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• 23/07/08 07:49

  Edinburgh Military Tattoo reveals line-up
  

  The city of Edinburgh is gearing up for one of its most popular Festival events - the Military Tattoo.Each year, the sell-out show, set against the magnificent backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, captivates some 200,000 spectators and this year's event promises to shine with a number of talented acts, as well as a specially-commissioned fanfare - Op Corporate - to open every show.....

  
  

• 22/07/08 07:48

  Vettriano rescues Welsh art gallery with donation
  

  Scottish artist Jack Vettriano has donated a new drawing to the Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw gallery in Pwllheli, North Wales.'Beautiful Dreamer' will be auctioned, along with 11 other works by artists and celebrities, in the hopes that enough money will be raised to save the gallery - one of the oldest in Wales - from closure.....

  
  

• 21/07/08 07:00

  Liverpool Tall Ships Festival to end in parade
  

  The world famous Tall Ships Festival in Liverpool will end in a parade today as the 60 vessels taking part in the event begin a five-week race.The ships, which have been docked at Liverpool since last Friday, have been visited by an estimated 500,000 people, the BBC reports.....

  
  

• 16/07/08 05:48

  Princess Anne continues her mission to see all Scotland's lighthouses
  

  Patron of the Edinburgh-based Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) Princess Anne is continuing her quest to visit each one of the 209 working lighthouses in Scotland. The princess has reportedly visited around half of the Scottish structures: 80 as a result of her work with the NLB and an additional 20 with her husband.....

  
  

• 16/07/08 04:49

  Airship to make aerial tours of London for six weeks
  

  This summer a 246ft long airship, named Star Over London, will take to the skies to offer trips over the capital for six weeks. Britain's first ever commercial airship will cruise over the city of London for up to five hours a day and is able to carry up to 12 passengers at a time, plus two crew members.....

  
  

• 15/07/08 04:48

  Highland film festival receives worldwide attention
  

  A small film festival that is to be held in Nairn in the north of Scotland has seized worldwide attention, according to the BBC. The Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams, which will take place in a former bingo hall, will feature a variety of Scottish films and will run from 15 to 23 August.....

  
  

• 15/07/08 04:13

  Fairford air show could move venue next year
  

  The International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire could switch venues next year after the event was cancelled due to bad weather conditions earlier this month.100,000 tickets will be refunded by the organisers, who were forced to abandon the air show at the last minute because of heavy rain.....

  
  

• 14/07/08 03:37

  Tower Bridge to undergo £4m restoration
  

  London's Tower Bridge is set to undergo a three-year restoration in which its withering exterior will be stripped to reveal an original framework. This will be the first time the Tower Bridge has seen any such restoration in its 114-year history.....

  
  

• 11/07/08 03:25

  T in the Park to draw 80,000 to Kinross
  

  T in the Park kicks off this evening, with 180 acts taking to the stage in Balado, in Perth and Kinross until Sunday night. Main stage headliners The Verve, Rage Against the Machine and REM will join the likes of Amy Winehouse, The Fratellis, The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers to entertain more than 80,000 fans each day.....

  
  

• 09/07/08 02:25

  Plans to turn Liverpool into a world-class port revealed
  

  A strategy to revamp Liverpool's port and turn the city into an international gateway have been revealed.The Mersey Partnership (TMP) has set out a plan to transform the Liverpool city region into a world-class port similar to Dubai or Singapore, according to the BBC.....

  
  

• 08/07/08 01:49

  Great Yorkshire Show opens today
  

  More than 100,000 visitors are expected to visit the Great Yorkshire Show, which opens today. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the Great Yorkshire Show is hoping for a successful run after a poor turnout in 2007.....

  
  

• 07/07/08 01:36

  Artists to revamp Inverness cityscape
  

  Four artists have been selected from a catalogue of over 70 applicants to create a new artwork in Inverness.The proposal will see a £70, 000 facelift for the city's Ramada Hotel on Church Street, as part of the Inverness Old Town Art project - a £6 million scheme to improve Inverness' streetscape.....

  
  

• 04/07/08 00:48

  Edinburgh Zoo to be part of Fringe act
  

  Edinburgh Zoo is getting involved in this year's Fringe Festival with an unusual attraction - it will be adding humans to its collection of wild and exotic animals.Five performers will spend 11 days living in an animal enclosure in a show that aims to display the behaviour of humans when being held as captive animals.....

  
  

• 27/06/08 08:36

  Thousands expected to congregate in Blackpool for National Veterans Day
  

  The third National Veterans Day celebrations will take place in Blackpool today, Friday 27 June. where thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the work of the UK's armed forces.....

  
  

• 26/06/08 08:24

  Music revellers descend on a mud-free Glastonbury
  

  The UK's most anticipated summer music festival, Glastonbury, yesterday threw its doors open to 20,000-30,000 revellers, who have begun pitching their tents in anticipation of the festivities.The remaining 100,000 Glastonbury attendees are expected to descend on Worthy Farm in Somerset, the festival's traditional venue, over the course of the next two days.....

  
  

• 24/06/08 07:00

  First veteran's themed festival to kick-off in Stirling
  

  Sunday will bring the opening of the UK's first veteran-themed film festival, which is taking place in Stirling. The festival will run until the sixth of July and is part of Stirling Council's fortnight of celebrations for Veteran's Day.....

  
  

• 24/06/08 06:37

  "Living artwork" to adorn Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth
  

  Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley has won the opportunity to exhibit his latest artistic initiative - a "living sculpture" that will be displayed in London's Trafalgar Square 24 hours a day for 100 days. Each hour will showcase a member of the public, who will be elevated onto Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth to become a part of the sculpture, which Gormley has named The One and the Other.....

  
  

• 20/06/08 06:00

  Dundee Literary Festival to attract thousands this weekend
  

  Dundee is expecting book lovers to descend upon the city in their thousands this weekend for the Dundee Literary Festival.In its second year, this year's festival features guests such as Ian Rankin, James Kelman and Rosamunde Pilcher and promises to demonstrate that Dundee is capable of enjoying culture as much as Scotland's more traditional festival cities, like Edinburgh.....

  
  

• 18/06/08 05:01

  Edinburgh Film Festival to get underway tonight
  

  The 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival will be launched tonight, marking the first time that the festival will take place in a month other than August since its conception in 1947.This evening's opening night gala will see the World premiere of The Edge of Love, a biopic about Dylan Thomas written by Glasgow-born playwright Sharman MacDonald.....

  
  

• 17/06/08 04:36

  Scotland plans 10-month festival of 'all things Scottish'
  

  Homecoming Scotland 2009, a 10-month long festival of all things Scottish, has been unveiled by the Scottish government.The landmark event, announced by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond at Edinburgh Castle yesterday, will coincide with the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns and will feature more than 100 events across the country.....

  
  

• 16/06/08 04:24

  South Scotland gallery to host Bob Dylan artworks
  

  A rare collection of paintings by legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is to be showcased by a small gallery in the south of Scotland.The Breeze Art Gallery in Peebles is one of only two Scottish establishments hosting an exclusive collection of artwork created by Dylan between 1989 and 1992, the BBC reported.....

  
  

• 13/06/08 03:37

  Proposals to restore south Wales town 'jewel' revealed to public
  

  Restoration proposals for a popular Pontypridd park will be made available for public viewing this week.According to the BBC, an exhibition featuring plans for Ynysangharad Park, can be seen at Market Street in Pontypridd, south Wales, on Friday 13 June, at the park itself on Saturday 14 and at the local library from Monday.....

  
  

• 10/06/08 02:36

  Trump wants to build "world's greatest golf course"
  

  US tycoon Donald Trump, who claimed he wanted to build the "world's greatest golf course" in Aberdeenshire, has rejected accusations that he did so in order to justify building it on environmentally susceptible land in an inquiry today.The inquiry, requested by Scottish ministers in Holyrood, Edinburgh, was launched in reaction to an Aberdeenshire Council's refusal of Trump's plans on the grounds that the land for his proposed golf course included sand dunes, which are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).....

  
  

• 09/06/08 01:36

  Swansea to host exclusive Dylan Thomas memorabilia display
  

  An exclusive display of memorabilia from the upcoming Dylan Thomas film, The Edge of Love, will open in the Welsh town of Swansea. According to the BBC, the Dylan Thomas Centre - already home to the largest collection of work associated with the poet in the world - will benefit from the inclusion of costumes, storyboards, and graphics from the making of the film.....

  
  

• 05/06/08 00:48

  Edinburgh Fringe Festival to unveil its 2008 line-up
  

  The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is announcing its new programme today - featuring more shows than ever.In an advance preview, the Scotsman reports that this year's line up features a number of innovative new productions, including a one-man recreation of the Glastonbury festival experience and a drama based on "black box" transcripts of aircraft emergencies.....

  
  

• 02/06/08 09:36

  Perthshire Archaeology Month gets underway
  

  The hidden secrets of Perthshire's past will be revealed in the next few weeks, as June sees the start of the Perthshire Archaeology Month.The event first took place in 2003 when it lasted only a week, but the popularity of the Perthshire, event has resulted in its expansion to a full month.....

  
  

• 22/05/08 06:01

  Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations feeling the pinch
  

  Edinburgh's world renowned Hogmanay celebrations are to come under scrutiny, as its organisers aim to save money after overspending last year.Officials have reportedly recommended that the winter festivities budget should be scaled down for 2008.....

  
  

• 20/05/08 05:24

  Government considers new Bank Holiday to celebrate Armed Forces
  

  The British government is considering establishing a new Bank Holiday, in a move to bring society and the Armed Forces closer together.According to The Times, the recommendation was made in an official report drawn up by Quentin Davies, a Labour MP for Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire, after he was asked by Gordon Brown to explore the ways in which the relationship between the military and civilians could be improved.....

  
  

• 16/05/08 03:36

  Boris calls on Olympics to 'help entire city'
  

  London's new mayor, Boris Johnson, has expressed his feelings that the 2012 Olympic Games should benefit the entire capital.According to Mr Johnson, the event, which will be set in east London, should be part of a "boom" in renewed sporting energy and activity across the city.....

  
  

• 14/05/08 02:37

  Manchester prepares for Uefa Cup Final
  

  The Uefa Cup Final against Zenit St Petersburg has drawn thousands of Rangers fans to Manchester.By tonight's kick off at the City of Manchester Stadium, up to 100,000 fans from both sides will grace the city.....

  
  

• 13/05/08 02:36

  Britons soak up sun during hottest May on record
  

  People across Britain have been enjoying the hottest May since meteorological records began in 1772, according to the Telegraph.The Central England Temperature (CET), which is the world's oldest available instrumental record of temperature, reports that the average temperature for the first ten days of May was 14.....

  
  

• 12/05/08 02:01

  London Olympics site could be "too small"
  

  Greenwich Park, which will play host to equestrian events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, has been dubbed "too small" by local campaigners and leading equestrian figures.The Telegraph states that those protesting against the use of the 180-acre site at the London Olympics object claim that 20, 000 people would find it difficult to fit in the park, while many three-day equestrian events typically attract much larger crowds.....

  
  

• 07/05/08 00:36

  Royals to attend army fundraising show
  

  Princes William and Harry are to attend a fundraising spectacle being held by the armed forces today outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.The City Salute event - which will involve navy bands, a fly-past and ceremonial troops - is being held in order to raise funds for a new swimming pool and gym at Headley Court, an army rehabilitation centre in Surrey.....

  
  

• 06/05/08 00:25

  Summer auction of LS Lowry paintings announced
  

  Christie's in London will be selling recently resurfaced paintings by popular British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry in June.According to the BBC, the sale of 20th Century British art on June 6 2008 will see several Lowry paintings up for grabs, including four of his major works which have a total estimated value of £2.....

  
  

• 02/05/08 09:36

  New Banksy addition to London’s underground art scene
  

  Elusive street artist Banksy has organized a London exhibition with a difference. Eschewing conventional art galleries, Banksy's exhibition will take place in one of the Capital's many railway tunnels.....

  
  

• 01/05/08 09:25

  'Screen Wales' gives Welsh tourism a boost
  

  Welsh tourism has received an unexpected boost from a website that allows people to upload their own videos on life in Wales.The Wrexham-based site, Screen Wales, was set up three months ago and follows a similar premise to the online video sharing YouTube, according to the BBC.....

  
  

• 30/04/08 09:01

  "Monumental" Carmina Burana coming to O2 Arena
  

  A new production of Carmina Burana, classical music composer Carl Orff's most celebrated piece, will be coming to the O2 Arena in January 2009.The O2 Arena, located in the former Millennium Dome, has a capacity of 18, 000.....

  
  

• 29/04/08 08:25

  Glastonbury reveals eclectic line-up for 2008
  

  The Guardian revealed the official line-up for Glastonbury 2008 today, and it looks to be diverse collection of musicians.Headliner Jay-Z will be joined by an eclectic mix of performers - ranging from Cardiff favourite Shakin' Stevens to England's Fatboy Slim.....

  
  

• 15/04/08 03:01

  Plastic pigs descend on Bath
  

  The city of Bath will be adorned with 100 fibreglass sculptures of pigs throughout the summer, as part of a public art project designed to raise awareness of the city's history.Famous for its stately Georgian buildings and Roman Baths, the life-size, white coloured plastic swine are sure to make a quirky addition to the streets of Bath.....

  
  

• 14/04/08 02:01

  Athletes and fundraisers complete London Marathon in style
  

  The 28th London Marathon was completed with typical aplomb by a mixture of athletes, celebrities and citizen fundraisers.The weather was mixed for the marathon but the 35,000 participants ran valiantly on through bursts of chilly rain.....

  
  

• 11/04/08 01:36

  Glastonbury raised £73 million in 2007
  

  A recent survey commissioned by Mendip District Council has found that the Glastonbury Festival generated over £73 million last year.The 177, 5000 people that attended Glastonbury 2007 spent an estimated total of £52.....

  
  

• 10/04/08 01:25

  Edinburgh Royal Museum to celebrate revamp
  

  Edinburgh's Royal Museum plans to celebrate its £46.4 million revamp with a series of special events over the last weekend of April.....

  
  

• 04/04/08 09:24

  Olympic Torch relay to reach London on Sunday
  

  The Olympic torch relay will reach London this Sunday, with police on full alert for disruption by people protesting against the Chinese government's actions in Tibet. The torch will make its way through ten London boroughs, from Wembley to Greenwich, with tens of thousands of people expected to attend.....

  
  

• 03/04/08 08:36

  Loch Ness sees Scotland's first inland lifeboat
  

  The launch of a new lifeboat service in the north of Scotland has been announced. The new craft, operated by the RNLI, will provide Scotland's first inland lifeboat service.....

  
  

• 02/04/08 08:13

  Royal Highland Show centre could be "Scotland's O2 Arena"
  

  Officials in Edinburgh have finally seen what the new Royal Highland Show centre will look like.The National Showground will be placed in a new £275 million home, according to the Scotsman, which is based in Ingliston, near Edinburgh Airport.....

  
  

• 02/04/08 07:49

  RAF celebrates 90th birthday in style in London
  

  The RAF celebrated its 90th birthday in memorable fashion yesterday with a spectacular flight display by the Red Arrows over Central London.Crowds gathered along the Millennium Bridge as the world famous jets paraded across the skies, leaving behind them bright trails of red, white and blue.....

  
  

• 28/03/08 06:36

  Edinburgh festival talent fostered with £6m fund
  

  A new fund aimed at fostering Scottish talent has been announced by the Scottish Government.£6 million has been allocated by the Scottish Government to boost native talent at Edinburgh's festivals and allow quality Scottish work to be seen by international audiences.....

  
  

• 18/03/08 02:13

  Britons revel in St Patrick's Day celebrations
  

  Many cities in the UK chose to celebrate St Patrick's Day early this year, as Irish parades and festivals across the country took place on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March, rather than the usual date of 17 March.On Sunday, Birmingham played host to what some called the third largest St Patrick's Day parade in the world, after Dublin and New York.....

  
  

• 17/03/08 02:01

  Glasgow's Commonwealth Games to be "most sustainable sports event ever"
  

  Sustainability appears to be at the top of the agenda for the organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Speaking at the Ramblers' Association Scotland annual meeting in Stirling, Derek Casey, the interim chief executive of the 2014 games, claimed that the event had the potential to be the most sustainable sports event in history.....

  
  

• 17/03/08 01:48

  2012 Olympic stadium will rival Hyde Park
  

  The designers of London's 2012 Olympic Stadium have claimed that the site will be "east London's equivalent of Hyde Park".A 270-acre park moulded from the Olympic stadium is set to open in 2014 as the largest public park to be established in Britain for more than a century.....

  
  

• 12/03/08 09:49

  Stirling gallery to host rare Da Vinci artworks
  

  The Stirling Smith gallery in Stirling has been announced as the only Scottish venue to host an upcoming touring exhibition of rare Da Vinci artworks in celebration of Prince Charles' 60th birthday later this year. According to the BBC, the drawings are considered to be among the finest created by the Renaissance master.....

  
  

• 11/03/08 09:00

  Organisers to save Cheltenham Festival in face of gales
  

  The fate of this year's Cheltenham Festival was left in doubt yesterday after the world famous racecourse was hit by heavy storms that plagued the south of England.According to The Telegraph, organisers of the annual National Hunt Festival were working to repair heavy storm damage to one of the event's hospitality marquees, which was blown over by 50mph winds.....

  
  

• 30/01/08 06:49

  Italy-Ireland match kicks off Six Nations
  

  The RBS Six Nations rugby tournament gets underway this weekend. The first fixture is Italy v Ireland on Saturday at 2pm, followed at 4.....

  
  

• 30/01/08 06:17

  Blackpool illuminations light up January sales
  

  Blackpool Council held a January sale with a difference today, auctioning off some of the resort's famous illuminations to the highest bidder. The sell-off, the first of its kind to be open to both private buyers and the public, comes as the council updates its collection of attractions for the annual Blackpool Festival of Light.....

  
  

• 23/01/08 04:44

  Royal Hall reopened by Prince
  

  Harrogate's restored Royal Hall has been officially reopened by the Prince of Wales. The Hall, one of the region's most prestigious buildings, was built in 1903 to a design by renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham.....

  
  

• 16/01/08 04:26

  Gateshead to celebrate Angel's birthday
  

  Gateshead is to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Angel of the North with a year-long programme of events, and one special photograph. The sculpture, which can be seen from the A1, the East Coast Mainline and even from space, was officially "born" on 14 February 1998.....

  
  

• 11/01/08 01:07

  Liverpool kicks off Capital of Culture year
  

  Liverpool will this evening celebrate becoming Capital of Culture 2008, with an official opening party that features more than 600 performers. The party, on St George's Plateau, is the start of a year-long celebration of the city's cultural contributions, which range across literature, music and the arts.....

  
  

• 07/01/08 05:09

  Exotic visitors flock to UK
  

  Winter may not seem like the right time for exotic visitors to the UK, but this winter has seen an unprecedented arrival – in the form of small, white herons. Cattle egrets have long been a familiar sight around the Mediterranean, but have until recently been only occasional visitors to the UK.....

  
  

• 31/12/07 03:30

  New Year's Eve parties on
  

  Hundreds of thousands of revellers are due to take to the streets for tonight's New Year's Eve celebrations across the UK. The biggest event is due to be London's world-famous fireworks display, centred on the London Eye.....

  
  

• 27/12/07 03:36

  Mud fans head to Maldon
  

  Those looking for an unusual spectacle to round off the year need look no further that the Mad Maldon Mud Race, which takes place on 30 December. Dozens of contestants, many in fancy dress, are set to clamber across the deep estuarine mud of the River Blackwater.....

  
  

• 24/12/07 06:21

  Thousands expected for Sunderland's Boxing Day Dip
  

  Several thousand people are expected to turn out on Wednesday for this year's Boxing Day Dip at Seaburn beach in Sunderland. The annual event is one of several held around Europe on 26 December where swimmers, many in fancy dress, brave cold sea waters to raise money for charity.....

  
  

• 19/12/07 02:46

  Liverpool prepares for year in the spotlight
  

  Liverpool will soon be showcasing its cultural assets, as its year as European Capital of Culture draws near. Liverpool 08 begins on 11 January, with The People’s Opening, a free open-air show in St George’s Plateau featuring Ringo Starr.....

  
  

• 18/12/07 05:13

  Horse-lovers in London for international show
  

  The Olympia horse show is getting underway in London. The London International Horse Show runs until Saturday 22 December at the Olympia Exhibition Halls in West London.....

  
  

• 17/12/07 05:26

  Brighton lights up "antidote to commercial excess"
  

  This year’s Burning the Clocks parade will take place in Brighton on Friday 21 December. The parade is held to mark the winter solstice, and aims to be an "antidote to the excesses of the commercial Christmas".....

  
  

• 13/12/07 05:15

  South Yorkshire garden celebrates fifth anniversary
  

  A Sheffield garden celebrates its fifth anniversary today, having already received six million visitors. The Winter Garden was built in 2002 and officially opened in 2003.....

  
  

• 11/12/07 03:22

  Christmas magic at the NEC
  

  The Magic of Christmas gets underway at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham this Friday. The festive event will see visitors greeted by a Christmas tree fairy, before being led on a performance-based journey to a "magical village".....

  
  

• 07/12/07 04:54

  Last weekend for Bath Christmas Market
  

  Bath city centre is currently hosting its annual Christmas Market, but anyone hoping to pick up that special something will need to move quickly. Festive shoppers have just two more days to take in the festive atmosphere at the market, which is located in the area between Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths.....

  
  

• 06/12/07 02:18

  Slade singer honoured in Walk of Stars
  

  Noddy Holder is the latest celebrity to be honoured on Birmingham's Walk of Stars. Holder is best known as the singer from Slade, the glam-rock band behind one of the UK's most iconic Christmas songs, Merry Xmas Everybody.....

  
  

• 05/12/07 01:09

  'Tis the season at Kew Gardens
  

  Visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are guaranteed snow this Christmas - inside a 12-metre diameter dome. The dome will give visitors an "arctic experience", complete with a "snow storm" and "northern lights".....

  
  

• 04/12/07 03:09

  Liverpool's a stage this Christmas
  

  The streets of Liverpool will be playing host to a live televised nativity play this Christmas. The hour-long production, Liverpool Nativity, can be seen on BBC3 on 16 December.....

  
  

• 03/12/07 04:56

  Christmas Deluxe transforms Covent Garden
  

  Covent Garden in London is currently hosting Christmas Deluxe, a "unique and lavish Christmas experience" – with no Santa Clauses in sight. Christmas Deluxe sees Covent Garden's cobble-stoned piazza transformed by lights for a series of events in the run-up to Christmas.....

  
  

• 03/12/07 04:10

  Tattoo tickets on sale 9 months early
  

  Tickets for the 2008 Edinburgh Military Tattoo have gone on sale today, 9 months before the three-week event is set to open. The full programme for the 59th Edinburgh Military Tattoo will not be revealed until nearer the time, but some acts are already confirmed.....

  
  

• 29/11/07 01:06

  Yuletide traditions on display at Blenheim
  

  Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire is currently dressed for Christmas. Until 9 December, the World Heritage site will be home to displays which aim to educate visitors about some of the nation's favourite seasonal traditions.....

  
  

• 28/11/07 04:34

  Foodies head to Birmingham
  

  The BBC Good Food Show is getting underway at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. The event runs until Sunday, and will give foodies the chance to see some of their favourite chefs in action.....

  
  

• 28/11/07 03:10

  Festive markets open in Manchester
  

  The annual Manchester Christmas Markets are now open, offering visitors and residents an unusual Christmas shopping experience. Organisers say that the markets, in which traditional wooden chalets house the stalls, have proven so popular in previous years that they are now running in five city centre locations.....

  
  

• 22/11/07 02:10

  Hogmanay programme launched
  

  The official programme for this year's Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh has been launched by the event's organisers. Hogmanay 2007 will begin on 29 December, with a ceremonial torchlit procession and "spectacular celebration" of fire and music.....

  
  

• 20/11/07 12:54

  London lightens up
  

  Last week saw London's Oxford Street Christmas lights switched on by singer Leona Lewis, but festivities in the capital certainly aren't ending there. At 6 o clock tonight the Regent Street Christmas lights, which organisers describe as "modern and futuristic", will be turned on.....

  
  

• 16/11/07 02:33

  Huddersfield turns on the bright lights
  

  Huddersfield is set to be transformed tonight by this year's Festival of Light. Creative group Pascticiens Volants will be taking centre stage later today, putting on a show featuring giant inflatables.....

  
  

• 14/11/07 05:30

  New Forest wins top eco tourism prize
  

  The New Forest has beaten exotic locations like Costa Rica and Sri Lanka to be named overall winner at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. The national park also scooped two other gongs: best personal contribution for New Forest tourism destination manager Anthony Climpson OBE, and best destination award.....

  
  

• 09/11/07 02:24

  Swindon show to 'demystify' green living
  

  It's not easy being green – but next week's Big Green Home Show hopes to makes it a bit easier. The show is on between 15 - 18 November at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon, and will look at all aspects of green homebuilding and eco-friendly lifestyles.....

  
  

• 08/11/07 05:35

  Skates on around the UK
  

  Outdoor ice rinks are set to open in the next few weeks, as festive celebrations get under way. The more well-known rinks such as Somerset House and Hyde Park are opening soon, but London isn't the only place for a winter's skate – outdoor skating facilities are being set up all over the country.....

  
  

• 07/11/07 02:16

  Boot camp for Kent Santas
  

  Bluewater shopping centre has ordered its Santas to get fit before welcoming children to their grotto this Christmas. The centre is running a boot camp throughout November for the 'fat Santas' who will be working there over the festive period.....

  
  

• 06/11/07 10:51

  Elton John gives Swansea a boost
  

  Elton John has announced he is to play a one-off concert in Swansea, delighting the city’s tourism leaders. The Rocket Man will perform at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday 29 June next year.....

  
  

• 05/11/07 02:36

  Bonfire Night blows up around Britain
  

  Britain reverberates to the sounds of gunpowder, treason and plot this evening, as Guy Fawkes' abortive attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605 is remembered. Major Bonfire Night events can be found across the country.....

  
  

• 29/10/07 08:55

  Get tready for Halloween
  

  The UK's taste for things that go bump in the night comes to a peak this Wednesday, with ghost walks around the country. Five years ago, a renowned parapsychologist named York the most haunted city in Europe, and ever since it has capitalised on its supernatural reputation.....

  
  

• 19/10/07 02:57

  Turner Prize opens in Liverpool
  

  The Turner Prize 2007 exhibition has opened today at Tate Liverpool. It is the first time since the prize began in 1984 that its exhibition is being held outside of London.....

  
  

• 18/10/07 03:55

  Laser beams from Blackpool Tower
  

  A laser visible from a distance of 30 miles has been beamed from the Blackpool Tower, as part of the annual Blackpool Festival of Light. Organisers of the event, which runs between late August and early November, claim that the laser is the UK's largest.....

  
  

• 05/10/07 04:53

  Brum town hall back in business
  

  Birmingham Town Hall reopened last night after a £35 million refurbishment that had closed the building for 11 years. The reopening was marked by a celebratory concert, the first of a two-week series of special events.....

  
  

• 02/10/07 03:41

  Poetry in the UK
  

  This Thursday is the 14th National Poetry Day, and sees a major programme of literary events taking place across the UK with the theme of 'dreams'. Among the more intriguing events is Poetry Bed, a performance given from the top of a four-poster bed at Heals department store in Manchester.....

  
  

• 19/09/07 12:47

  Green slant for 100% Design
  

  Design fans will be hoping to pick up a bargain this weekend at one of the UK’s top showcases for contemporary interiors. 100% Design starts at Earls Court in London on Thursday (20 September), and though the first three days are trade-only, on Sunday the event is open to the public.....

  
  

• 18/09/07 03:16

  Welsh contest ploughs on
  

  A ploughing match is to go ahead for the first time in 23 years, in spite of foot-and-mouth. The All Wales and Five Nations Ploughing match in Pembrokeshire has taken two years to organise, but the restrictions brought about by the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease had threatened to stop the show from going ahead.....

  
  

• 17/09/07 03:45

  Surf’s up for Cornish wave energy
  

  The world’s first large-scale ‘wave farm’ will be built off the coast of north Cornwall, it has been confirmed today. Installed across an area of several square kilometres, the Wave Hub will allow engineers to test new ideas for generating electricity from waves.....

  
  

• 14/09/07 10:08

  Ramblers take on London
  

  With tube strikes, bendy buses and the Congestion Charge, transport in London is rarely out of the news. However, the cheapest way to get around the capital is about to take centre stage, during London Walking Weekend (15 - 16 September).....

  
  

• 14/09/07 04:36

  London-Sunderland trains ‘from end of month’
  

  The twice-delayed direct train service between Sunderland and London’s King Cross station is to start at the end of this month, according to its operator. Grand Central was originally due to begin operating its franchise in late 2006, but announced in December that the services would be delayed through lack of rolling stock.....

  
  

• 11/09/07 05:30

  Big Brum arts bash should be a Blast
  

  The UK’s largest free arts festival takes place this weekend in Birmingham. Artsfest is celebrating its 10th year in 2007, and one of this year’s most anticipated events is Blast, a multimedia performance staged around the disused Curzon railway station.....

  
  

• 10/09/07 05:38

  Liverpool hosts major cycling and sailing events
  

  liverpool plays host to two world-class sporting events this week, as the tour of britain and a global yacht race both set off from the city. On Saturday 8 September, the ten 68-foot boats competing in the clipper 07-08 round-the-world yacht race arrived on the Mersey for a week of race preparations.....

  
  

• 07/09/07 04:54

  World-class horse trials go on this weekend
  

  One of Britain’s premier equine events continues this weekend near Oxford. The annual Blenheim International Horse Trials is in its 18th year, and attracts competitors from as far as New Zealand.....

  
  

• 06/09/07 02:14

  Cyclists gear up for Tour of Britain
  

  Teams of cyclists from across the world will be descending on London this weekend for the start of the Tour of Britain 2007. This year’s Tour starts on Sunday 9 September with a prologue stage at Crystal Palace, before heading to Reading on Monday for the start of an 86.....

  
  

• 03/09/07 05:22

  Biking championships come to Fort William
  

  A small Scottish town is expecting many thousands of visitors this week for the Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. Fort William, in the West Highlands of Scotland, has hosted mountain bike World Cup events since 2002, but the Championships are a one-off event comprised of 19 separate races.....

  
  

• 31/08/07 04:36

  Steam fair powers on through weekend
  

  Vintage entertainment, traction engines and modern funfair rides come together at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which continues this weekend. The event was first held in the late 1960s on a site near Shaftesbury.....

  
  

• 29/08/07 11:11

  Brighton: wish you were hair?
  

  The South coast is bracing itself for the World Beard and Moustache Championships, which take place at the Brighton Centre on Saturday 1 September. The competition is held every two years, and attracts facial hair from around the world.....

  
  

• 22/08/07 05:47

  Notting Hill prepares for carnival weekend
  

  Final preparations are underway in West London for the Notting Hill Carnival, which takes place this weekend. The carnival has been a yearly fixture in the capital since 1965, with parades on both the Sunday and Monday of the August bank holiday weekend that each attract up to half a million people.....

  
  

• 21/08/07 03:34

  Wye Valley explored by ‘Great British Journeys’
  

  A BBC series highlighting notable British journeys continues tonight, exploring an influential river trip through western Britain. In the eighteenth century, William Gilpin travelled much of the River Wye, from its source in mid Wales to its confluence with the Severn Estuary.....

  
  

• 20/08/07 04:08

  Final countdown to Liverpool’s 800th birthday
  

  The City of Liverpool celebrates its 800th anniversary this week, with a string of events culminating in a huge birthday party. The city’s birthday celebrations don’t officially begin until Liverpool 800 Day, on 28 August, but this Wednesday marks the beginning of the Cavern Club’s International Beatles Week Festival.....

  
  

• 17/08/07 02:19

  Doncaster Racecourse reopens in good time for St Leger
  

  Doncaster Racecourse in South Yorkshire is open for a ‘trial day’ of racing, ahead of the prestigious St Leger Festival in four weeks’ time. The racecourse was closed in December 2005 to allow for the building of a £32 million, five-tier grandstand.....

  
  

• 16/08/07 11:55

  South Coast set for aerial spectacles
  

  Crowds on the south coast of England will have their eyes on the skies over the next few days, as several free aerial displays get off the ground. The Eastbourne International Airshow begins today, and is expected to draw 800,000 visitors.....

  
  

• 15/08/07 02:58

  Welsh Secretary enters Cardiff rugby travel “chaos”
  

  Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has become involved in discussions about travel arrangements for a Rugby World Cup game at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The tournament’s second quarter-final game is scheduled to start at 8pm on Saturday 6 October.....

  
  

• 10/08/07 12:41

  Football season ready for kickoff
  

  The English football season resumes this weekend after its three month summer break, with seven Premiership fixtures on Saturday alone. Sunderland and Tottenham get the season underway with a 12.....

  
  

• 06/08/07 12:56

  2007 Eisteddfod underway in Flintshire
  

  The 2007 National Eisteddfod of Wales is well underway, with 16,710 people attending the opening day on Friday. The annual Welsh cultural festival is taking place this year on the Pentrehobyn Estate in Mold, North Wales.....

  
  

• 03/08/07 12:20

  Cowes Week ahoy
  

  Thousands of yachts and sailing enthusiasts will converge on the Solent from today, as an extended Skandia Cowes Week gets underway. The world famous sailing regatta takes place on the water between Southampton in Hampshire and Cowes on the Isle of Wight.....

  
  

• 31/07/07 02:32

  Robin Hood Festival ‘Sherwood’ make a good day out
  

  The annual Robin Hood Festival is underway this week in Nottinghamshire. The festival, which takes place until Sunday 5 August, is described as a “celebration of the life and times of the world’s most famous outlaw”.....

  
  

• 27/07/07 06:03

  Shortlist for major architecture prize announced
  

  Two of the England’s finest buildings are in the running for a major architecture prize, it was announced today. The shortlist for the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Stirling Prize includes the redesigned Young Vic theatre in London, and the Savill Building in Windsor.....

  
  

• 25/07/07 04:28

  Extra tickets for Highland tattoo
  

  The UK’s only international military tattoo to be held outside Edinburgh gets underway today. Organisers of the RBS Inverness Highland Tattoo, which runs for four nights, say they have released hundreds of extra tickets due to high demand.....

  
  

• 23/07/07 03:55

  Weather ‘won’t dampen’ Royal Welsh Show
  

  The Royal Welsh Show gets underway today, with its organisers confident that the recent extreme weather won’t spoil the event. Last year, as temperatures soared above 30 degrees celsius, the four-day agricultural show attracted a record crowd of 240,140 people to the Powys showground.....

  
  

• 20/07/07 03:48

  Month-long Dundee Festival enters its last weekend
  

  The annual Dundee Festival comes to an end this weekend with a final three days of events. The festival, which takes place over four long weekends throughout July, has this year taken the theme: “If music be the food of love, then play on.....

  
  

• 19/07/07 03:46

  Tiger Woods looks for third Open in a row
  

  The 136th Open Championship begins today at the Carnoustie course in Angus. The challenging course, also known as ‘Carnastie’ in golfing circles, is one of several venues used in rotation for the British Open.....

  
  

• 13/07/07 12:41

  Fairford set for air tattoo takeoff
  

  Aircraft and pilots from across the globe are landing at a Gloucestershire air base in preparation for the world’s largest military airshow. The Royal International Air Tattoo, which takes place this weekend at RAF Fairford, will showcase the pilots and planes of the RAF alongside those from air forces as far afield as Finland, Jordan and India.....

  
  

• 06/07/07 02:36

  Edinburgh’s month of festivals
  

  Visitors to Edinburgh in August are likely to find a wealth of music, theatre and comedy, as the city gears up for a month of festivals. Since its inception in 1947, the Edinburgh International Festival has had the aim of providing ‘a platform for the flowering of the human spirit’.....

  
  

• 03/07/07 04:25

  Ladies European golf tour comes to Kent
  

  The best female golfers in Europe gather in Kent this week for the Ladies English Open. Players from around the continent will descend on Chart Hills Golf Club to compete for a European Tour victory, or at least a share of the event’s €165,000 prize fund.....

  
  

• 29/06/07 04:27

  Formula One fans look forward to British Grand Prix
  

  Tickets are still available for the British Grand Prix, which takes place at Silverstone from 6-8 July. British racing fans will be hoping that Lewis Hamilton continues his astonishing form, in a debut season where he is yet to finish below third place.....

  
  

• 28/06/07 12:53

  Monkey business opens Manchester Festival
  

  Manchester International Festival gets underway today with the world premiere of a new opera. Monkey: Journey to the West is based on a classical Chinese novel describing the pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk undertaken during the Tang Dynasty.....

  
  

• 27/06/07 06:06

  RHS glasshouse opened by the Queen
  

  A huge new Surrey glasshouse has been declared open by the Queen. Built to celebrate the Royal Horticultural Society’s 200th birthday, the £7.....

  
  

• 25/06/07 05:26

  ‘Lost squadron’ fighter to land at Duxford airshow
  

  A P38 Lightning fighter plane is due to arrive in Cambridge, sixty five years after it set out from America. The Lightning, one of a squadron of eight planes despatched in 1942 to join the allied war effort, is to take part in the annual Flying Legends Air Show at Imperial War Museum Duxford from 7-8 July.....

  
  

• 21/06/07 02:47

  Scottish Glastonbury alternative still has tickets
  

  Glastonbury may have sold out in two hours, but there are still tickets left for this weekend’s Outsider Festival near Aviemore in Scotland. The new event aims to bridge the gap between a healthy break and a pop festival.....

  
  

• 18/06/07 05:46

  England shows off its assets in Architecture Week
  

  Digital cities, green homes and a vision for the seaside holiday of the future are all on show as part of national Architecture Week, which runs until Sunday 24 June. The programme includes hundreds of events all across England.....

  
  

• 15/06/07 04:04

  Wimbledon fortnight beckons
  

  With the Artois Championships at London’s Queen’s Club drawing to a close, the attention of tennis fans worldwide will doubtless be wandering South of the river to Wimbledon. The Grand Slam event that is synonymous with strawberries and cream begins on Monday 25th June.....

  
  

• 15/06/07 03:40

  Tour kicks off with an English pilgrimage
  

  The 94th Tour De France gets underway in less than a month, with 21 teams of riders setting off on a gruelling 2,218-mile course. And for the first time in its history, the Tour starts in England.....