Literary legends

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Fantasy author JRR Tolkien’s mythological Middle Earth takes inspiration from a number of places in Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. Tolkien frequently visited the Forest of Dean and its tempera

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I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott

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The host of The Traitors returns with a star-filled version of the hit show… Claudia Winkleman and her fingerless gloves are back to present The Celebrity Traitors, which sees a who’s who of famous fa