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Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

This is why the UK's Best Coastal Community is truly not to be missed

Karen Logan, Senior Curator of History and William Blair, Director of Collections, National Museums NI pictured with some of the founding members of Belfast’s First Urban Gaeltacht, Gaeltacht Bhóthar Seoighe, and Micheál Mac Giolla Ghunna, Spórtlann na hÉireann Director (third from right).

How Do You Create a Community? The Inspiring Story of Ireland’s First Urban Gael...

Woburn House, a reputedly haunted Victorian mansion in Co Down, spent decades as a borstal and then a prison officer training centre. New plans would turn it into apartments, with a housing development of 190 homes to be built on its grounds. Picture: Diane Magill

Bid to turn 'haunted' Co Down mansion and former borstal into 200 homes

Could you be related to William the Conqueror? One man definitely thinks so after taking a bargain DNA test

A £27 home DNA test sent one man down a rabbit hole of royal ancestry

Christina Buckler never felt like she fitted in - and a £27 DNA kit transformed her life

Women discover shocking family secret after using a £27 DNA kit

Vasanthi Balachandar, Branch Manager of Jubilee Oak Post Office, displays the first 5p coins bearing the portrait of King Charles III. Around 23.2 million coins have been minted, marking the first 5p design change in 17 years (Photo: Ian West/Royal Mint)

23 million new King Charles coins with hidden detail enter circulation

Royal Mail is issuing new stamps showcasing iconic British steam locomotives (Images: Getty Images/Royal Mail)

Royal Mail's new stamp set honours British history, and may gain value

Across the UK, these spectacular trees have significant in literature, film, history and more

The 10 contenders for UK Tree of the Year - with votes closing soon

There are some very strange laws in the UK which are still technically standing but few people know about

The weirdest laws still standing, including little-known pub rule

Dunluce Coolers

North Coast entrepreneur distils family heritage into Cooler cans

Dennis Jackson from Preston in his 1958 Wolesley classic car. Inset: Demonstrating how he uses a 'crank handle' to start the engine, and places a clothes peg on the choke button. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

I spent £13,000 restoring classic 1958 Wolseley - I kept every receipt

Crumlin Road courthouse in Belfast, over which there have long been concerns (Google Streetview)

Concern over 'worrying' picture around Northern Ireland's listed buildings

Helena Mellenchip with one of her willow sculptures at Lytham Hall

Meet the willow artist behind 'mesmerising' sculpture trail

Guinness trumps list of top 20 Irish exports

The top 20 things to come out of Ireland - number one is no surprise!

HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar, is now in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard home

National Lottery Open Week is back and it's bigger than ever
To celebrate 30 years of The National Lottery and the £30m raised for Good Causes every week by its players, National Lottery Open Week is back — and it’s bigger than ever.
Tom Morton

Lord Mayor of Belfast Micky Murray, Patricia Corbett from the National Lottery Heritage Fund,, and Strand chief executive Mimi Turtle mark Heritage Treasures Day inside Strand Arts Centre, where work has now begun on a £6.5 million redevelopment.

Belfast's Strand cinema gets 90th birthday present as £6.5m revamp begins

Subway launches new limited-edition merch line including T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and a Tote Bag

Subway swaps sandwiches for streetwear with first merchandise range

Antler luggage is on sale

Antler iconic luggage brand launches early Black Friday sale from £99

New podcast, 'Wise Words', caters exclusively for retirees - presented by David Hamilton

Over-65 spends less than an hour a day talking to other people

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

Castle Cornet, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey launches new historical routes ahead of D-Day

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

Breaking World's oldest Post Office is saved

‘Nothing Compares’: Sinéad O’Connor documentary will arrive on TV later this month

‘Nothing Compares’: Sinéad O’Connor documentary is coming to TV

Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su have revealed someone attempted to break into their home whilst they were on holiday (@davidesancli - Instagram)

Former Love Island winners announce shock split

Brecon Beacons National Park will now be known as Bannau Brycheiniog - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Brecon Beacons National Park undergoes major name change

Wallace Thompson says evangelical Protestantism is bigger than national boundaries, so some NI believers could well end up supporting a united Ireland

DUP founder says evangelical Protestants could be won over to united Ireland
A founder of the DUP has stated that some evangelical Christians could be won over to the cause of a united Ireland, saying their religious philosophy is “bigger than” the national question – and that their heritage is no longer respected in the UK.
Adam Kula

Starbucks has launched an olive oil range of coffees in Italy - but you need not to worry, as it will hit UK stores later in 2023 - Credit: Starbucks

Starbucks launch olive oil coffee in Italy - coming to UK very soon

A general view of the waterfront in Kirkwall on September 6, 2021

UK’s Top 10 most welcoming places - does your town make the list?

Lord Frost at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham yesterday. He said the UK must be clear to the EU that there can only be one outcome from talks, a shift of trade for Northern Ireland back to the United Kingdom. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA

Northern Ireland trade must return back towards the UK, says former minister

The Heritage Killenard, Co Laoise

Travel: The Heritage Killenard, Co Laoise

Lough Eske Castle, Donegal

Northern Ireland travel: Late deals for hotels at home and holidays abroad

Visitors learning more about the steam train era. Photo taken before lockdown.

£167k heritage fund support for pandemic-hit Whitehead attraction

Susie Hamilton Stubber of Burren Balsamics in Armagh with development chef Bob McDonald. The company, based at Richhill in Co Armagh, is now supplying products to Harrods

Armagh’s rich flavours bound for top shoppers at Harrods

How the Portview Trade Centre courtyard might look in the future - booming with activity, from restaurants to boundary taprooms, pop up art exhibitions and cultural events

The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards £221k towards redevelopment of Strand ...

Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey was joined by the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Maureen Morrow and Colum McNicholl, JPM Contracts Ltd, for the formal re-opening of the Great Tower at Carrickfergus Castle.

Great Tower reopens after £1m conservation project at Carrickfergus Castle

Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar criticised for comparing Sinn Fein to wolves

Jonathan Mattison and Coleen Large, dressed in Williamite period costume, promote the first-ever Orange heritage week which commences next Thursday. Photo by Graham Curry

Countdown underway to first heritage week

Brits don't know their rump from their brisket

In order to ensure that there is a long lasting legacy of our Heritage within The Glens, the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust, through the Heritage Lottery Funded Heart of The Glens Landscape Partnership Scheme, has released a funding application form that enables local community groups, clubs or festival groups to apply for funding support

Festivals and events funding for The Glens of Antrim

Dublin in the wake of the Easter Rising 1916

Rising anniversary '˜rooted in respectful commemorations' - Irish Govt

Henderson Group Chairman, John Agnew returned to St. Georges Market with Food NIs Lucy Cairns this week where the his Grandfather, John Henderson ran the wholesale business in the early 1900s. To mark the Heritage and Traditions month of the Year of Food & Drink, Paula McIntyre will be celebrating the companys history with Mr Agnew at the Market on Friday 25th March from 10am, by cooking up local food suppliers produce for visitors to sample.

Henderson's goes back to market roots for Heritage month

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