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The train operator has taken over a former Royal Mail building next to Plymouth station in the largest office deal in the city for 10 years GWR has confirmed significant long-term investment in Plymouth after securing a major office building next to the city’s railway station(Image: GWR) Great Western Railway …

Around five tonnes of mail came off the boat on one day over the festive period, while posties’ bags were already bursting at the seams. The Scotland regional secretary for the Communications Workers Union, Craig Anderson, said the run up to Christmas and the week until New Year was a …

Picture: Peter Sutherland, Golspie The A9 was at a standstill on Tuesday morning as Police Scotland coordinated efforts to recover a Royal Mail lorry that had crashed in snow and ice just south of Berriedale. New images from the scene show the large postal vehicle being rescued on the notorious …

A large Royal Mail lorry has hit a rail bridge in Cardiff city centre on Monday evening causing trains chaos. All lines were temporarily blocked through Cardiff Central on Monday from around 7pm after the large vehicle struck the bridge at Bute Street beside the John Lewis department store. Eyewitnesses …

The changes will cost £140m 00:01, 04 Dec 2025Updated 10:42, 04 Dec 2025 The proposed redesign of the southern entrance Huge changes to Cardiff central railway station have been given approval. The redevelopment will mean increased capacity, easier movement around the station and better accessibility for those with reduced mobility, …

There are currently delays on the service of around 30 minutes due to the medical incident in Newcastle city centre 15:14, 06 Oct 2025Updated 15:31, 06 Oct 2025 Monument Metro Station in Newcastle upon Tyne(Image: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive) The Tyne and Wear Metro service has been impacted by delays after a …

North Tyneside Council has laid out a series of road works, diversions, and temporary road closures, set to start in September. Park View shopping centre. Whitley Bay(Image: Newcastle Chronicle) Residents of Whitley Bay have been informed about a series of extensive roadworks and temporary closures scheduled to begin in early …

The chamber contains an empty coffin, “life-sized Egyptian figures and a metal bench”. 12:55, 28 Feb 2025Updated 13:25, 28 Feb 2025 Lochdhu Lodge.(Image: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4439137.) The remote mansion where twisted Scots fiend Kevin Booth tortured women in a trapdoor-guarded dungeon has an interesting history all of its own – and was …

Routes affected A statement from National Rail on this incident: “A fault on a train at Liverpool South Parkway means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.” The rail body has advised that the following routes are currently …

Campaigners say drivers are “feeling the strain” of brighter headlights “more than ever before” as motorists report being blinded on the roads. Transport minister Lilian Greenwood, asked for the Department for Transport’s assessment of the safety of LED headlights, said statistics “do not show any discernible trend to suggest that …