16 h. ago Historic pub in tiny Scots village announces shock closure after 200 years

A HISTORIC pub in a tiny Scottish village has closed after more than 200 years. The Cross Keys in Ancrum, Jedburgh, has been welcoming locals and tourists through its doors for two centuries. The Scottish Borders boozer serves up classic pub grub including fish and chips, pies and burgers. Punters can wash down their scran...

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27 h. ago Villagers fear trucks rattling down their road after pub transformation plans

“No one has a problem with offices but we don’t want the HGVs"

Transport

40 h. ago 'I thought a plane had crashed': What it's like to live above the epicentre of an earthquake

Most of those living in the tiny village have never experienced an earthquake before. That is, until last month

Events

47 h. ago Tiny seaside village threatened by erosion is now the star location of a major new 'cold case' series

The new six-part Sky Originals thriller was filmed entirely in the UK – and stars Yellowstone's Kelly Reilly.

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3 d. ago Perfectly preserved village where you can see remains of 13th

Heptonstall is a tiny village with stunning 13th-century church remains and beautiful cobbled streets that were once the location of the early stages of the English Civil War in 1643.

Politics

3 d. ago Pretty hilltop village perfect for a day trip – just an hour away from Manchester

The tiny village has beautiful cobbled streets, a 13th-century church ruins, and is home to Sylvia Plath's grave.

Politics

4 d. ago Andy Burnham piles pressure on Rachel Reeves to 'rebalance' taxes on the high street after Chancellor refuses to extend rate bail out beyond pubs despite fear of mass closures

The Greater Manchester mayor, a former Cabinet minister and possible challenger to Keir Starmer, said changes were needed as part of wider reform that includes revaluing council tax.

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5 d. ago Construction of new Paisley Grammar School 'on time' and 'on budget' as Renfrewshire Council issues update

Local authority confirms job is scheduled to be finished by this summer, with large parts of interior progressing to completion.

Economics

6 d. ago Publishers fear AI search summaries and chatbots mean ‘end of traffic era’

Media bosses expect web referrals to plunge and want journalists to emulate content creators, report findsMedia companies expect web traffic to their sites from online searches to plummet over the next three years, as AI summaries and chatbots change the way consumers use the internet.An overwhelming majority are also planning to encourage their journalists to behave more like YouTube and TikTok content creators this year, as short-form video and audio content continues to boom. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Woman couldn't unsee tilers glaring mistake outside front door

A woman renovating a home in the North West received a picture of the finished job her tiler completed, but she couldn't unsee the mistake he had made without realising

Politics

1 week ago ‘It’s not going to do us any favours’: Rural pubs fear stricter drink

The drink-drive limit may be reduced to 22 micrograms in England and Wales, bringing those nations into line with Scotland

Politics

1 week ago I ate at a tiny restaurant in a Welsh village and had some of the best Mexican food this side of the Atlantic

Neighbourhood restaurant El Cabrón taqueria has been open for a few months but their tacos have been around for a few years

Society

1 week ago Scots village hit by SECOND earthquake in days after residents rocked by ‘explosion’

A TINY Scots village was hit by a SECOND earthquake in just days after residents were rocked by an "explosion". Acharacle on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, in the Highlands, was hit by tremors on Sunday. The remote part of the Scottish Highlands was hit by an earthquake for the second time in less than two weeks...

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1 week ago Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescueIn the tiny seaside village of Pacific Grove, California, there’s no escaping the monarch butterfly.Here, butterfly murals abound: one splashes across the side of a hotel, another adorns a school. As for local businesses, there’s the Monarch Pub, the Butterfly Grove Inn, even Monarch Knitting (a local yarn shop). And every fall, the small city hosts a butterfly parade, where local elementary school children dress up in butterfly costumes. The city’s municipal code even declares it an unlawful act to “molest or interfere” with monarchs in any way, with a possible fine of $1,000. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago The tiny village where pubs fear they're about to be 'finished off completely'

'How are we supposed to function as normal when people can't get to us?'

Politics

2 w. ago I visited the tiny Cornish fishing village from famous TV show – with treasure hunting and no crowds

WITH its tiny, twisty streets that lead to the harbour, there’s something magical about the small Cornish fishing village that is the setting for ITV’s Doc Martin.   The TV series, set in stunning Port Isaac, aired its final episode in 2022 but its legacy lives on.   Daily tours take in some of the most famous landmarks and...

Culture

2 w. ago ‘Terry Jones tried to eat the studio’s pet goldfish!’ The tiny village TV station that became a 90s smash hit

When the people of Waddington teamed up to broadcast self-written soap operas, horoscopes and magic tricks, little did they know it would be the most successful channel in the world – despite the chaos behind the cameras‘What a cock-up!” Those were the words that ended the first broadcast on the world’s tiniest TV station. Hours earlier, four young locals had been wrangled into being live presenters at their quiet village Sunday school. Despite dead air and awkward line delivery, it was the poor transmission quality that made the stars – Michelle Hornby (31), Jonathan Brown (27), James Warburton (25) and Deborah Cowking (21) – apologise and cut the inaugural broadcast. But Cowking, not realising they were still on air, slipped past the censors and summed up the evening’s vibe perfectly: chaotic, amateur and unrelentingly British.This was The Television Village – a first-of-its-kind social experiment from 1990 that had the Lancashire village of Waddington “watch, make and become” tel...

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4 w. ago Dave Chisnall crashes out of PDC world darts in thriller against Pietreczko

Chisnall out despite hitting 11 180s in 3-2 defeatDirk van Duijvenbode and Motomu Sakai bow outDave Chisnall was dumped out of the PDC world championship by Ricardo Pietreczko despite hitting 11 180s in an Alexandra Palace thriller. Chisnall, the No 21 seed, paid the price for double trouble and missed a match dart in the final set when it seemed the Englishman would complete a remarkable recovery.Pietreckzko capitalised on Chisnall’s poor finishing to win the first two sets, but the 2021 semi-finalist stormed back to level with some extraordinary scoring. Chisnall took a 2-1 lead in the final set with a 113 finish but then missed double 16 for a match-sealing 143 checkout. Continue reading...

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