Why is my local Nationwide branch now closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays?

Our reader discovered that their local Nationwide branch would now be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays

I am a Nationwide customer and recently visited the branch in my local high street. But it was Thursday and there was a poster saying it was now closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I know Nationwide makes a big fuss about keeping branches open, but is this how they do it – by reducing opening … Read more

Apple Store in the UK, Canada and other countries closed due to Vision Pro pre-orders [Update: It’s Back Up]

Apple’s online store was down this morning in Germany, France, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada as the company prepared to accept pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro in those five regions. Pre-orders begin at 5 a.m. Pacific Time, or the following local times. The starting prices in local currency below are for the 256GB … Read more

A global impulse has closed the ozone hole. Satellites can threaten this.

Low Earth orbit, a low superhighway that wraps around Earth’s thermosphere some 300 to 600 kilometers above our heads, is once again overloaded. Yet no one knows how the massive increase in the number of satellites orbiting the Earth will affect the atmosphere, and thus life below. With the rush to send up more and … Read more

London Brick Lane Beigel Shop is set to reopen as family owners reveal why it closed

Monday June 24, 2024 10:00 am Part Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp E-mail Share via email Street scene with customers and local people hanging outside the Beigel Shop on Brick Lane. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) Brick Lane’s iconic Beigel Shop … Read more

Life by You team spent ‘a month in purgatory’ before studio closed, says fired Paradox developer – IGN

A now-fired developer at Paradox claims the team behind its The Sims competitor spent “a month in purgatory” before the studio closed. Game designer Willem Delventhal said on LinkedIn that they were “devastated” by the cancellation of Life by You, calling the recent events “a real show.” Paradox declined to comment when contacted by IGN. … Read more

A167 closed in Newcastle LIVE: Road closure due to incident

Hello and welcome to ChronicleLive’s live traffic and travel coverage. Stay tuned here for the latest news on the region’s roads, metros, trains and buses and travel issues. If you would like to contact us today about any disruption, please find our details here: Email: sam.volpe@reachplc.com Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest … Read more

An abandoned British airport that closed 13 years ago could serve a million passengers

A USED UK airport could serve more than a million people every year if it gets the investment needed to reopen. Aviation experts have analyzed the potential of the transport hub near the south coast and predicted that hundreds of thousands of people could benefit from the resumption of operations, if not more. 4 Plymouth … Read more

LIVE: Major road closed by police outside Asda with forensic tent in place

A main road in Salford was closed by police this morning following a serious incident. Great Cheetham Street East Broughton Village was closed after an incident in the early hours. Police attended the scene and blocked the road in both directions, a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed. The nature of the incident has not yet … Read more

Health officials close cockroach-infested units for services

A cockroach infestation forced the closure of a motorway service area on the M40 Four units in Junction Eight’s welcome break have been forced to cease trading Environmental health officials launched an investigation last month after a complaint A cockroach infestation has led to a motorway service area on the M40 being closed by health … Read more