The coast team looks forward to some of the best events around our shores in 2026

Budget fiasco: That the whole of Wednesday’s Budget was erroneously published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) an hour before chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) stood up to give her spee

Chris Bertram hand-picks the best golf trip options to suit all budgets and tastes for the new year, starting with ‘The Glorious Playground’…

29 November VSCC Winter Driving Tests Bicester Motion hosts the VSCC’s final event of the year, which sees entrants attempt car-control challenges in conditions often not conducive to precision drivin

30 DUNHAM MASSEY DUATHLON (various distances) The Bramley Farm, Altrincham. mcafitness.co.uk 7 BLACK COUNTRY TRIATHLETES SPLASH AND DASH AQUATHLON (400m S/ 5km B) Ounsdale Leisure Centre, Wolverhampto

Ellie Tennant’s article in your October issue, describing 10 stunning landscapes that inspired bestselling novels, reminded me of my time working in Falkland, Fife. In 2013, scenes for the television