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Are you looking for a lockdown walk for your weekend?

A Renfrewshire pub has gone up for sale following its recent closure.

A DRIVER has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following an early morning crash.

A town centre pub has had a major makeover and a fitting name change.

Fear and destruction take root in a community of women when the Witchfinder General comes to town, in this dark and thrilling debut. England, 1643. Parliament is battling the King; the war between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers rages. Puritanical fervour has gripped the nation, and the hot terror of damnation burns black in every shadow. In Manningtree, depleted of men since the wars began, the women are left to their own devices. At the margins of this diminished community are those who are...

Are you looking for a lockdown walk for your weekend? The weather looks a little mixed but this interesting routes combines countryside with some little nuggest of history. Distance: 6½ miles Starting point: The Thorn Inn, Appleton Thorn. FROM the car park at The Thorn Inn, cross the road to read the plaque about the history of the thorn tree. Now take the lane to the left of the war memorial. Turn left onto a footpath signposted to Blackcap Road. At its end, cross the road and walk al...