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There was standing room only in a packed St Bartholemew's Church, Otford on Wednesday for a memorial service for Otford stalwart Ray Gulliver, who founded of one of the village's most recognised businesses - Gulliver Timber Treatments Ray, who had a winning smile and warm charm about him, will be fondly remembered for the amount of time he devoted ... (more)

The coming Bank Holiday weekend, however, is likely to much more May-like in appearance, with warmer temperatures making a welcome return.

UPDATE: NEWQUAY Cornwall Airport has responded to news that Flybe will scrap its London service from next March, saying it signified "no loss in confidence in the airport's viability". Managing director Al Titterington also commented on statistics revealed today that show passenger numbers have dropped for the fifth year running.

A turbulent landscape in which storm clouds and sunlight vie for mastery over Salisbury Cathedral, which John Constable hoped would help secure his eternal reputation as an artist of genius, has been acquired by the Tate for A 23.1m. Many gallery visitors probably assumed it was already safely in the national collection, since Salisbury Cathedral ... (more)

I step into a launderette on Blackstock Road in north London, the Arctic chill clinging to my overcoat as I make my way to one of the large dryers.

Faced with a two-hour commute home from the capital at the end of an eight-hour working day, the vacancies signs lighting the front of hotels and bed and breakfasts are undoubtedly inviting to any weary traveller.

The Parks Division had denied a permit to "Do you know Him? Ministries" to use Veterans Memorial Park, where it was allowed to serve the breakfast last year.

The man accused of murdering April Jones has been quizzed over his criminal past, and viewing images of young girls on his laptop during first day in the stand Head of Sport Paul Abbandonato takes his weekly look at life at the Cardiff City Stadium and says Fraizer Campbell is the key to the Bluebirds' success Legendary rocker Brian May has ... (more)

European cities dominated the world destinations popularity table, with New York City , San Francisco and Sydney the only non-European destinations in the top 10.

ITV has announced that this year's judging panel will consist of Osbourne, Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger.

She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.

The IMF's judgment on the state of the UK economy today is unlikely to rattle either the Government or its critics.

A security guard stands next to a sculpture by American artist Jeff Koons at The European Fine Art Fair , or TEFAF, on March 14.

A MAN accused of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine has told a court a person he was unwilling to "grass" on must have used his phone to arrange alleged drug deals.

The lasting draw of these destinations is borne out in TripAdvisor's fifth annual Travelers' Choice Destinations awards.

Just one Welsh city made it into the top 50 most visited places in Britain, according to figures released today which demonstrate the challenges facing Wales' tourism sector.

THEY are the hottest tickets in town, and the Leigh Journal Reader Travel service has lots of them to see the hottest boy band in the world.

University students and their faculty escorts in Shanghai, China, one stop on their current study tour of Lander sister universities in Asia.

Glasgow Centre for Population Health set out to calculate the economic benefit accruing from cycle trips in and out of the city centre.

It's the UK's National Vegetarian Week but what's on the veggie menu at your local bar, pub or bistro? If it's mushroom risotto - again - have a word with the chef because there's no excuse for those second-rate meals that should have been left behind in the 1970s.