Villagers

Natasha Snaith has risen through the ranks at The Jolly Sailor and is now the boss

New licensee takes over historic Whitburn village pub she loves

The Christmas tree after being felled by vandals.

Village in uproar after vandals cut down Christmas tree

I went to the Trentino region of Italy and explored The Dolomites

I saw a new side to Italy during a brilliant adventure holiday

Angry villagers kick off over rowdy football club

Watch: Angry villagers kick off over rowdy footballers swearing

Residents say the village of Featherstone is the 'grimmest' place in the UK and is surrounded by three prisons.

'We live in UK's grimmest village... it's worse than prison'

Despite tourists bringing noise pollution and traffic chaos to the quaint nearby village of Alton, locals living near Alton Towers say it has major benefits.

Alton Towers: Why residents living next to theme park ‘love’ it

People are invited to take a flower home.

Spring surprise for villagers as handmade flowers adorn churches

The Diddly Squat farm shop sells local produce from the farm and neighbouring local producers in the Cotswolds (Picture: Clarkson's farm)

Workers at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm must now wear body cams

Imber and Tyneham are two villages that were abandoned during World War Two

England’s ‘lost twin villages’ frozen in time since World War Two

A view over Warkworth Castle and the surrounding village which has topped the list of British villages which have risen in value for 20 years straight.

20 British villages with property value increases for last 20 years

Villagers have written to the Government over green belt land.

Villagers write to Government after draft plans for ‘3,000 homes on green belt'

Cleadon Action Group members Margaret Sunderland, Linda Mordain, Luisa Mordain, Alan Mordain, Iain Colderwood, Ian Beattie oppose the council's Local Plan.

Villagers fight plans for hundreds of homes they say will 'destroy' Cleadon

North Ferriby beat South Shields earlier this season.

South Shields could get promotion boost after North Ferriby United wound up

Friends of East Boldon Rebecca Higgins, laet, and Joan Glass

Giant poppy appeal to honour the fallen in run-up to Remembrance Day

Boldon CA's batsman Carl Bellerby in action against Ushaw Moor, played at Boldon CA Sports Ground.

Lowther stars as Marsden surge past Bill Quay

Residents have taken over the maintenance of Cleadon Village pond.

Villagers launch clear-up mission as pond's future is decided
A community has carried out a clear up of a village pond as efforts continue to resolve a stalemate over its future.
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