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• 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".....

  
  

• 10/12/07 12:33

  'All change' with new train timetable
  

  This winter's train timetable ushers in a record number of passenger services on our railways, say Britain's train operators. The 2008 Winter National Rail timetable, which came into force on Sunday 9 December, includes some 20,000 scheduled trains each weekday.....

  
  

• 09/12/07 01:55

  North East rail link one step closer
  

  A keenly-awaited rail service between Sunderland and London now looks close to starting, after the company behind it took delivery of its first train. The Grand Central service was initially due to start in 2006, but setbacks to the arrival of its rolling stock have lead to a series of delays.....

  
  

• 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 05:27

  'Pride of Place' polls celebrate local attractions
  

  UK residents have been voting for the local attractions they are most proud of in the Pride Of Place survey, results of which have now been released. Winners in the polls, which were conducted by local councils, include the Watts Gallery in Surrey, Claydon House in Buckinghamshire and Ullswater in Cumbria.....