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The author on the trouble with the Brönte novels, what she gained from reading John Updike and Martin Amis – and the brilliance of Barbara Pym My earliest reading memory Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome, ...

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to four of Doncaster’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Doncaster Free Press, you get ...

Arthur Ransome was born on January 18, 1884, in Leeds, and went to school in Windermere. He spent a great deal of his holidays in the Lake District, together with the Collingwood family. W.G.

The interest of the Swallows and Amazons books also brought interest to "that great lake in the North" as it's described in the book. But what lake was it that Ransome used as inspiration for the ...

A road was blocked in Melton after a two car collision this morning. The crash caused Swallowdale Road, Melton, to be blocked at the junction of Dalby Road. No injuries were reported at the scene. One ...

Roll up, Roll up one and all for Sittingbourne’s 2024 Christmas pantomime as Ringo the ring boy brings Circus Wonderland to the village of Swallowdale. Join Goldilocks as she travels through the ...

This detached family home is the epitome of luxury rural living, with impressive gardens to the front, side and rear, and the Mill Stream running along one boundary. Entrance pillars with double ...

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Housing 21 - Swallowdale on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this ...

In a bright room at the Windermere Jetty Museum, with a huge window looking out onto the lake and an island surrounded by sailing boats, a dozen or so grown-ups sit in a circle taking turns to read a ...

Swallowdale Primary School’s headteacher Samantha Harries is ‘incredibly proud’ to have upgraded their Ofsted rating to ‘good’ from ‘requires improvement’. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to ...

The UK is full of rude and funny place names - and the West Midlands is no exception. From Glory Hole to Bell End it's hard not to have a giggle at some of the naughty road names. We also reckon there ...