On this historic day the first passengers travel on the resumed connection between the Bluebell Steam Railway and the mainline UK rail network, the culmination of 55 years of work by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. The Bluebell Railway runs through some of the most beautiful countryside and bluebell woods in West Sussex and it has appeared in many films including The Railway Children, Downton Abb ...

Our friends Greg and Charlotte decided they wanted something a bit different when it came to wedding transport, and it seems they are not alone. People are seeking out ever more original ways to get to the church, register office or civil ceremony and the choice of transport is now as varied as the choice of venue. 'Don't get me wrong' said Charlotte, 'we love cars...some of our best friends drive them' she ...

There is no surer way to achieve happiness than to have low expectations. Thus did a warm glow and a tear spread across the sitting room as first the green tussock and then the strains of Jerusalem pierced our frenetic television screens on Satuarday evening. Could it be, could it possibly be that we were about to get what we do best, without apology or explanation? Live theatre from Shakespeare's time onwa ...

The sun came out just long enough for the flame to pass through Crowborough, East Sussex, today. Thousands came to watch Ben Stevens hand over to Jo Rout by the War Memorial. Ben, 21, runs a lifesaving group for young people to learn and improve their skills. Jo was the youngest Briton ever to win 2 gold medals at the Soul Paralympics.   ...

Come, Franco-philes, to the  South Bank, where for the last five years the storming of the Bastille has been celebrated in  the most revolutionary part of London. And it's going from strength to strength. Kath Serkis, event founder, explains why: "Events have to come from the heart' there has to be passion behind them."  Nothing could be truer in reference to the events of 1789, but how does this work  in a ...

Congratulations to Virginia and Greg who got married  yesterday after a two year quest for an open air wedding.  "So many people want to get married out of doors, but it's illegal! You can only legally tie the knot in a licensed venue, and this has to have a roof," says Virginia. On July 14th, after signing bits of paper under a roof, a party of 20 close family members will follow them on foot into the wood ...