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Locals block driver who had driven 115 miles to Snowdonia despite coronavirus lockdown

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Furious Welsh locals block Range Rover driver who had driven 115 miles from Sheffield to Snowdonia despite coronavirus lockdown Vehicle was spotted at 10am on Saturday driving near Bala in Gwynedd, Wales Aled Wyn Williams recorded the confrontation before the police were called  It comes after hundreds of people continue to flout strict government advice  … Read more

Two boys who had to cancel their birthday parties due to coronavirus treated to a parade by locals

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Two boys who had to cancel their birthday parties because of coronavirus social distancing rules are treated to a parade of more than 100 cars and trucks to celebrate their special day The Perth community has thrown a party for two children in self isolation  A street parade of more than 100 cars was arranged … Read more

Virgin Mary ‘appears in the sky’ over Argentina as locals say she is protecting them

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Virgin Mary ‘appears in the sky’ over Argentina as locals claim she is protecting them amid coronavirus outbreak The picture was taken on Wednesday in the western city of San Carlos It quickly spread over social media with people saying it was the Virgin Mary Others thought it was Virgin of Itati, patron saint of … Read more

Did Austria hide the virus outbreak? Locals accused of covering up cases, writes GUY ADAMS 

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They call it ‘Ibiza on ice’ – an Alpine resort famed for its perfectly-groomed pistes where visitors ski all day, and raucous bars where they party all night.  By summer, Ischgl is a small town of around 1,600 residents in the Tyrol region of Austria.  But when the snow comes, it transforms into what the … Read more

Angry locals in St Ives, Cornwall scrawl messages on the beach as second home owners remain defiant

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Furious locals in St Ives, Cornwall have written messages on the beach urging second home owners to go home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Londoners and people living in big cities all over the UK are flocking to the seaside and their second homes to escape the virus, drawing the ire of locals. The government have … Read more

Cornish Farmer, 56, wins fight to keep hold of land which locals wanted to turn into village green

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The owners of a farm who recently won their battle over ‘bullies and abusers’ to keep their privately-owned beauty spot have described the neighbours who threatened them as a ‘vipers nest’. Ruth Ramsden, 56, and her husband James, a barrister, initially turned down an application to turn the creekside copse at their home on Shillingham … Read more

Clashes break out in Lesbos as locals battle with police while to stop work on new migrant camps 

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Residents have fought riot police with wooden sticks and set up flaming barricades on the roads in an attempt to halt the construction of new migrant detention centres on two Greek islands. At least 500 people on Lesbos and Chios – including regional governor Kostas Moutzouris and West Lesbos mayor Taxiarchis Verros – clashed with … Read more

Locals want to keep the chic state of Maine to themselves… all the more reason to book yourself in

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This is Kelly’s Landing, a lobster ‘pound’ (or shack) on a wooden deck jutting into Maine’s Moosehead Lake. The woman next to me starts chatting. She’s a resident of Greenville, and delights in telling me that Moosehead Lake is the holiday destination New Yorkers prefer to keep to themselves. ‘This is a quiet, rustic, relaxed … Read more