The new film ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ based on the bestselling book, focusses on Guernsey’s experience during WW2. Indeed the Channel Islands were the only British territories to be occupied by the Nazis and it was a tough time. Food was short, communications were limited and nobody knew what the future might hold.
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Guernsey and Alderney – Channel Islands at War
19/06/2018 .Unmissable Insider guide to Jersey
15/05/2018 .Andy Mossack offers his insider guide to Jersey
Read the full story hereInsider Guide to Rye and East Sussex. Discover their hidden gems.
08/05/2018 .Coloin Hockley provides his brilliasnt insider guide to Rye and East Sussex, uncovering all kinds of cool stops.
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28/03/2018 .For today’s visitors, Orkney is a charming and beguiling place; charismatic, enthralling, enlightening, and tantalisingly close to the Scottish mainland, just 10 miles away.
Read the full story hereUp Helly Aa. Discover Shetland’s Fire Festival.
05/02/2018 .A hundred years from now, Shetland’s fire festival, Up Helly Aa, will be the stuff of legend.
Read the full story hereThe Piece Hall. Halifax’s Classical Georgian Cultural heart.
03/09/2017 .Stuart Forster visits the Piece Hall in Halifax following its re-opening.
Read the full story hereSunderland International Airshow
25/07/2017 .Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest free-to-visit air shows. The long-established event is held over a weekend each July.
Read the full story hereExploring North Wales by Rail
13/07/2017 .This tiny area of Wales is home to probably the highest concentration of narrow and standard gauge steam train lines in the UK. Rupert Parker climbs on board.
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26/04/2017 .The GWR First Class Lounge at London Paddington is unseasonably quiet for a Thursday morning as we wait for our direct train to Newton Abbot in south Devon. More than enough time to take advantage of a cup of tea and some fresh fruit and pastries.
Read the full story hereMore Secret Skye
28/01/2017 .Following on from his first Secret Sky piece, Terry Marsh opens the lid on more Secret Skye locations on the wonderful Isle of Sky.
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