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• 25/09/07 05:18

  Apethorpe Hall opens for tourists
  

  A Jacobean hall that once belonged to Henry VIII has been opened to visitors. Grade I listed Apethorpe Hall near Oundle in Northamptonshire dates back to the 15th century.....

  
  

• 25/09/07 03:55

  Surf's still up in the West Country, say lifeguards
  

  Lifeguards in Devon and Cornwall are extending their season into October, reports BBC News. The decision to provide a longer season at four beaches comes after warm weather and big swells sustained visitor numbers into the late summer last year.....

  
  

• 25/09/07 03:51

  New Monopoly edition sets players on tour of UK
  

  The streets of London have been replaced by British towns in a new edition of the Monopoly board game. In the game, Liverpool has taken over from Old Kent Road as the board's cheapest property, while posh Mayfair has been usurped by Hertfordshire cathedral city St Albans.....

  
  

• 24/09/07 08:28

  Dundee's "hidden treasure" coastal path reopens
  

  A Scottish coastal walkway has reopened after an £800,000 programme of improvements. The path, which was originally built in 1929, links Dundee harbour with Broughty Ferry, a seaside suburb founded by 15th century fishermen.....

  
  

• 24/09/07 08:25

  Lincolnshire's bathing beauties available for hire
  

  Five beach huts with a difference have opened up for visitors to Lincolnshire's coast. The huts, known collectively as the bathing beauties, have been built to the winning designs of a competition to "re-imagine the beach hut for the 21st century".....

  
  

• 21/09/07 01:14

  Rare reed birds ‘boom’ again
  

  One of England’s rarest breeding birds is continuing to recolonise the country, conservationists have said. In the spring of 1997, a total of just 11 male bitterns were recorded making their characteristic booming call in English reedbeds.....

  
  

• 20/09/07 05:07

  Edinburgh’s trams move one stop closer
  

  A Spanish company looks likely to become the supplier of vehicles for Edinburgh’s tram network. CAF, which supplied trains for the Heathrow Express service, has been recommended by Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (Tie) to supply rolling stock for the system, which is due to be completed by 2011.....

  
  

• 19/09/07 12:51

  Hotels ‘must raise bar’ for 2012
  

  UK hotels are being urged to raise their standards in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics. The plea comes as part of a report launched earlier this week by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.....

  
  

• 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 03:18

  Baby rhino pulls crowds
  

  Paignton Zoo in Devon has seen a 40% increase in visitors in the six months since the very public arrival of a baby rhino, the zoo has said. The birth of Zuri to her mother Sita, filmed and shown online in March, is thought to have been the first time that a black rhino has been filmed giving birth in captivity.....