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Own a home in ‘poshest village’ for cool £1.35m

Barston has been revealed as one of the ‘poshest places to live’ by The Telegraph
It’s been named the poshest village in the Midlands – and you can live there too if you have a spare £1.35 million. A beautiful five bedroom house is on the market in Hob…

Where 113 homes will be built near Cheltenham later in 2024

Work has started to build 113 homes[1] in Cheltenham. Platform Home Ownership, is working in collaboration with developer Lovell Partnerships to provide the homes in Bishop’s Cleeve later this year.
The development is named Cleeve Gardens. Of the 113 h…

Everything you need to know about Kia

If you were driving in the 1990s you might remember the Kia vehicles of the time – they were distinctly bargain basement cars sold from tiny dealers and offering very little to write home about either in specification or quality.
Fast forward to 2024 a…

NI traffic alerts: Delays after three-vehicle crash on A1

Delays following Belfast crash
There has been a two-vehicle collision on the Sydenham Bypass this evening. The incident occurred on the outer lane after Dee Street, in the Belfast-bound direction. It is passable in the inner lane but delays are to be e…

New Mazda CX-80 SUV to arrive this autumn

Mazda’s new seven-seater CX-80 will arrive in the UK later this year – a diesel mild-hybrid or petrol plug-in hybrid flagship SUV that will rival the likes of the new Hyundai Santa Fe[1] and Volvo XC90[2].
This model will sit above the closely-related…

Action proposed to prevent Winwick car boot sale parking chaos

Residents in Winwick have frequently raised concerns over cars parking in the area on car boot sale days, with the situation having been described as ‘chaos’.
The issue has also featured regularly in the Warrington Guardian’s letters[1] page.
One reade…

IAG Cargo Restarts Services Between London & Abu Dhabi

IAG Cargo restarts services between London and Abu Dhabi as part of its 2024 summer schedule

IAG Cargo restarts services between London and Abu Dhabi for the first time in four years
IAG Cargo increases services to the Middle East and Latin America as…

Bob Celebrates 40 Years With Fitzmaurice Carriers

Loyal lorry driver, Robert ‘Bob’ Grimes, is this month celebrating 40 years transporting goods for East Anglian businesses at Fitzmaurice Carriers.
The keen kayaker and HGV driver joined Fitzmaurice in 1984 and has made tens of thousands of journeys ac…

Clinton Rogers: First jobs, life in the sixties and the internet

I was about 14 and I used to work for a Wellington[1] butcher. In those days his shop had its own mini abattoir. And that’s where my delivery bike was stored.
So I have memories of climbing over dead sheep to wheel my bike out and get ready for my roun…

Essex road closures April 19 to 21 including M25 and A12

These will mainly be along the A12 in the early hours of the morning, with a few on the Dartford Crossing and the M25.
If you are set to be travelling along these roads, it’s best to take note of different diversions in place.
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