On June 10 at 2pm, 1944 – just days after D-Day – the notorious Nazi SS Das Reich regiment surrounded the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and herded the villagers together. Women and children were locked in a church while the men were marched
THIS is the first picture of a man allegedly stabbed to death by a woman inside a property in a sleepy village. Police were called to the address in Baltonsborough, near Glastonbury, on Thursday following reports of a serious assault at the
There are hundreds of beautiful villages across the UK – but this one has a very significant claim to fame. Saltaire is a suburb just north of Bradford, West Yorkshire – a city which was last year named the country’s “most miserable”
The pretty English village of Godstone is under siege from a ‘catapulting epidemic’ that has seen funerals attacked and cars damaged by flying projectiles. What’s more, local wildlife has also been attacked with reports that local swans and a peacock have been among
The Army has been called out to a UK market town after a number of “suspicious items” were discovered. A giant 100m police cordon is in place in Brierley Road in Grimethorpe, Barnsley after police officers raided a house shortly after 7am
A beautiful little seaside village in Yorkshire has been named second best in the UK. Runswick Bay is a fishing village on the coast of North Yorkshire. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its picturesque buildings and beach. It has
From sunken boats to hidden treasures, deep waters can hide all kinds of mysteries. But one Italian lake takes that to new extremes – as it conceals an entire village. Lake Resia, in the north of the country, is perhaps best known
A pretty seaside village known for its picturesque harbour, historic architecture, and maritime heritage is named among the best in the country. Portsoy, a charming coastal village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland is often called a “Cornwall without the crowds”. The seaside village
The county of Cambridgeshire, home to a plethora of picturesque villages with roots tracing back to the Anglo-Saxon and Ancient Roman periods, also harbours some abandoned or forgotten settlements over the centuries. These historical places were once bustling with life hundreds of
Northleigh village (Image: JONATHAN BUCKMASTER ) We’ve heard a lot of talk from Government about levelling up. However, for some of our most rural communities, this simply has not materialised in relation to broadband. Access to the internet is essential to our