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Lockerbie in Scotland lies just off the A74(M) motorway in Dumfries & Galloway.
On 21st December 1988 the town hit the headlines world wide for all the wrong reasons. Pan Am Flight 103 had exploded [...]
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Buttertubs Pass can be found on the road between Thwaite and Hawes in North Yorkshire. If that sounds a little vague for a location, that is because roads in the area are unclassified, so if you want to travel the pass, we’ll have to give [...]
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From Barnard Castle in in the East, to Garrigill in the west, Teesdale is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful areas in the North East of England.
It is the southerly one of the two great dales of County Durham that provides a rich culture. Whether you are looking for [...]
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There are many words an phrases in modern life that have their roots, deep in the past. In our article about Jack Crawford we told how if you are determined to succeed it is often said you “nail you colours to the mast”.
So for the computer fanatics amongst us [...]
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Ssh! Come here. I need to tell you this quietly.
Ok so that is a little over dramatic. RAF Fylingdales is situated in the North Yorkshire moors and it is kind of an open secret about what the base there does.
The photograph above reminded as a child of [...]
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Mention the word Lindifarne, and some will think about an island off the coast of Northumberland. Others will think of a folk rock band with Alan Hull, one of the most prolific songwriters the country has seen. Either way, both have a strong connection to the North East of England.
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Ask any railway enthusiast where the birthplace of the passenger railway is and many will mention Stephenson, the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Some may even
mention Shildon in County Durham or the Mason’s Arms pub.
However, few will mention Aycliffe Station. It is a place you wont find [...]
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Helmsley, is a market town that nestles on the southern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.
As a small market town it can get very busy during the height of the tourist season, but visiting early one Saturday morning in September I had no problem getting parked in [...]
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