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TV businesswoman Linda Plant joins York networking group for female entrepreneurs. A NETWORKING group launched in York during the pandemic to support female entrepreneurs is welcoming a leading TV business woman next week. Members of LoveBiz Networking will be joined online by Linda Plant, known for her hard-hitting interview style on The Apprentice. Linda started her career selling clothes at a Leeds market aged 16 before launching international knitwear brand Honeysuckle. At the event on Tuesday, May 18, she will talk about her success and how women can continue in their entrepreneu...

Buckinghamshire is trying to boost its tourism numbers by launching a new campaign based on Midsomer Murders – despite the show being set in Oxfordshire. Bosses are hoping its connections with the popular murder mystery programme - watched by millions of fans worldwide - could lead to a spike in visitors. The three new Midsomer Murder tours are hoped to attract post-lockdown staycation visitors. The Coach in Marlow Lucy Dowson, of Visit Buckinghamshire, said: "Our businesses have had a torrid time so when it's safe to do so we want to encourage people to explore. "Lots of people...

BBC News By Katy Lewis and Laurence Cawley BBC News, East image captionJohn Nettles played Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby for the first 13 series With the UK's tourism and hospitality sectors ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, the county of Buckinghamshire has turned to an unlikely source of hope: its connections with a popular murder mystery programme. Why? First aired in 1997, ITV's Midsomer Murders is watched by millions of fans and syndicated worldwide. Although the heart of the fictional crime drama is set in south Oxfordshire, a significant portion of the filming takes place in...