3 d. ago UK seaside town that's 'straight from a Christmas card' with pretty festive market

Seaton in Devon is a charming coastal town that comes to life at Christmas with light displays, festive workshops and a Polar Express tram ride that's perfect for kids

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8 d. ago This Nepal village has survived for 1,000 years. Now recurring floods threaten its future

Til, the remotest of three villages in the Limi valley on the Tibetan border, was already wrestling with a dwindling population but a series of natural disasters has led many to consider where their future should beOn the night of 15 May this year, the usual quiet of the Himalayan village of Til in the far north-west of Nepal was broken by a strange rumbling. Pemba Thundup came out of his house, barefoot, to see a deluge of earth, water and rocks coming down the mountainside towards the flat-roofed mud houses. The whole village was soon awake and, carrying the elderly people on their backs, members of 21 families scrambled to safety in a nearby field.After two weeks of sheltering in tents, with no sign of any government help to rebuild or resettle, they reluctantly moved back into their broken homes, but unanimously agreed to leave the centuries-old settlement for a safer location by the end of the year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago House worth £190k in quiet village for sale yet listing leaves out one massive issue

The three-bedroom semi-detached house has a fair few plus points, but its biggest selling point is missing from its estate agent listing

Economics

2 w. ago Inside ‘heartbreaking’ mind of man who decapitated himself with chainsaw

David Phyall's 1960s property was scheduled for demolition but the 50-year-old from a quiet Hampshire village was adamant he wouldn't be forced out

Politics

2 w. ago Calabria comes alive with song and dance: how a new generation is revitalising southern Italy’s quiet villages

The small communes of Lago and Conflenti are putting themselves back on the map with a series of community-run music and food festivalsOn the lamp-lit steps of a sombre gothic church, a young woman stands before a microphone. Beside her, a man plucks a slow melody from his guitar. Arrayed on chairs and cobblestones in front of them, a large crowd sits in an expectant silence. From a nearby balcony, laundry sways in the sultry Calabrian breeze.The guitar quickens, and the woman issues a string of tremulous notes with all the solemnity of a muezzin. She clutches a hand drum, beating out a rhythm that draws the crowd to its feet. As people surge forward, stamping and whirling around the square, the singing intensifies and the drum’s relentless thud deepens. The festival of Sustarìa has begun. Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago Desperate hunt launched for  missing girl, 15, last seen getting into car five days ago in quiet village

A TEEN girl has been reported missing after climbing into a car on Halloween and disappearing. Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for Rosie, who hasn't been seen since she got into a Vauxhall Astra five days ago. The teen was last spotted in the rural village of Holcombe Rogus in Devon with cops now...

Events

3 w. ago Fury as council force Remembrance Sunday volunteers to fork out £1,000 to pay for a parade 'safety escort' through quiet village

Ribble Valley Borough Council in Lancashire told disappointed volunteers of the parade for the villages of Billington and Langho it could not authorise the event over safety concerns.

Economics

4 w. ago This woodland walk near a quiet village ends with an epic Sunday Roast

There's really nothing like an autumn woodland walk to clear the mind and soothe the soul after a busy week at work

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