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A teashop, which was located in a shopping centre for more than 50 years, has reopened in a pub.

Robby's Tea Shop launched in 1972 in The Arndale – now called Luton Point – in Luton town centre, Bedfordshire, but closed down last month following discussions about "rent".

Owner Denise Clayburn, 46, said people were upset "as everyone had such fond memories, their children and grandchildren had all grown up with it and it was sad to see".

After she announced the closure on social media, the new owner of the George II pub in Bute Street offered her a space in the pub.

The teashop was set up by Ms Clayburn's father-in-law, who named it after his son, her late husband, who was called Rob.

She said: "It is more than just a teashop, people have grown up with it, people who have lost their partners, it is somewhere where people feel comfortable."

Ms Clayburn said the only thing that would be majorly different at the new location was food choice and added: "We don't have the cakes we had in the teashop."

"The staff are all still here – it is just a different environment."

Ms Clayburn thanked the community, which had supported them for 53 years.

"The teashop would never have lasted this long without our loyal customers – they are the ones who make it."

Police have asked people visiting a moorland nature reserve to park carefully after 999 crews were unable to reach a member of the public who had called for help

Staffordshire Moorlands Police issued an appeal on Facebook urging the public to park appropriately after an incident at the Roaches in Upper Hulme, Staffordshire.

The force did not share what the nature of the incident was.

A police spokesperson said: "The Roaches is a lovely place to visit and to enjoy its beautiful scenery. However, we are asking people to park in accordance with the parking regulations and to park in appropriate areas.

"This is because emergency services were unable to reach a member of the public who had called for assistance due to the amount of poorly parked cars.

"We want people to enjoy the Moorlands but to do so respectfully and responsibly."

Similar issues were reported earlier this year in the Peak District, when "selfish parking" blocked gritting lorries and emergency services trying to respond to an injured walker.

Joinery students have been building wooden gates for homes on a town's housing estate as part of a police project to tackle anti-social behaviour.

White wooden fences built by those learning the trade at Burnley College have been put up on the front porches of properties to deter people from gathering outside.

PC Chris McKee of Lancashire Police said older homeowners on the estate, the location of which has not been revealed, had been concerned about young people "gathering, drinking and smoking" outside their homes and making them feel unsafe.

He said the students efforts were a "great example of the local community coming together to tackle anti-social behaviour".

PC McKee said the force was also stepping up patrols and working with the housing provider on the estate to install extra security.

David Lord, head of construction and engineering at Burnley College, said the students were excited to be part of the project, which can be incorporated into the curriculum.

He said it had been an "ideal opportunity for them to put their skills and knowledge into action and create something which will really make a difference to the lives of others".

The project was funded by LANPAC, the Lancashire Partnership Against Crime.

Over half of the drinks purchased in 10 pubs were short measures, a council's trading standards team has found.

Officers from Oxfordshire County Council posed as members of the public at a number of venues across the county in February and March.

The inspections aimed to ensure pubs were complying with laws on serving alcoholic beverages.

The team found that of the drinks ordered, 12 of 16 glasses of wine, no pints of beer, and one of two shots of whisky were less than the legally required amounts.

The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 mandates that establishments selling alcoholic beverages must serve them in specified measurements.

These include half pint and pint for beer, 125ml, 175ml, or 250ml for wine, and 25ml for spirits.

The council said the average cost of a 175ml glass of wine purchased had been £7.05, and 2.2% short of a full glass, resulting in a potential loss to the consumer of up to 15p.

It added that one glass of wine purchased had been under by 13ml, meaning a potential loss of as much as 52p to the customer.

Jody Kerman, head of trading standards, said the inspection "showed that customers could be losing out if it's not served correctly".

"Ensuring that every pint of beer and glass of wine served in Oxfordshire pubs meets the required standards is crucial for maintaining customer trust and satisfaction," he said.

"Our trading standards team is committed to making sure residents get exactly what they pay for."

The council said businesses that had served short measures had been provided with guidance, and new measuring equipment had been obtained where necessary.

A climber who fell 15m (50ft) on a mountain on the Isle of Skye has been rescued after suffering multiple injuries.

Skye Mountain Rescue said the incident happened on Tuesday on the north-west ridge of Sgùrr nan Eag, a 924m (3,000ft) munro in the Cuillin range.

A coastguard helicopter carried 10 team members part way up the hill before the rescuers continued on foot to reach the casualty.

The man was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and has since been discharged.

The rescue team said they had responded to almost 20 call-outs in May.

A woman sent a letter to herself to highlight the postal delays that had affected her area.

Rachel Burns, from Wigmore in Luton, said she sent a first class letter on 4 April and received it on 15 April.

The 57-year-old said residents had one delivery in March and three deliveries so far in April.

A Royal Mail spokesperson responded: "Due to resourcing challenges, deliveries were impacted in March but have since improved. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

Ms Burns said some people had missed hospital appointments due to delays.

"It's not good, especially when you pay all that money and it does not arrive."

Fellow Wigmore resident Jo Bottrill, 54, said she and residents had experienced slower postal deliveries since last summer.

She said the £1.70 cost of first class stamps was "extortionate".

Neil Kidwell from the Communication Workers Union said: "I have spoken to the local CWU representative who said they haven't got a designated postman and it is a case of managing a really poor situation."

He continued: "There are huge challenges nationally and locally.

"In general there is a massive shortfall in resourcing across the country."

In December, Royal Mail was fined £10.5m by the regulator Ofcom for failing to meet delivery targets for first and second class mail.

At the time, Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services said it had carried out "substantial" reforms to try to deliver improvements.

The company announced plans in 2022 to cut 10,000 jobs following ongoing strike action and financial losses.

A Greek takeaway in Leeds city centre has been refused permission to serve food into the early hours because of "serious concerns" over crime and public disorder in the area.

Apollonis, on Duncan Street, faced objections from police and the council over its application to open until 04:00 BST on Fridays and Saturdays and 02:00 BST Sunday to Thursday.

The venue, run by Apollonis Greek Food Gyros Ltd,  is in a Cumulative Impact Area designated by the council as suffering from high levels of alcohol-related crime.

PC Andy Clifford told Leeds City Council's licensing sub-committee hearing that they were seeking an "an outright refusal of the licence".

A licensing report stated that the area was designated as a "red zone" which meant it was "considered highly saturated and experiences particularly high levels of crime, disorder or nuisance."

Susan Duckworth, the council's principal licensing officer, said her department had been trying to help the venue operators apply for the licence.

But despite concerns over alcohol-related disorder in the area, they had not shown how they would manage crowds or drunk customers, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Mrs Duckworth said: "I really strongly feel they would not be capable of organising their business in a way that would help with the problems we have with nuisance and disorder in that part of the city."

Councillors unanimously voted to reject the licence application after deciding to proceed in the venue operators' absence.

Work to replace tram tracks in Sheffield will get under way this bank holiday weekend, and run through the half-term holiday.

Passengers are warned to expect disruption to services from Saturday until Friday 30 May.

The work at Langsett Road in Hillsborough will affect Blue and Yellow routes between Malin Bridge/Middlewood and Cathedral.

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) said the work would lead to quieter and smoother journeys.

The tram stops out of action during the work are: City Hall, West Street, the University of Sheffield, Netherthorpe Road, Shalesmoor for Kelham Island, Infirmary Road, Langsett/Primrose View, Bamforth Street, Hillsborough Interchange, Malin Bridge, Hillsborough Park, Leppings Lane and Middlewood.

A replacement bus timetable will be in place during the school holiday.

The SYMCA said £110m of improvements would be made by 2027, including a new tram/train station at Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham.

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A Sussex castle is to hold an event to share its renovation plans after it was forced to close due to structural issues.

Herstmonceux Castle Estate was forced to shut in November 2023 after structural issues were identified which required "immediate attention", including repairs to the south wall of the building.

The castle will now host an information morning on 26 April sharing initiatives including rewilding the estate and educational plans for Bader College, based in the building.

The plans come as Herstmonceux Observatory, also based in the estate, was previously told it would not have its lease extended beyond the end of 2026.

A castle spokesperson said the event "provides an opportunity to learn about several initiatives" including the renovation works, educational plans and a project to rewild the estate.

The free event will also offer access to the castle grounds and gardens for visitors arriving between 10:00 and 12:30 BST.

Teams leading the projects will provide presentations before a question and answer session in the castle ballroom.

In 2023 The Canadian Queen's University, which runs Bader College, was forced to return its students to Ontario after parts of the building were deemed "unsafe".

The castle is also used as a venue for weddings and other events.

The current phase of repairs is expected to be completed this autumn, a spokesperson for the estate said.

In February, campaigners raised further concerns over the future of the Herstmonceux observatory, formerly owned by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

Queen's University, which has owned the observatory since the 1990s and leases it to the Observatory Science Centre, said it is "planning for the site's future".

Police investigating damage caused by vandals to an art trail in Brontë country have appealed for help finding four suspects.

Two marble butterflies, part of an installation of dozens of similar sculptures at Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth, were smashed in the attack, with the damage reported to have happened between 19:45 BST and 20:15 BST on Monday.

Officers said they wanted to trace a group of four people thought to have been in the area on motorbikes or e-bikes at about the time the damage took place.

CCTV inquiries into the vandalism were continuing and Keighley Neighbourhood Policing teams would be carrying out patrols in the area, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said.

Shanaz Gulzar, creative director of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture team which was behind the trail, previously described the vandalism as "sad and disappointing".

However, she added that the trail would still open to the public on 24 May as planned.

The butterflies which were damaged were part of the Wild Uplands arts trail– a temporary exhibition due to run until October.

Commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, the trail features the works of four artists.

The damaged sculptures near a pond had already been repaired, Ms Gulzar said.

The 75 butterflies are the work of Pakistani-born artist Meherunnisa Asad, in collaboration with Peshawar-based atelier Studio Lél, known for reviving centuries-old stone-work techniques.

When the planning application for the trail was considered last year by Bradford Council, there was one objection over concerns it would be targeted by vandals.

However, planners said that was not a valid reason for a refusal of a part of Bradford's City of Culture 2025 celebrations.

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