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Living in luxury . . . Cyprus-style
3:05pm Friday 25th July 2008
EVEN in my younger days I never really did “basic” when it came to holidays.
Magical Marseilles
4:25pm Saturday 14th June 2008
WHEN you think of the south of France you think of St Tropez, but if you're thinking of a place steeped in history and a charm to match the endless days of sunshine, then why not head to Marseilles?
An island retreat
4:25pm Saturday 7th June 2008
IT might only be 50 minutes by ferry from the crowded beaches of Tenerife but stepping on to La Gomera feels like entering a different world.
A little Spanish secret
4:18pm Saturday 31st May 2008
SPAIN - think Benidorm, lager louts, high-rise hotels and straw donkey souvenirs.
A city with taste
2:29pm Saturday 24th May 2008
IT was a request that took away the breath of Jan Kampe.
Relaxing by the lakeside
2:00pm Wednesday 16th April 2008
With the summer months rapidly approaching, James Higgins and his family took a few days out to relax.
Venice adventure - combining a beach holiday with a city break
12:38pm Sunday 6th April 2008
IT had all seemed simple enough. Find a cheap flight to a major European city, and then match it with budget accommodation to create a low-cost break.
Chilling time
5:54pm Friday 28th March 2008
CARIBBEAN life is simply breathtaking, blissful and idyllic.
High road to castle country
11:51am Friday 21st March 2008
Steve Holt discovers Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on a mini break.
Snow limits - a sporting time in Andorra
11:33am Wednesday 12th March 2008
I'VE always liked the thought of skiing: racing down the piste by day before relaxing in a bar at the bottom of the slopes sampling the famous apres-ski by night.
National News
McCann report intelligence 'flawed'
Updated 8:34pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Secret intelligence claiming Madeleine McCann was snatched to order by a Belgian paedophile ring is flawed, sources said.
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Sending out the wrong message
SORRY, Mr Keegan, but taking back convicted thug Joey Barton into the Newcastle team shows poor judgement.
Parents need to grow up
PARENTS who wrap their children in cottonwool and take the adventure out of playtime risk turning them into adults unable to deal with life’s challenges.
Town’s tuneful buskers
IT sounds like the warbling of busker Andrew Oliver was not sweet music to the shopkeepers of Penzance in Cornwall.
Hunt to find Woman of Year
THE annual hunt has just been launched to find a Bolton Woman of the Year.
Can you teach old dogs New Tricks?
WHO would have thought that a TV series about a group of pensioner policemen solving old crimes would become such a hit.
Olympics teaches us about ourselves
WHEN the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics takes place on Friday a flood of sporting achievements will start to fill our TV screens.
Scots are on the verge of breaking away
ONE of my closest friends is a Scot, from Greenock. He has lived and worked in Greater Manchester for many years, but I suspect his umbilical chord, metaphorically at least, is still tethered to a tree trunk, possibly a caber, somewhere north of Hadrian’s Wall.
Why sport is still a big hit
I PLAYED rounders last week in Edgworth with a team largely old enough to be my grand-daughters.
McCanns must maintain their dignity
IT’S a sad fact that what Kate and Gerry McCann do next is likely to determine how people remember them in years to come.
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