18 h. ago We went to Center Parcs and paid a fortune for a naff break in tacky surroundings with a Wetherspoons feeling. Now we go to these parks instead... they're much more stylish and half the price

As I scroll through social media, while simultaneously keeping an eye on my 11-year-old and friend in a local park, a Mumsnet post catches my eye. 'Is Center Parcs a bit tacky?' it reads.

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3 d. ago Meet the van dwellers living in a beautiful Bristol park – and the locals who want them out

As tempers flare over dozens of people living in vehicles on The Downs, Alex Ross hears from van dwellers at the centre of a campaign to remove them, and the Green-led council being forced to act

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5 d. ago Exact age kids disqualify you from parent and child parking spots at supermarket

After a puzzled mum asked for advice on whether she was allowed to park in a parent and child spot at her local supermarket where the special bays are limited - experts confirm the rules

Society

1 week ago Sneak peek inside new Asian restaurant opening in Belsize Park

Sneak peek inside new Asian restaurant opening in Belsize Park  This Is Local London

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1 week ago Airdrie 1 Queen's Park 1: Mangerless Diamonds pegged back after Henderson stunner

Airdrie had to settle for a point against a familiar face in the away dugout

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1 week ago Protests at Glacier as national parks reel from Trump cuts: ‘They’ve gutted staff, gutted funding’

As Republicans tout their stewardship of public lands, Montana protesters say their park is suffering – and help is urgently neededDozens of former rangers, park volunteers, and local residents protested at the gateway to Montana’s Glacier national park on Wednesday against the staff cuts and hiring freezes that have thrown many national parks into crisis, including Glacier.Current and former staffers and watchdog groups say the cuts have meant staff are not able to keep up the facilities and infrastructure. Some say the park has been left with inadequate infrastructure and too little staff to be able to respond to emergencies. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Celtic Park won't spook us, insists Livingston winger as Lions head to Glasgow giants

Connor McLennan says Livingston have enough Premiership experience in their squad

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2 w. ago National Park enforces action against owner for unauthorised static caravan setup

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has urged for caution and escalating enforcement action as the "concerning trend" of the marketing of small plots with the "misleading potential" for a range of uses continues in the National Park.

Culture

2 w. ago ‘The Black experience is more than just London’: Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay

When Chris Martin called, the MC saw an opportunity to rep his city, pursue his goal of being rap’s next ‘king of the north’ – and expand perceptions of Black British identity‘When I say ‘Hull’, you say ‘City’! Hull  ” Chiedu Oraka grins, pointing his mic towards the middle of a near-empty recording studio. Silence – for now, at least. Next week, that pause will be filled by 20,000 voices at Craven Park stadium, where the local rapper will open Coldplay’s latest UK run of Music of the Spheres tour dates. And he is determined to make that crowd his own. “There’s going to be people there who haven’t seen me before, so I want to give them everything – new songs, old ones and a party,” he says. “I’m proper buzzing for it.”Last year, Oraka played Glastonbury, opened for Skepta at South by Southwest and supported the Brit-award-winning rapper Casisdead. But these Coldplay shows are the 37-year-old’s biggest gigs yet – and Hull’s most high-profile music events in years. The gigs ...

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2 w. ago London heatwave etiquette : How to avoid being the social pariah of your local park

We’re already hot and bothered right now, so here’s how not to be a dick at the park. Charlie Gowans-Eglinton has your guide

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2 w. ago Worried residents watch on as 'travellers take over local park'

The group appeared to revel in the hot weather as locals stayed clear of the beauty spot. Police and council staff have spoken to the travellers about the 'unauthorised' encampment.

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3 w. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch 'in front of child' at popular park

The woman was walking with a child when she was struck by the falling tree branch at her local country park

Events

3 w. ago Fury in iconic EU city as locals demand raising tourist tax in huge crackdown

One of the most iconic EU cities is under pressure to increase its tourist tax following outrage from locals - who argue their home is being turned into a theme park

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3 w. ago Blair Drummond Safari Park bosses brand route near attraction 'not fit for purpose' after crashes

Campaigners are calling for action to be taken to make the A84 at Blair Drummond Safari Park safer following three road crashes there in a week.

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