Castles

An artistic Hartlepool entrepreneur is recreating a colourful new bandstand in time for a music festival. Stuart Langley has already featured in the Hartlepool Mail after we told how he gave up his job as director of a design agency to concentrate full-time on the growing number of commissions for his artworks. Now he’s involved … Continue reading »

DOYLESTOWN >> Four popular attractions in Doylestown – the Mercer Museum, Fonthill Castle, the James A. Michener Art Museum and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works – will offer a day of free admission on Saturday, July 16 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mercer Museum. The collaborative Doylestown Museums’ Free Day will take … Continue reading »

Alex Wright ‘Most of what you see has been untouched for the last 40 years because of our political situation,” says my guide Yusuf, gesturing to the ruins behind him.“The embargo imposed on us by the international community after the country divided in 1974 has meant that we have been unable to excavate any of … Continue reading »

Heritage expert Jon Charlton has been handed the job of driving forward plans to bring a 14th Century landmark building back into community use. The aim of the community-led project is to bring Hylton Castle in Sunderland, its grounds and adjacent dene back to life as an asset for local people and as a visitor … Continue reading »

Northumberland has two entries in a new top 10 of Britain’s favourite castles. Alnwick Castle was ranked sixth and Bamburgh Castle ninth in a poll commissioned by UKTV Play to launch The Castle Collection – a selection of programmes celebrating a range of shows featuring castles, from Time Team to The Secret Lives of the … Continue reading »

Smarmore Castle Private Clinic holds official opening Posted 6th July, 2016 Local drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility Smarmore Castle Private Clinic held its formal opening last week. The clinic, which began accepting new patients in December last year, was formally opened by Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing … Continue reading »

A Scottish Borders businessman is calling on local companies to invest in their firms, to fight back against the economic uncertainty surrounding the Brexit vote. Stephen Winyard owns Stobo Castle, a five-star spa resort in Peebles. A seven figure sum will be invested in the company this year, and he’s urging other business owners to … Continue reading »

North Korea and USA are bitter enemies. But even enemies need to speak to each other from time to time. And what better place to do it than in a magnificient Swedish castle from the 17th century? In June, Kim Jong-Un and Barack Obama sent their representatives for a secret talk held at Steninge Palace … Continue reading »

A DENBIGHSHIRE castle has become the setting of a sea of vibrant metal flowers as part of a public art exhibition celebrating 21 years of hospice care. The eye-catching Flower Power Appeal 2016, which is reminiscent of the spectacular Tower of London poppies installation in 2014 marking 100 years since the outbreak of the First … Continue reading »

MEMBERS of St Kingsmark Bowmen’s ‘Team Longbow’ made a distinctive mark in their burgundy club colours at ‘Longbow Day’ at Dunster Archery Week last month. The team, comprising of Nicola Phillips, John Schurer, Dominic Power, Aubrey Murphy, competed at the annual event held in the grounds of Dunster Castle in Somerset on 15th June. Longbow … Continue reading »