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BBC’s Paris 2024 Olympics hosts on what to look forward to
This summer, the world’s biggest sporting event takes place just across the English Channel. The Paris 2024 Olympics kick off with the highly anticipated opening ceremony on Friday July 26, with all the excitement of the Games’ 32 sports beginning
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From Dragon’s Den to Number 10: Brewing up a feel-good multi-million pound business
Checking the clock for the umpteenth time in the last hour, Katherine Swift didn’t know what to do. Her mum Elizabeth was undergoing breast cancer surgery and time was dragging. Terrified she was about to lose the entrepreneurial matriarch of her
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Olympic gold medallists Helen Glover and Tom Daley named as Team GB flag bearers
Tom Daley and Helen Glover have been named as Team GB’s joint flag bearers for Friday’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The duo boast three Olympic gold medals between them with Daley coming into the Games as the defending champion in the
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Ancient Lake District spot among most beautiful places in the world
A popular spot in the Lake District has been crowned one of 'the most beautiful places in the world'. According to the Times, they highlighted "Ancient mountaintop citadels, red-rocked lands sculpted by millennia or glitzy island idylls where the
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Fair at historic venue to feature 80 stalls, street food and activities
A summer fair is returning to a historic Norfolk venue and there will be 80 stalls packed with local crafts and produce. It will take place in and around the grounds of Wymondham Abbey on Saturday, August 3 2024 from 11am to 4pm with free entry
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Fred Olsen launches new behind-the-scenes tours showing secrets of a cruise ship
Fred. Olsen Cruises has announced it will be launching a new behind-the-scenes tour allowing people to discover "the secrets and challenges of running a cruise ship". The cruise line has shared this experience will be available on board its fleet
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Sidmouth ranked among most Instragrammed countryside spots in Devon
Sidmouth has been ranked among the most Instagrammed countryside spots in Devon according to new figures. Research from Cotswold Outdoor found Devon to be the most Instagrammed county in the UK overall, with Sidmouth featuring in the top 10 countryside
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5 wonderful waterways in Derbyshire
It’s not just dramatic waterfalls, picturesque reservoirs and flowing rivers here in Derbyshire. We take a look at some of our county’s picturesque and historic waterways and discover why they’re begging to be explored. Chesterfield Canal Festival
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Summer holidays on the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere
As thoughts turn to summer holidays, now is a great time to embrace the ‘blue biosphere’, say the team at Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, who share their suggestions for how to make the most of the coast With many of us finalising
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Follow the Esk through some of the Lake District’s most dramatic landscape
The latest instalment of our Rivers series follows the Esk through some of the Lake District’s most dramatic landscape Formed in the shadow of England’s highest mountain and tumbling through some of the Lake District’s most dramatic landscape before
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Why the Derwent is 'the fairest of all rivers’
We continue our series following Cumbria’s rivers with a journey along the Derwent Thanks to the popularity of Derwentwater, one of the most visited lakes in Cumbria, the Derwent is one of the county’s best-known rivers. It starts life at Sprinkling
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Why these Lancashire piers are among the most beautiful in the UK
A seaside town in Lancashire has piers that have been named among the UK’s most beautiful in a list by The Telegraph. The newspaper said it had decided to “take a tour of other fine examples (of piers) across the country” following the Brighton
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Tales from the shoreline of Essex
These five inspiring individuals offer a fresh perspective on our county’s beautiful coastline Anni's favourite route to paddle is around the back of Northey Island (Image: P3T Photography,) Racing around the coast with Anni Ridsdill Smith
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Secrets of the Shore along Devon’s coastline
Early morning in high summer. The day is just pushing back its duvet. Below me, from this high vantage point above Saunton Sands in North Devon, more than three miles of wave-ridged sandy beach beckons. At this hour, it is mine alone. Etched by
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The volunteer lifeguards who keep us safe in the sea
The Surf Life Saving Club of Great Britain has eight clubs at Devon beaches on both our coasts. Fran McElhone went to meet the self confessed ‘water babies’ in Exmouth, who volunteer for lifeguarding duties and keep us safe in the sea A very pregnant
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Why this Worcestershire lido is among the UK's best outdoor swimming facilities
A lido in Worcestershire has been named among the best in a list which highlights the top 20 outdoor swimming pools and lidos in the UK. The Telegraph’s list features outdoor swimming pools and lidos located across the UK including Thames Lido
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Tales from the shoreline of Kent
Sun sparkling on sea, sand and shingle, the tang of salt in the air... who doesn’t love the Kent coast? But what about its hidden charms? We’ve asked those who really know their stuff for their insider info on making the most of our county’s bays and
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How a Norfolk fish and chip shop has potatoes delivered by boat
By road it would take about an hour and a quarter to travel from Fosdyke in Lincolnshire to Wells-next-the-Sea. But for centuries cargo would arrive by boat. And a group of adventurers are hoping to revive some of our ancient coastal trading routes
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Baker David Atherton shares his Yorkshire Coast food favourites
So where does a Great British Bake Off star head when he wants the perfect scone? For baker extraordinaire and GBBO winner, David Atherton, a personal favourite is Marie Antoinette's on Church Street in Whitby, which he believes serve the best