Travel Reviews


Canal in Amsterdam

Amsterdam days are just as lively as nights

I was told three things about Amsterdam before I went on my trip; it always rains, there aren’t any decent restaurants and it’s all about the ‘coffee shops’ and red light

Five extra days in Madeira? They were a piece of cake

Not volcanic ash, just some clouds over Madeira

Last october, STEVE LOWE and family visited Madeira and fell in love with the island. Over Easter they returned and had a longer holiday than planned

Sin City exposed

Las Vegas

Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire . . . never has a song lyric been so true about a city

There's more to Majorca

Majorca

The beautiful coastal city of Palma offers tourists a taste of true Mallorcan life and culture, far flung from images of drunk sunburnt Brits lazing on a beach in Magaluf

So-lively Lisbon provides much food for thought

Castelo de Sao Jorge which overlooks Lisbon

True, it’s everyone to their own, but the thought of grub on the run, or indeed standing at a shop counter and eating has rarely appealed to me ...

Set sail for sun, fun... and tequila!

Sapphire

MEXICO: Believe it or not, there is more to Mexico than Cancun

We took to the High Road for a Christmas never to be forgotten

The view from the kitchen out onto the tide lapping at the bay

When we told people where we were going for our family Christmas most of the responses we got went along the lines of ‘are you mad?’ ...

Half the world away ...

St Kitts' scenic railway

There it was, before my very eyes, a train, complete with driver, and astonishingly it was about to leave on time ...

Madeira – it’s a haven where the scene doesn’t include wet T-shirts

What does the island of Madeira not have for the tourist to enjoy? Sandy beaches, cafes selling sausage and chips, discos with wet T-shirt competitions...

Local News


Thames Valley Police

Boy pleads guilty to car thefts

A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from vehicles. He also asked for 12 other offences, of theft from vehicles and shoplifting, to be taken into consideration. The youth was



Boy pleads guilty to car thefts

Thames Valley Police

A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from vehicles. He also asked for 12 other offences, of theft from vehicles and shoplifting, to be taken into consideration. The youth was

City centre parking changes given the go-ahead

Parking

Big changes to car parking in the city centre were given the go-ahead in a council Cabinet meeting last night. As reported in MK NEWS, the decision to axe 3,782 free parking spaces was agreed. The

Law student accused of murdering father

milton keynes mknews Scene at the rear of Samuel Alexander's home in Drayton Parslow in February

Law student Mark Alexander murdered his father and disposed of the body to "live the life he wanted to lead" jurors heard yesterday. The 22-year-old is standing trial at Reading Crown Court following



Lifestyle & Leisure

IF: MIlton Keynes International Festival

MK NEWS Milton Keynes: The World Famous with Terrafolk: Full Circle. Picture by Shaun Armstrong

From July 16 for ten magical days the festival will host a celebration of the arts.The festival is produced by The Stables in association with Milton Keynes Gallery and funded by Arts Council England.

Milton Keynes Theatre

Quartet July 26-31 Quartet is a touching, charming, bitter-sweet comedy about life-long friendships and growing old disgracefully. Ronald Harwood's comedy starring Michael Jayston

New exhibition at MKG

The The Things is (for3)

THE THE THINGS IS (FOR 3)July 9 - 12 September 2010 Admission free Milton Keynes Gallery presents a major solo exhibition of work by a London-based artist who emerged in the early 1990s, exhibiting



National News

Sea tragedy boy named by police

Sea tragedy boy named by police

A 14-year-old boy who drowned after getting into difficulties while swimming in the sea has been named by police.

Ambulance patient killed by car

Ambulance patient killed by car

An assault victim was hit by a car and killed when he got out of an ambulance taking him to hospital, it has emerged.

Teacher guilty of under-age sex

Teacher guilty of under-age sex

A sex education teacher has been found guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.

Vicar in major sham marriages scam

Vicar in major sham marriages scam

A vicar has been found guilty of conducting sham marriages to allow illegal immigrants to stay in Britain.