Tom Ashworth

Reporter

Latest piece21 October 2026, 21:47

Tarnmere village post office saved as residents open a community shop

When the village's only shop and post office closed in the spring, neighbours raised €140,000 in shares to reopen it themselves, with volunteers working alongside two paid staff.

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21OCT 2026 Old Quay fish auction goes online as inland restaurants join the biddingBuyers can now bid for the morning catch from a phone or laptop, and fishers say prices at Wrenhaven's oldest market have become noticeably less volatile since the switch.
21OCT 2026 An autumn foraging walk in the Greyling Hills, and the rules every forager should followBlackberries, rosehips and sweet chestnuts are plentiful this year, but experts warn that mushrooms should never be eaten unless identified with complete certainty.
15OCT 2026 Artemis I launch in slow motion turns night into daySlow-motion footage shows NASA's SLS rocket lifting off in 2022 as its exhaust lights up the sky.