A train service through Tiverton was described as "worse than Iraq" by a pensioner after it was left with one toilet. The train's water supply was not filled when it left Aberdeen, so passengers had to use the only flushable lavatory. Service operator Virgin Trains offered Tiverton couple Joan and her husband Peter James (79) a £5 voucher in compensation. - Exeter Express & Echo (Francis Harvey)
Cash-strapped parishes across north London could soon earn extra income by renting out their spires. Diocesan authorities are considering an application from Christ Church, in Hampstead Square, to install four Vodaphone antennae inside the tower. - Ham & High (Ron Rubin)
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