7 h. ago Owners of hotel fail in attempts to silence Welsh town's famous clock

The owners wrote to the local council after a number of their visitors raised concerns. But the town council has rejected a request for the clock to be silenced at certain times of the day

Events

11 h. ago Edinburgh Festivals Diary: Spot the famous spouse as new shows come to town

Spot the celebrity at new shows starting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Culture

41 h. ago Charming Cornish town often ignored for more popular neighbour named among 'best in UK'

This Cornwall town is often overlooked for its famous neighbour, but with an impressive seawater lido and tranquil beaches it is finally attracting the interest and intrigue it deserves

Culture

4 d. ago Locals living in one of Britain's most famous tourist towns with two million visitors a year say its high street is in 'decline' as shops lay vacant for 15 years

More than two million visitors make a pilgrimage to this town every year as they pay homage to the birth place of the most celebrated playwright in history.

Economics

7 d. ago Popular Ayrshire hotel under new ownership after keys officially handed over

The venue had been owned by the RAD Hotel Group since 2008.

Politics

8 d. ago Vulture by Phoebe Greenwood review – a caustic satire on war reporting in the Middle East

A journalist pursues headline-making scoops whatever the cost to those in the conflict zone in this astute and darkly humorous debut novel by a former foreign correspondent‘Middle East on Fire: Israel positions tanks on Gaza border.” Journalist Phoebe Greenwood’s debut novel follows Sara Byrne, a freelance journalist in Gaza in 2012, who is reporting for a “pretty rightwing” British newspaper. Staying at the Beach Hotel, which is occupied exclusively by “middle-aged foreign correspondents”, she jostles with other reporters for stories while maintaining less-than-cordial relations with her fixer, Nasser. It could almost be a comedy of manners, with sketches of staff members and scenes from the hotel lobby. But it isn’t because, as the hotel owner puts it, “Gaza is a prison in non-stop war”.Vulture is a caustic study of what it means to report from a conflict, and particularly relevant to the current moment. It’s a knowing portrait by Greenwood, who was a freelance reporter in Je...

Events

3 w. ago Overlooked Welsh town has world beating attraction too many people have never seen

The picturesque town is famous for its International Eisteddfod, but there's so much more to discover in and around Llangollen - from a 'stream in the sky' to white water rapids

Politics

3 w. ago Historic Manchester pub and hotel taken over by new owners with bold revamp

'We want to make sure it's back to being the iconic pub that it once was'

Politics

3 w. ago I paid £18 for fish and chips in famous UK seaside town — two words sum it up

The takeaway and restaurant is right on the seafront

Economics

4 w. ago Cause of fire at beauty spot hotel released as road set to be closed for weeks

The owners of the hotel have issued a fresh update about the its future while the fire service has disclosed what caused the fire

Events