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February 4,
News Round Up 232

THE Daily Express tells its readers how a kind-hearted police officer came to the rescue of a newly-wedded couple whose big day was in danger of being ruined.

Emmott and Georgia Garnett had just tied the knot in front of friends and relatives at Burnley's Registry Office when their chauffeur-driven car was involved in a road collision.

But when PC Pete Howarth arrived on the scene to investigate, he took them to the reception in Foulridge, Lancashire in his patrol car.

Georgia said: “We hadn't been able to get in touch with anyone to let them know what was happening so they thought we had arranged the police car for the day.”

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January 1,
Bath - Travel Article

 
Original Photo by David Iliff Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0

We have mentioned Bath before in the Travel Articles, but it's now been voted one of the "best city breaks" on Visit Britain.  So, what makes this city such a "must see"?

Bath is in South West England: It is 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. It was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590, and was made a county borough in 1889. The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987.

 

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November 1,
Spa Towns - Travel Article


Photo by srboisvert

People seem to be surprised when I tell them about spa towns in the UK, but Britain has a long history of "taking the waters".

The Romans discovered the healing benefits of natural spa waters thousands of years ago. And we're lucky enough to have so many mineral-rich springs in Britain which we continue to enjoy. Why not go with the flow and experience the therapeutic waters of one of Britain's best spa towns?

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