Cannabis infused sweets have become the latest craze among teenagers with authorities warning parents that they pose a serious danger because of their strength and if consumed to excess. Nerds Rope bites, the ‘super potent’ edibles which supposedly contain 600mg of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis Known as ‘edibles’ they are freely available on … Read more
We’ve come on holiday by mistake, said Richard E. Grant in the cult movie classic Withnail And I, where two unemployed actors in late 1960s London head to Penrith for some rest and recuperation in a semi-derelict cottage. Half a century on from the film’s grim depiction of this corner of Cumbria, the only mistake … Read more
Staycationers have been blasted for littering the UK’s beauty spots with rangers at the Queen’s Balmoral estate shaming wild campers for abandoning tents as the Lake District is buried under mounds of ‘heartbreaking’ rubbish. The estate’s rangers posted a picture of an array of abandoned tents left on Saturday. It echoes a catalogue of other … Read more
Exasperated residents of Manhattan’s Chelsea district say they are tired of complaining to the authorities about a sprawling homeless camp that has taken root in their midst. Around 20 people are believed to be living along West 24th Street, on the corner with Sixth Avenue, The New York Post reported. The camp is one block … Read more
Here’s a useful little secret for you: Britain’s youth hostels are open for business. They’re cheap, located in beautiful areas and have taken Covid precautions. And best of all, they have vacancies. I stumbled across this information two weeks back. After foreign holidays hit the wall and every B&B in Britain sold out a few … Read more
A ‘tidal wave’ of lost and injured staycation holidaymakers hiking among Britain’s tallest peaks are pushing rescue teams to breaking point, rescue chiefs have today warned. Adventurous Britons are flocking to the Lake District in search of some post-lockdown freedom and are heading to the national park – home to England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike. … Read more
Rowdy ‘Magaluf-style’ revellers are causing ‘total bedlam’ at one the country’s top beauty spots by drinking, illegally camping and dumping litter – as a mass clean-up begins across the UK following a weekend of illegal parties. Residents in the Lake District say groups of young people sit around drinking, smash up fences for fire wood … Read more
I have made it my life’s mission to search out the most perfect lakes to swim in – and Britain is blessed with remote and bracing bodies of water that cry out to be enjoyed. From Lake District classics to distant Welsh wonders and bracing lochs in Scotland’s wildest places, these are our greatest lakes … Read more
I have made it my life’s mission to search out the most perfect lakes to swim in – and Britain is blessed with remote and bracing bodies of water that cry out to be enjoyed. From Lake District classics to distant Welsh wonders and bracing lochs in Scotland’s wildest places, these are our greatest lakes … Read more
Another two men were stabbed in London last night as violence explodes in the capital with the total number of murders up to 10 in two weeks. The City of London Police said the stabbings took place at Broadgate Circle in London’s main financial district at about 11pm. It is understood their injuries are not life-threatening … Read more