Summer boost for HM Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopters
Two AgustaWestland AW189 rescue helicopters will operate from the new bases at Oban and Carlisle with an ability to be airborne within 15 minutes of being tasked between the hours of 9am and 9pm, April to September. Based at Carlisle Lake District Airport, Carlisle’s opening over the Easter weekend, pictured above, follows the successful launch […]
From cheese rolling to bagpiping: UK launches search for traditions that define our communities
First major step following UK ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage New inventory will celebrate cultural traditions and highlight their contribution to communities and the economy Communities across the UK are invited to submit their most treasured traditions to a new inventory of living heritage. The UK-wide […]