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• 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.....

  
  

• 15/11/07 05:40

  Cigarette sketch of matchstick men
  

  A 1930s sketch by the artist L S Lowry has sold at auction for £5,280, despite being crammed onto the inside of a cigarette packet. The pencil sketch, which measures only 2.....

  
  

• 15/11/07 05:36

  Eurostar settles into St Pancras home
  

  Eurostar trains are into their second day of operation from London's St Pancras International station. The European service, which until yesterday was based from Waterloo on the South Bank, moved to the newly-restored station 13 years to the day after the first Waterloo to Paris train left London in 1994.....

  
  

• 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.....

  
  

• 13/11/07 05:11

  Car preferred for business journeys
  

  Most people travelling for business rely on their cars instead of public transport, according to a new study launched today. The study, Business Travel: Choice or Necessity, claims to be the first to focus on business journeys that take place during the working day, rather than journeys to and from work.....

  
  

• 12/11/07 04:52

  London show of gems and jewels: Priceless
  

  Some of the world's most expensive jewels and gems are to go on display at the Natural History Museum in London later this month. The 'Devonshire' Emerald and the 47.....

  
  

• 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.....

  
  

• 07/11/07 01:52

  TV restaurant opens in Oxfordshire
  

  The winners of BBC television programme The Restaurant have opened their new business in Oxfordshire. The series saw nine couples compete for the grand prize of starting a new food venture in Oxford, with backing from French chef Raymond Blanc.....