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Are diners moving away from fine dining to local restaurants?
Diners are moving away from fancy fine dining, says the co-editor of The Good Food Guide. Liz Carter, who has helped put together this year’s list of the top 100 best local restaurants in Britain, puts a lot of this down to the cost-of-living crisis
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Were two Cheshire men the first to to conquer Everest?
One hundred years ago George Herbert Leigh-Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine died together on the North Face of Mount Everest. Stephen Roberts tells the story of their heroic attempt to conquer the mighty peak and ponders whether the fellow Cheshire
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A glimpse into life 300 years ago through letters at a Westmorland estate
The anxieties of a young man newly arrived in the big city and pleas to his dad for money to pay rent and buy fashionable new clothes; nights out, romance and work challenges, Ben Browne could be any son today finding his way in a new life and taking
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Inventor, engineer, and RAF officer and pilot, Sir Frank Whittle
On April, 12 1937 the ‘WU’ (Whittle Unit) bellowed into life, roaring like an angry lioness, and in so doing marked the beginnings of the jet age. We would soon have the delights of jet travel and the dangers of jet fighters as the world became smaller
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2 Cornwall venues named among top 100 local restaurants in UK for 2024
Two Cornwall eateries have been named among the top 100 local restaurants in the UK for 2024 according to the Good Food Guide. North Street Kitchen in Fowey and Edie's in St Austell were featured, with North Street Kitchen being the regional winner
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The 19th century scandal of the vicar of Fincham
Arthur Loftus came from a distinguished family. He was the second son of General William Loftus and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Townshend, daughter of the 1st Marquess Townshend. His father’s career had included a spell as lieutenant of the
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In the footsteps of Kent's literary ladies
Author Ramie Targoff reveals what she’s learned about our historic female figures – chatelaines of some of the county’s greatest houses – through investigations for her latest book One of the great pleasures I had while writing my book Shakespeare
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William Henry Smith : the newsagent, bookseller and politician
The name W.H. Smith is associated with a nationwide chain of newsagents, booksellers and stationers; however, it was also the name of two businessmen, father and son, the second of whom had strong links to Portsmouth where his generosity enhanced the
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The clockmaker who transformed Southend with his philanthropy
Robert Arthur Jones was a renowned watch and clockmaker who transformed Southend with his philanthropy and believed it was a sin for a man to die rich. It’s ironic that when he did die, time literally came to a standstill in the town as record numbers
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The strange and unusual traditions of the Peak District
The Peak District was formally designated the UK’s first national park in 1951, but the area had by then been informally known in such terms for a while. One of the earliest guidebooks to the area was Ebeneezer Rhodes’ 1818 Peak Scenery, and a
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Devon's rich, diverse and intriguing multicultural history
It may not be the history most people are familiar with, but Devon has a rich, diverse and intriguing multicultural history, which has been researched and brought to public attention by teams of volunteers across several town communities. Telling