British cities have lost 65 per cent of allotment land since the mid-twentieth century, a new study claims. Historic maps of 10 urban locations including Bristol, Glasgow and Liverpool showed lost allotment land in each could have grown around 2,500 tonnes of food per year. The poorer urban areas in particular have seen eight times … Read more
Smooth as silk, hard as nails and as tough as old boots. I’m talking about the new 21st century Land Rover Defender which I’ve just had a chance to put thoroughly through its paces on and off road in this country as it finally hits the highway. Priced from £45,560 for the 110 model, it’s … Read more
Smooth as silk, hard as nails and as tough as old boots. I’m talking about the new 21st century Land Rover Defender which I’ve just had a chance to put thoroughly through its paces on and off road in this country as it finally hits the highway. Priced from £45,560 for the 110 model, it’s … Read more
The owners of a farm who recently won their battle over ‘bullies and abusers’ to keep their privately-owned beauty spot have described the neighbours who threatened them as a ‘vipers nest’. Ruth Ramsden, 56, and her husband James, a barrister, initially turned down an application to turn the creekside copse at their home on Shillingham … Read more
How durable is Land Rover’s new £40,000 Defender? A new television advert launching next month shows it being hurtled off ramps, careering through rivers and even being driven away immediately after flipping onto its roof and sustaining substantial damage – as the British car maker is shown pushing it to its limits in a number … Read more
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week he finds out how to cut the cost of a holiday flight. What’s worse than being squeezed into a middle seat on a packed flight? Finding out that … Read more
Growing fruit and vegetables on roadside verges and in urban parks could feed thousands of city dwellers and help to reduce the UK’s reliance on foreign exports Growing fruit and veg on unused green land could help improve UK food security Green urban spaces could give 15 per cent of a city’s population with ‘five … Read more
Spain will shut its land borders in a fierce mission to stop the spread of coronavirus, it has been revealed today. The exodus of Brits from Spain has gathered speed as the military was sent to ‘packed’ airports to keep tourists a safe distance away from each other as they scrambled to return home. Members of Spain’s military … Read more