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The Cumbria Tourism Awards 2025 are organised by Cumbria Tourism and funded by sponsors, including headline sponsor Electricity North West, category sponsors, and partners supporting the event itself, ...
With the current postmaster set to retire, the Post Office confirmed this week that the Broughton-in-Furness site will close on June 26.
The Mail has published 14 death notices this week, creating lasting testimonials to people from the community who have been ...
The convoy will leave Ace Cafe in London at 7am travelling towards Furness via the M6 toll - with all bikers permitted to use the motorway free of charge for the event. Once the bikers have made it to ...
An eventful week to come on Coronation Street as various residents are left ... video or pictures get in touch by emailing us soaps@metro.co.uk – we’d love to hear from you.
In Belfast, French-owned Thales is set to benefit from a new deal to supply £1.6 billion worth of lightweight missiles to Ukraine. Picture: Diego Herrera Carcedo ...
The Entertainer, which operates more than 160 stores across the UK, announced its outlet in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, would close early next month. Retailers have struggled to keep stores open ...
Croydon's main Post Office in the High Street and Windsor's town centre branch in Peascod Street will among those passed to franchisees. Croydon Post Office first opened in 1896. The move could see ...
Night - Clear. Winds NE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 40 °F (4.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 56 °F (13.3 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Sunny today with a ...
More than 100 Post Offices will be handed over to franchisees as the company offloads its remaining directly-owned branches. The Post Office has shared it plans to pass the branches to franchisees ...
“By franchising these branches, we are protecting access to our services for communities right across the UK and realising £40 million worth of savings that will enable us to uplift postmasters ...