A beautiful seaside town which was recently revealed as the UK’s ‘nimby capital’ is so posh that it once banned fish and chip shops. The North Essex town of Frinton-on-Sea is known for its strict council, which has kept the coastal area largely
A city in the heart of the European Union is engulfed in a “sinister atmosphere” after being caught in the midst of violent clashes between two groups. Turkish and Kurdish communities in Belgium have been at war with each other since March
While strolling through Walsall, I stumbled upon the 3 Elephants Antiques Emporium, a beacon of hope on an otherwise deserted high street. The old M&S and Debenhams stores are boarded up, and the escalators at Park Place on Park Street stand still.
A new list of the UK’s best fish and chip shops has been revealed but England has just seven. According to the new ranking by the Time Out travel magazine, the UK’s top chippy is Magpie Cafe in Whitby, Yorkshire. Chip experts
Furious local shops have banned a parish council chairman after they criticised second homeowners. Dennis Clark, 77, has been banned from entering some shops in Burnham Market, Norfolk after he criticised how many people had bought homes in a village dubbed ‘Chelsea-on-Sea’
Vacant shop and cafe fronts now line the once thriving area (Image: Manchester Evening News) Once a bustling hub, this Manchester suburb could soon be a ‘ghost town’, according to worried locals who admit they “struggle to sleep at night.” West Didsbury,
People lucky enough to live in “the UK’s most beautiful village” have shared their true feelings about the prestigious title. Locals from one of Britain’s top coastal towns, Runswick Bay, in Yorkshire, claim that the influx of second homeowners is causing house
Plans to turbo-charge housebuilding on brownfield sites so the country can tackle the housing crisis without concreting over the green belt will be unveiled this week. New laws will speed up the process for turning shops into homes. It is hoped that
One of Italy’s most beautiful cities is being “crushed by tourism”, with its historic city centre now catering only for visitors, it has been claimed. Florence welcomed almost 11 million people in 2019, according to an analysis by the Italian National Institute
Russia could threaten Britain’s fish and chip shops as Vladimir Putin threatens to rip up a treaty that allows British boats to fish in the Barents Sea. The treaty has been in place since 1956 when Britain and the then USSR agreed