THE South West has 34 of England’s 85 Blue Flags fluttering from the beaches, which helps to explain why it’s our favourite domestic seaside holiday destination.

THE increased terror that means there will be long delays at airports this summer.

HIS name is sprayed graffiti-style in neon pink across the back wall.

A HOLIDAY in Cornwall in the off season? David Stephenson heads to the annual oyster festival and finds great surfing weather as a bonus.

AS THE likes of St Tropez become saturated with Eurotrash and the demands of airport security make flying ever more irksome, the born-again Anglophile holidaymaker is looking for luxury in domestic resorts.

IT'S not easy finding a destination that ticks all the entertainment boxes for a three-year-old, but I found the perfect place.

WITH beautiful beaches, historic towns and some breathtaking countryside, there’s plenty of fabulous holidays right here on our doorstep.

IT was a slightly surreal start to the weekend.

AFTER being stored away for the past five months, rods and reels are appearing for the trout fishing season.

FROM tackling and gibing to trying bowlines there’s more to sailing than just lazing on deck, as novice Bob Smith finds out on a learn-to-sail weekend in Plymouth Sound.