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Chester Walsh with his Star Wars-inspired spaceship bar in his Northamptonshire garden.

‘I built 7m Star Wars spaceship bar in my Northamptonshire garden’

The Inter2 Salou is a sprawling sun trap, in the heart of Costa Dorada

Seven nights in Spain for £169pp? This Salou deal is turning heads

Hong Kong from Victoria Peak

I went to Hong Kong and was blown away by a truly great world capital

Kandima is an island packed with experiences to suit everyone

Why this Maldivian island works for honeymoons and families alike

The pub is losing the battle to the video gaming universe.

Ad Feature Gen Z men are ditching bars for gaming with friends

There has been a resurgence in businesses such as cafes, bakeries and wine bars, as people have an increasing appetite for unique, local experiences

These enterprises are set to soar - and it looks good for hospitality

(Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Beloved UK bar chain to close 10 locations - full list of locations

The best pubs and bars across the UK named at the National Pub and Bar Awards 2025

Best pubs and bars across UK - 2025 winners revealed

12 of the best bars and pubs in Northamptonshire according to Tripadvisor

12 of the most popular bars and pubs in Northamptonshire

The top 50 cocktail bars in the UK named in prestigious list

Top 50 Cocktail Bars in UK revealed in prestigious list

The Library Bristol

UK hidden gems: secret bars and film sets

(Photos: Pexels)

Nightclubs warn tax hikes could push venues to closure

You won’t believe the price of some of the VIP Coldplay concert tickets

How to get the best prices on an unforgettable VIP concert experience

CCTV footage shows the crime gang using weapons to force entry into multiple properties - smashing glass doors and breaking garden gates.

Caught on CCTV: Keyless car theft gang stole vehicles worth £215,000

Here's how I spent my 31st birthday on a 14-hour flight from Ho Chi Minh to London in Vietnam Airlines' business class - all the perks, surprises and complimentary cocktails that entailed.

My 31st birthday on Vietnam Airlines' luxury flight

An ideal solution for freelancers and agencies who want to enhance the look of their store fronts effortlessly

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Brizy, a leader in website building across multiple platforms, is excited to announce the launch of Brizy for Shopify - a landing page builder designed for Shopify store owners.
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The joys of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with Liam Kennedy and Tui. (pic by Dominic Scurr).

I visited Egypt's desert jewel and left with smile wider than Sinai

Rob Cocker, from Stoke-on-trent, with his good beer guide in his local pub Manor Court Ale House enjoying a pint of beer to add to his list. So far he has visited over 12,000 pubs in 55 years. Photo: William Lailey / SWNS

Watch: Beer lover visits 12,000 pubs during 55-year UK-wide pub crawl

10 nostalgic drinks that will bring back memories from a night out in the 1990s (Photo: Adobe/Getty)

10 nostalgic drinks from the 1990s

Kev Marchant owner of The Winchester, which has been voted Britain's Best Pub Shed.

Shed of the Year: Inside my Shaun of the Dead replica backyard boozer

Reminiscing on the Spice Girls Cadbury chocolate bars of the 1990s (Photo: Ray Burmiston/Avalon/Getty Images)

Reminiscing on the Spice Girls Cadbury chocolate bars of the 1990s

It’s being held on Saturday, August 10 from 11am to 3pm.

Businesses in Kettering’s The Yards team up to host wedding fair

The infinity pool outside my room at Mayia Exclusive Resort and Spa.

I never saw point of all-inclusive holidays but this place seduced me

Performers dressed as the ancient Egyptian god Anubis surprise London commuters.

Egyptian Gods descend on London

England Euro 2024: UK's biggest bar celebrates final penalty WIN!

Watch: UK's biggest bar celebrates England's final penalty WIN

The winners of the National Pub & Bar Awards 2024 have been announced. (Photo credit: Eggogen - stock.adobe.com)

The best pubs and bars across the UK are named

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Wetherspoons pints could hit £11 by 2035, according to research Alex Nelson

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury to relaunch popular 1990s chocolate bar in the UK

Brewdog will be giving away a free pint of Cold Beer to customers who come wearing shorts this Bank Holiday weekend.

Brewdog will be giving away free pints of beer this Bank Holiday

They’re introducing a new ‘Happy Hour at Street Food Fridays’ offering deals from 18:30 to 19:30

Streetfood Fridays returns to Corby tonight

StreetFood Fridays is coming to Kettering

Streetfood Fridays coming to the Yards bringing feast for the senses

Cllr Simon Reilly and prospective parliamentary candidate for Corby, Lee Barron outside The Talisman

Corby pub that's been closed for 18 months goes up for sale

Stephen Mold is shown the new ID scanning technology by Danny Kituno, owner of Escape in Northampton

Biggest roll out of ID scan technology in the night-time economy goes live in No...

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Criminals must face victims for sentencing after Lucy Letby’s no-show

As always with Fly By Bars events there will be a number of excellent street food stalls as well as Fly By Bars own bar, selling beers, cocktails, fizz craft beers, mocktails, and frozen cocktails

East Carlton Park plays host to two-day free event this weekend

Iceland is aiming to provide customers with credit to help manage the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Iceland slash prices of products to just 1p in exclusive offer

Cadbury Creme Eggs thief who stole chocolate worth more than £30,000 is jailed for 18 months

Man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs is jailed for 18 months

Corrections officer Sandra Fuentes (L) assists inmate Leslie Van Houten (R) as arrives for her parole hearing before members of the Board of Prison Terms 28 June 2002 at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California.

Leslie Van Houton: Ex-Manson cult follower released after 53 years

CGI image of what Therme could look like

First look at huge new indoor water park coming to UK

Unsealed FBI documents reveal IRA plot to kill the Queen

Breaking IRA plot to kill Queen in San Francisco in 1983 revealed by FBI

The Cloud Gate sculpture, popularly known as the bean, with Chicago's skyline

‘I went to Chicago for five days and it was better than New York’

Stephanie Weaver started collecting soaps in the 1970s.

Gran who amassed 2,000 bars of soap selling collection at auction

A Covid-19 vaccine record on the National Health Service (NHS) app.

NHS Covid app closing down: Here’s when it will disappear for good

Cadbury has announced the flavour of its two mystery bars

Cadbury launches special King’s coronation range costing £9.99 a bar

Eggs are back on the Toby Carvery breakfast menu

Toby Carvery makes menu change which will delight breakfast fans

Retailers along with banks, bars and restaurants have been really struggling over the last decade, with a rise in internet shopping said to be the key contributor in the high street’s decline.

Breaking 10 major stores to close for good in further blow for UK high street

Top 10 favourite UK cocktails and how to make them at home

Refusing to be tested or quarantined for coronavirus could soon result in a £1,0...

The bar will be given a modern new look

Run-down Wellingborough pub to become upmarket bar after £400,000 refurb

The Spanish holiday destinations of Majorca and Ibiza have both introduced new laws that restrict the alcohol intake of tourists (Photo: Shutterstock)

Majorca and Ibiza are limiting all-inclusive holidays - plus banning pub crawls ...

The justice secretary said the new Wellingborough Prison will be modern and humane.

Justice secretary breaks ground at new £235m Wellingborough prison

You can claim a completely free gin and tonic until August - here’s where

Plastic straws will be banned from sale from April 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds to be banned in England

The Old Market Inn, Kettering

Closed Kettering pub set to be brought back to life

Dark chocolate 'good for your eyes'

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