American catering company Aramark will take over Highcliffe Castle Tearooms, as former contract holder warns the deal could put “a lot of local businesses in jeopardy.”
 

US Aramark Corporation – which provides prison food and school meals – will take over the running of the Tearooms on April 1, after Christchurch Borough Council agreed to sell the lease.

Former contract holder, Sean Kearney, believes the decision was unfair, and that he had his back against the wall from th… (View original article)

Regional News of Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Source: Starrfmonline.com

2017-01-24 Edina chief threatens to shutdown Elmina Castle

The historical edifice is situated on the lands of the Edina traditional area

The Paramount Chief of the Edina traditional area, Nana Kwadwo VI, has threatened to close down the Elmina castle by Friday, January 27, if authorities do not pay the appropriate royalties to the traditional Council.

Though the historical edific… (View original article)

An adrenalin-packed alternative to the conventional romantic escapes on offer elsewhere, Classic Grand Touring is offering adventurous types the opportunity to try ice driving in Sweden this Valentine’s Day. Couples will enjoy two full days’ ice driving in a Subaru or Mitsubishi rally car on a frozen lake in northern Sweden (staying just over the border in Norway’s simple but adequate Kjolen Hotel – luxury accommodation is hard to come by in this region). The package is available from Februa… (View original article)

Close to 500,000 foreign tourists visited the Bran Castle (opening photo), one of Romania’s most famous tourist destinations, also known as “Dracula’s castle”, in 2016. The Rasnov medieval fortress and the Black Church are also popular destinations for foreign tourists who come to the mountain city of Brasov, in central Romania.

Located in central Romania, just 30 kilometers away from Brasov, and 170 kilometers north of the capital Bucharest, Bran Castle draws many foreign tourists … (View original article)

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A Nottinghamshire district has been named as the happiest place in England.

Newark and Sherwood – which covers Sherwood Forest and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton – has come out top in the government’s national happiness survey.

Residents have rated their happiness at an impress 8.11 out of 10; a huge rise as the area was languishing in mid-table last year.

Mum-of-two Carly Tull told the Post the area was a “great place… (View original article)

All that remains of the Castello di Pentedattilo where the massacre of the Alberti family took place.

Throughout history, Malta has served as a refuge and safe haven for many who had fallen foul of the law, or who were being pursued and persecuted for various other reasons in their home country. From the pre-Christian era right up to the present, renegades and fugitives have made their way to the Maltese islands to escape their pursuers. Some were successful and found relative, … (View original article)

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BERRY Pomeroy Castle is one of South Devon’s best-loved landmarks, but you don’t often get to see it from this angle.

Drone pilot Mark Champion of CC Aerial Solutions has taken his sophisticated flying machine into the valley surrounding the castle to capture these remarkable pictures.

The castle is reputed to be one of the most haunted locations in Britain.

Do YOU dare click our map of the 151 Most Haunted Places in South Devon?

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Ireland continues to be one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. It seems everyone is a “little bit Irish,” and a trip to the Emerald Isle is always at the top of travel bucket lists.

Famous travel guru Rick Steves writes, “Ireland drips with mystery, drawing you in for a closer look and then surprising you. Pious, earthy, witty, brooding, proud, yet unpretentious, Irish culture is an intoxicating potion to sip or slurp — as the mood strikes you.”

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Every man’s home is his castle, but in the case of Treworgan on the outskirts of Falmouth, it is literally true.

This spectacular six-to-seven bedroom property is on the market for £5 million, thought to be the most expensive home in Cornwall at the start of 2017.

As stately homes go, it is a relative newcomer: Treworgan was built in the 19th century, testimony to the Victorians fascination with Britain’s medieval past.

It has certainly go… (View original article)