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• 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.....

  
  

• 14/03/08 01:37

  Cairngorms National Park to extend boundaries
  

  The boundaries of the Cairngorms National Park are to be extended, according to an announcement made by Scotland's Environment Minister this week.Following campaigns made by local communities in the north of Scotland, the MSP Mike Russell stated that the borders of the Cairngorms - already Britain's largest national park - would be redrawn to include parts of eastern and Highland Perthshire and Blair Atholl.....

  
  

• 14/03/08 01:25

  Queen to open Heathrow Terminal 5 today
  

  The Queen is set to launch Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 today (March 14) in an opening ceremony that will feature hundreds of airport employees and construction workers involved in its creation.The Duke of Edinburgh will accompany the Queen, who also opened Heathrow's first terminal building (now Terminal 2) in 1955.....

  
  

• 13/03/08 00:37

  Birnbeck pier at Weston-super-Mare set for revival
  

  The once grand piers of Edwardian Britain may have been left to the ravages of time in recent years, but it appears that Weston-super-Mare's Birnbeck pier may be set for a revival.The Guardian reports that a multimillion pound transformation of the 141-year old Birnbeck pier will be unveiled by developers today.....

  
  

• 13/03/08 00:00

  Severe weather spells chaos for travellers
  

  High winds have thrown travel plans into chaos across England. Flights have been experiencing difficulties in the north west of England as BBC News reports severe gales blowing at up to 80mph.....

  
  

• 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.....

  
  

• 12/03/08 09:36

  Hampshire village offers best quality of life in Britain
  

  The tranquil Hampshire village of Hart has just topped a survey of UK areas with the highest quality of life.According to the Telegraph, the Somerfield study placed the picturesque village in the south east of England at the apex of the top 20 table for its low crime rate and high average household income of £33, 738.....

  
  

• 11/03/08 09:12

  Yorkshire Dales visitor newspaper goes online
  

  The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has announced the online unveiling of its yearly newspaper.The Visitor 2008 is a newspaper produced by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) that aims to provide a wealth of information for visitors to Yorkshire , including a comprehensive pull-out listing of area events.....