Jo Byford posted the considerate plea to the ‘ coronavirus in Devon ‘ Facebook group, encouraging others to clean their letterboxes, gate handles, door bells and knockers with anti-bacterial cleaner. The 44-year-old from Tiverton now lives in Nottingham with her husband,…
[ad_1] The last surviving Royal Mail coach which was once attacked by a lion that had escaped from a travelling menagerie has been restored to its former glory. The 200-year-old horse-drawn carriage harks back to the golden age of the Royal Mail when town clocks could be set by their arrival, crowds gathered along the…