Tag: tourism
It’s hardly HS2: but Holy Island faces its own train controversy
As a storm rages over the proposed introduction of a road-train to the legendary beauty-spot, Bernard Trafford suggests a rather cunning compromise solution.
HS2 it...
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum
You may think I’m writing about Sondheim’s 1962 Broadway musical comedy which, when it transferred to London’s West End, inevitably saw the legendary Frankie...
Oxford falls out with its tourists
Just two weeks ago, I completed my last day's full-time work, dealing with A-level results: then we headed south to retirement (though not to...
YORK MINSTER IS NOT FOR SALE!
YOU surely can't imagine it happening in the beautiful, ancient city of York: protesters thronged outside the Minster where cars were once allowed to drive,...
David Cameron loves Godzone
IDENTIKIT press releases from the Downing Street press office under Prime Minister David Cameron’s byline were sent to a number of regional newspapers extolling...
