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• 18/12/07 03:34

  Welsh mountains "overlooked" by tourists
  

  A group of business people are calling for the Cambrian Mountains in Wales to be acknowledged as an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). The Cambrian Mountains stretch across North Wales and South Wales, almost filling the region between the Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons national parks.....

  
  

• 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".....

  
  

• 17/12/07 03:43

  Big spoon in progress outside Cardiff Castle
  

  An attempt to create a world-record-breaking wooden spoon is currently under way on the grounds of Cardiff Castle. Ed Harrison is using a chainsaw to carve the spoon, which already measures 25ft 9in.....

  
  

• 14/12/07 04:32

  Cash boost for Scottish gallery
  

  The Scottish National Portrait Gallery has secured funding of £10 million for a refurbishment. The Edinburgh gallery is receiving a grant of £5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as a further £5 million from the Scottish Government.....

  
  

• 14/12/07 02:17

  Evesham excitement at "Banksy" graffiti
  

  Graffiti on a public toilet in Worcestershire has prompted speculation that the work is by the famous artist Banksy. The picture, which appeared this week in Evesham, features a man wearing a hooded top, painting a sign that asks "what is art?" Local author Lynn Davies told BBC News that the work's appearance is "the most exciting thing that's happened in town in quite a long time".....

  
  

• 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.....

  
  

• 12/12/07 04:38

  London ‘world’s greatest holiday destination’
  

  UK tourism chiefs were delighted last night when London beat the likes of Sydney, New York and Barbados to be crowned the world's top holiday destination. The capital won the accolade at the World Travel Awards, based on the votes of 160,000 travel agents and widely regarded as the most prestigious in the travel industry.....

  
  

• 12/12/07 03:58

  Sussex drivers look forward to improved A27
  

  One of the biggest bottlenecks on the South East's road system is due to be eased this weekend, as traffic uses a new bridge for the first time. The bridge, near Lewes in Sussex, replaces a level-crossing where the A27 meets the Brighton to Eastbourne railway line.....

  
  

• 11/12/07 05:33

  Falcons settle on Wrexham church
  

  Christmas shoppers in Wrexham are being encouraged to take a break to watch two of the town's most impressive avian residents. A pair of peregrine falcons has taken up residence on the roof of St Giles' church, dubbed one of the Seven Wonders of Wales.....

  
  

• 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".....