Call for bank hubs in wake of avalanche of branch closures
More than three in every five bank branches across the UK have closed their doors permanently since 2015, according to Which?
More than three in every five bank branches across the UK have closed their doors permanently since 2015, according to Which?
Some of the most beloved coastal destinations in the country have been deemed unsafe for holiday makers, beachgoers, and wild swimmers this Easter.
Some of the most beloved coastal destinations in the country have been deemed unsafe for holiday makers, beachgoers, and wild swimmers this Easter.
A doctor was "swept away" to her death in an avalanche in the French Alps, an inquest heard.
The Mount Baldy resort and popular nearby areas were ‘temporarily closed’ on Monday and would remain that way until further notice, authorities said.
The Mount Baldy resort and popular nearby areas were ‘temporarily closed’ on Monday and would remain that way until further notice, authorities said.
Eighty bank branches have closed down while more than 200 free-to-use ATMs have also been axed in the Black Country and Staffordshire, new figures show.
The RAC claimed many motorists will be unfairly punished once councils across England get the power to enforce yellow box junctions.
The RAC claimed many motorists will be unfairly punished once councils across England get the power to enforce yellow box junctions.
The man was part of a group trying to scale Wales’s highest mountain after the area was hit by snowfall.
Express & Star local hero Karl Hinett has been forced to pull out of a challenge to scale Mount Everest because of safety fears.
A Shropshire climber swept 1,500ft to his death by a massive wave of snow on a Scottish mountain had changed his route to avoid avalanches, an inquiry has heard. A Shropshire climber swept 1,500ft to his death by a massive wave of snow on a Scottish mountain had changed his route to avoid avalanches, an inquiry has heard. Robert Pritchard, 37, was in a party of three when the avalanche struck on the Buachaille Etive Mor at Glencoe. Mr Pritchard, who had previously lived in Bicton and Pontesbury, near Shrewsbury, died in the fall along with Christopher Walker, 29, a mountain climbing instructor from Cumbria. Yesterday a survivor told how he watched in horror as Mr Pritchard, who had been living in Surrey, and Mr Walker were killed. Software developer Ritchie Birkett, 29, said he saw the pair desperately plunging their ice picks into the snow in a bid to stop them being dragged to their deaths. He was speaking on the first day of a fatal accident inquiry at Fort William Sheriff Court into the incident on February 24.
A COUNTY climber died after falling 1,500ft when he was swept away by an avalanche on a Scottish mountain. A COUNTY climber died after falling 1,500ft when he was swept away by an avalanche on a Scottish mountain. Robert Pritchard, 37, was in a party of three when the avalanche struck on the Buachaille Etive Mor at Glencoe. Mr Pritchard, who previously lived in Bicton and Pontesbury, near Shrewsbury, died in the fall along with Christopher Walker, a 29-year-old mountain instructor from Cumbria. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star