May 20 2013 Latest news:

Weather

Overcast

Overcast

max temp: 19°C

min temp: 12°C

Five-day forecast

Latest

Titanic Spa Swimming Pool

Titanic Spa is First Class

I hadn’t been on a spa break for years until my recent visit to the Titanic Spa, located near Huddersfield on the edge of the Pennines. What to expect? Would this be a relaxing weekend, or was it going to be more of a boot camp? What would the food be like and were portions going to be more healthy than satisfying? And would I come away feeling revitalised, or just a bit middle-aged and achy?

Read full story »

Titanic Spa Swimming Pool

Top 10 Readers' Photographs - Black and White

Check out this week's top 10 readers' photos...

Read full story »

Pump Rooms

Changing Rooms

Next year sees the bi-centenary of the Royal Baths and Pump Rooms, the flagship building in the heart of Leamington Spa.

Read full story »

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

Festival fever...

No matter what books bulge from readers’ shelves − novels, thrillers, crime fiction, gardening books, recipe books, biographies or autobiographies − the programme for the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival has something to spark their interest and enthusiasm.

Read full story »

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

Top 10 Readers' Photographs - Sunsets

Check out this week's top 10 readers' photos...

Read full story »

Places

Pump Rooms

Changing Rooms

Next year sees the bi-centenary of the Royal Baths and Pump Rooms, the flagship building in the heart of Leamington Spa.

Read full story »

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

Festival fever...

No matter what books bulge from readers’ shelves − novels, thrillers, crime fiction, gardening books, recipe books, biographies or autobiographies − the programme for the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival has something to spark their interest and enthusiasm.

Read full story »

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

Launch precis of 2013 Stratford Literary Festival

The 6th Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival kicks off on 21st April for two weeks of authors events, fascinating panel discussions, creative writing workshops, getting published clinics, and even a literary/film quiz

Read full story »

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

The Royal Pump Rooms of Leamington Spa

The history of the Pump Rooms is inextricably linked to the changing fortunes of Royal Leamington Spa. Today it's a building rich in art and culture, just like the town itself. Jane Haynes reports

Read full story »

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

Pretty as a picture - Essex landscapes inspire artists

The beautiful landscapes of Essex have long been an inspiration to artists, and continue to be so today and art lovers will find both its vistas and its galleries captivating...

Read full story »

Events

Shakespeare 445th birthday celebrations in Stratford upon Avon, Photo: John James

Festival fever...

No matter what books bulge from readers’ shelves − novels, thrillers, crime fiction, gardening books, recipe books, biographies or autobiographies − the programme for the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival has something to spark their interest and enthusiasm.

Read full story »

Wildlife

Spotlight on countryside deer

Spotlight on countryside deer

We are all so used to scary stories in the media about vanishing wildlife that it comes as a bit of a surprise to find one group of species which is thriving in today's countryside: deer...

Read full story »

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

Local Search 24
Looking for a:
Location:
Search radius: