9 d. ago Royals turned into Giant coins for festive celebration of Essex banking hub

The tasty-looking coins were created to celebrate the opening of Cash Access UK's 200th banking hub

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9 d. ago 200th banking hub opens with chocolate coins marking the event

Visitors to the hub in Billericay in Essex can explore a display of coins made from chocolate.

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3 w. ago ‘A mini Battle of Cable Street’: the English neighbourhoods still grappling with the meaning of the flags

The controversy over flags has faded from the national agenda – but street by street, late at night and with ingenious equipment, their raising and removal is the subject of a roiling dispute over local identityThe Christmas lights have gone up in Stirchley. A multifaith mix of stars and swirls add a festive air to the lamp-posts along the main street of this south Birmingham suburb. Stirchley is a modest kind of place, sandwiched between better known (and better off) areas such as Bourneville and Moseley, but there is plenty of evidence here of the lively community spirit that last year resulted in the area being named the best place to live in the Midlands.Posters in shop windows along Pershore Road advertise a knitting group, a neighbourhood winter fair and the local food bank, while in the former swimming baths, now a community hub, friendly flyers for coffee mornings and choirs are stacked. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago South London town to get 2026 banking hub as final Lloyds branch closing

South London town to get 2026 banking hub as final Lloyds branch closing  My London

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3 w. ago Perthshire quarry expansion 10 metres from residents' gardens refused

Perth and Kinross Council has this month refused plans for slate to be extracted within spitting distance of neighbouring houses

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4 w. ago Plans for Kinross "banking hub" pick up momentum as politicians support project

The hopes for a new banking hub comes after most banking services were removed from rural areas in favour of online and mobile services.

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4 w. ago Labour's not working (out): Just 13 MPs have used Commons gym this year as minister blames £40

The exclusive facility on the Westminster estate has been hit with a laundry list of complaints, from a lack of support for politicians on slimming jabs to the fact it is not open 24 hours.

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