28 h. ago Pretty little seaside town is so nice the locals don't want tourists to know about it

Cap Ferret in France has been named one of the best beach towns in Europe, but locals in the area will not want tourists to know about it - it's easy to see why

Politics

61 h. ago Plans to convert empty units into migrant housing in deprived Hampshire town are axed after furious local protests

The Home Office planned to relocate 35 asylum seekers to a new development in Waterlooville, Hampshire, in a bid to lower the numbers in hotels.

Events

66 h. ago The wealthy seaside town where locals say it's become a begging hotspot

The area might be loved by wealthier residents and retirees - but it's lined with beggars, say locals

Politics

5 d. ago Furious Bournemouth locals set up 'vigilante' force after beach brawl and murder

Frustrated by a string of crimes in their seaside town, locals in Bournemouth have taken matters into their own hands, setting up a volunteer 'force' - but critics call it a 'vigilante' group

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5 d. ago Furious locals set up 'vigilante' army in 'Wild West' seaside town overrun by feral yobs, sex predators and murders

When temperatures hit the mid-30s last month, brawls broke out in broad daylight, while a woman in her late teens was raped in a beachside public toilet just days later leading to the arrest of a man.

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6 d. ago Massive cruise ships dwarfs Cornish town... as it adds a THIRD to the population by disgorging with tourists

Residents of Fowey, a harbour town in Cornwall with a population of just 2240, were left fuming this week after the colossal Amera cruise ship docked in their tiny port.

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6 d. ago Locals hit out at the 'disgusting' massive cruise ships they say are over

Residents of Fowey, a harbour town in Cornwall with a population of just 2240, were left fuming this week after the colossal Amera cruise ship docked in their tiny port.

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7 d. ago Naked 'gimp mask' man leaves upmarket UK town baffled as locals say what they really think

WARNING, EXPLICIT CONTENT: Locals have been left in shock after the sleepy seaside resort was rocked by the presence of a naked man walking around its leafy streets in just a gimp mask, who is feared to be still at large

Politics

8 d. ago Is this REALLY Britain's most boring seaside town? Visitors blast picturesque holiday hotspot... but locals say they're wrong

The pollsters blamed a lack of glitzy attractions such as casinos, water parks, and other all weather entertainment venues for the poor scores.

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3 w. ago Charli XCX's wedding reception 'had 20 guests, £8 martinis and everyone walked'

Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel reportedly tied the knot in a private ceremony at Hackney Town Hall on Saturday before heading to a local Italian restaurant and bar

Economics

3 w. ago The ghost town centre with more abandoned shops than nearly every city in the UK as locals blame drug addicts, high rents... and EACH OTHER

The West Yorkshire district has more empty shops than nearly every other city in the UK and double those in London and Cambridge, according to a new think tank study.

Events

3 w. ago The kindness of strangers: I was five years old when a woman I’ll never know gave me an extravagant doll

As a child of refugees I rarely enjoyed the thrill of a new toy. She must have noticed the longing in my eyesRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesWhen I was very young, my family and I emigrated from Albania to Melbourne. As a child of refugees settling in Australia after the second world war, I experienced the searing poverty that myriads of displaced people dealt with as they tried to rebuild lives in far away, unfamiliar places. As a result, my brothers and sisters and I very rarely enjoyed the magic and thrill that come when a child gets a new toy.One day – I must have been no more than five – I was wandering through the local town hall with my mother. Some sort of fair was in full swing and I happened upon a table where, for a mere penny, I could try my luck to win a doll. I didn’t have a penny, but I did have a fervent wish to have a doll – particularly the beautiful one with the gloriously extravagant light blue dress! Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hipsters and tourists love our town because it's covered in graffiti: It's making us depressed and our local businesses are broken

It was once a booming industrial sector of east London surrounded by social housing estates home to humble working-class Cockney families.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town

A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in TomelillaIn a small town in Sweden, the local authority is carrying out an unusual experiment.In 2021 one of the team had been reading an article about the concept of doughnut economics – a circular way of thinking about the way we use resources – and he brought it up. “I just mentioned it casually at a meeting, as a tool to evaluate our new quality of life programme, and it grew from there,” says Stefan Persson, Tomelilla’s organisational development manager. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Small Canadian town reels after teen boy allegedly assaults eight

Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boyA small rural community in Canada is reeling after police said the horrific attack of an eight-year-old girl was not caused by an animal, as they had suspected, but allegedly by a teenage boy who they have now charged with attempted murder.The residents of Quadeville, a town of a few hundred people in southern Ontario, are questioning local law enforcement’s handling of the case after officials initially told them to keep their children indoors to protect them against a possible offending animal. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago I've moved from LA to Italy to renovate a £23,000 crumbling medieval house with 17 rooms

Kiki Leigh, from Winnipeg, Canada, was stunned by the local property market when she came across a tiny Italian town called Mussomeli, where historic homes were going for 'the price of a handbag'.

Economics

last month Fury over John Lewis plans to build hundreds of new flats in their town: Locals say they are 'already overwhelmed with plush new tower blocks and gridlocked streets'

Locals in the commuter town of Reading, Berkshire, have hit back at the retail giant's latest proposal to turn a former distribution warehouse into high-quality rental homes.

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