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Send local tips, business recommendations and questions. For future issues, each Spotlight edition can have its own page so replies are easier to sort.

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Recommend A BusinessPeople and places worth knowing
Ask A QuestionTopics readers want explained
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If you can, start your Messenger message with your edition code, for example CBS TIP, PBS BUSINESS or NS QUESTION.

All messages currently go to one Messenger inbox, so the typed code is the safest backup even if the Messenger link passes a source reference.

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What should you send?

A café worth trying. A business that turns up. A question for an expert. A dog-friendly place that works. A town-centre issue people keep ignoring. Anything useful and local.

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Send A Tip

Useful places, town-centre problems, parking, toilets, free-ish days out, local rows or anything Spotlight should look at.

Send A Tip

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Recommend A Business

Cafés, pubs, trades, gardeners, cleaners, MOT garages, pet services, beauty, fitness, local shops or any business people should know about.

Recommend A Business

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Ask A Question

Mortgage, renting, dog training, property, surveyor, architect, first aid, physio, tax, money, motoring or expert questions.

Ask A Question

Or send it through this page.

If Messenger is easier, use the buttons above. If you want to give us a bit more detail, use this quick form. It helps us sort tips, questions and business recommendations by publication and category.

Business owner? You can also use the quiz route here: Business Fit Quiz.