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A HISTORIC pub in Sankey Bridges has been placed on the market.

The Mail on Sundays Jo Tweedy had a swell time visiting St Ives out of season. But make no mistake, she says, you still have to queue for your post-surf cuppa.

TWO friends took to the stage at a motorcycle rally dressed as two well-known Disney princesses in front of over 100 bikers to fundraise for an…

*) skal udfyldes. Lynge Kro måtte flyttes, da præsten en dag fik nok Allerød - 24. juli 2021 kl. 06:10 Af Ann-Sophie Meyer Vi befinder os i Lynge i midtbyen nær kirken. Og vi skal tilbage til 1600-tallet, for det var her, kroen oprindeligt lå. Det fortæller Bjørn Hannibal, der den dag i dag forpagter Lynge Kro med sin mand, Henrik Hannibal. Dengang kroen lå i midtbyen, var den officielt kun for landevejsrejsende, men mflere lokale besøgte alligevel kroen f...

Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire A jumble of red-roofed cottages open on to a wide stretch of beach at Runswick, an under-the-radar gem. Rock pools, fossil hunting and acres of sand make it a great choice for families, and walkers can follow the Cleveland Way National Trail to Saltburn. Summer visitors should seek out the pop-up Runswick Bay Tea Garden (2 Ellerby Lane), while Runswick Bay Cottages (runswickbaycottages.co.uk) has the pick of self-catering properties. Branscombe, Devon ‘A strea...

10 of Britain’s prettiest seaside villages Annabelle Thorpe Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire © Photograph: Alamy ‘A jumble of red-roofed cottages opening out on to a wide stretch of beach:’ Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire. A jumble of red-roofed cottages open on to a wide stretch of beach at Runswick, an under-the-radar gem. Rock pools, fossil hunting and acres of sand make it a great choice for families, and walkers can follow the Cleveland Way National Trail to Saltburn. S...

Porthminster Cafe has stunning coastal views of the white sandy beaches and turquoise seas that surround St Ives. Head Chef Michael Smith is the man behind the mains and he was one of the first chefs in Cornwall to introduce foraged produce into his menus. Unsurprisingly, fish is the name of the game at Porthminster and you can tuck into some of the finest bounty that the Cornish waters have to offer. Cornish crab linguine, whole grilled lobster and monkfish curry are just some of the dishes th...

PLANS to celebrate 50 years of The Men of Wight Morris dancing group were scuppered due to Covid in 2020.

Rock armour used to strengthen the embankment next to the Sloop Inn at Temple Hirst February 2020 was the wettest on record in Yorkshire, with the River Aire catchment experiencing three and a half times the average monthly rainfall. This resulted in large volumes of water spilling from the lower River Aire in to the washlands, filling them to capacity and in some cases, overflowing. This in turn damaged a number of flood embankments that sit alongside the river to protect local communi...

River Aire flood defences are winter ready as work continues on permanent repairs Permanent repairs to flood embankments on the lower River Aire are underway after they were damaged during storms last winter. From: Reinforcing the embankment at Poor Bank The repairs form part of a £10M package of work that will reduce flood risk to communities across North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire including Snaith and Gowdall. Emergency temporary repairs were carried out in the im...