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House Of The Dragon is hit with an unexpected delay when a crew member is rescued from the rising tide after driving their car into the Cornish creek - just hours into filming for the Game Of Thrones prequel The staff member had to be rescued after accidentally driving their car into the water, with staff frantically rushing to get a digger to help pull the vehicle to safety at the site near St Michaels Mount The small island is thought to be the site for much of the Game of Thrones prequels fi...

Speculation has been rife that the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel is being filmed in Cornwall, after crews were spotted in different locations last week. And the medieval castle on St Michaels Mount on Mounts Bay in Cornwall where production is said to be taking place bears a resemblance to the castle inhabited by Queen Cersei in the original HBO series, filmed in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The castle has a breathtaking view of the North Sea with much of the filming said to be taking place in the lo...

Game of Thrones fans have been speculating that prequel series House of the Dragon is being filmed in Cornwall over recent weeks. And even more fuel was added to the fire on Monday after a wooden shack film set, rumoured to be for the production, was spotted under construction on Holywell Bay beach. Lorries from Warner Bros have been seen around the county during the last few days and locals have even spotted an etching of a seahorse at one location, which bears an eery resemblance to the sym...

House of the Dragon: Speculation is rife that filming has begun on the first Season Thu Apr 22, 2021 at 10:40am ET House of the Dragon logo. Pic credit: HBO Fans are buzzing with the prospect that production is now underway on HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon. The show, which is set to delve into the history of House Targaryen, is the first series to get the go-ahead from HBO after The Long Night was scrapped after the pilot episode was filmed. There has been plenty o...

Hospital staff threaten further protests if outstanding risk pay is not resolved Disgruntled workers at the Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) are adamant that they will be back on the protest lines if the hospital’s administration does not propose an adequate resolution relating to the near $4 million owed in risk allowance. On Monday, about 30 staff members staged a protest outside the Michael’s Mount facility in hopes that the administrators would realise that “enough is enough�...

Staff gives MSJMC 48 hours to respond to grievances President of the Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association (ABPSA) Joan Peters, spoke to Observer outside the Mount St John’s Medical Centre among workers protesting for outstanding risk pay. Spread the love Several members of staff at the Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) who engaged in protest action yesterday morning, said they are giving the hospital administration until Wednesday to address longstanding concerns over risk p...

Talk of Game of Thrones prequel filming in Cornwall as crews are spotted A Warner Bros truck was seen, while further west, a set with a stone archway is being built Could this be the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragons, being filmed in Cornwall right now? (Image: Greg Martin) Our Saturday morning email features the very best news and exclusive content from our team of reportersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the inf...

How sleeper trains became the great comeback kids Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny waxes lyrical about the joys of travelling by sleeper train – and suggests five fantastic journeys Travel 2,700 miles across Australia on the Indian Pacific At just after 9.15pm each weeknight, I hear a familiar sound from outside the window of my north London flat. The gentle whine of the locomotive pulling the Caledonian Sleeper as it passes through Camden Town a few minutes after its departure from Euston ...

25 brilliant train journeys to take in 2021 The tours have been planned, the locomotives stoked, the dining carriage prepared: our experts pick their top rail trips The Jacobite Steam Train is famous from the Harry Potter films Credit:  Filippo Maria Bianchi/Getty From jaunts across America to steam specials through Staffordshire, we offer our pick of great rail trips for 2021 . UK and Ireland Flying Scotsman and Tornado  With arguably the two most famous steam locomotives in the world runnin...

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall (Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy) Photograph: Diane Randell/Alamy A spiritual twin to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, the Cornish version shares its conical shape. Where Mont Saint-Michel has a Benedictine abbey, St Michael’s Mount has a castle that has been a family home since the 1600s. Both have fine coastal walks and a rich medieval history. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, St Michael’s Mount also has the added draw of its famous sub-tropical garden. About ...