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Revellers on the Isles of Scilly are bidding farewell to 2020 from the only three pubs open in England as the archipelago remains in Tier 1. The islands are the only areas in England under the most-relaxed level of Covid restrictions – meaning pubs, bars and restaurants are open for sit-in customers. There are normally around … Read more
Don’t do anything Scilly! Locals in the only part of England still under Tier 1 beg tourists NOT to travel to the islands – and say they can’t make the most of their freedoms because there’s not much to do in winter anyway! The Isles of Scilly are the only part of England in Tier … Read more
Tonic boom! Drone successfully flies NHS supplies from the mainland to the Isles of Scilly for the first time – before being sent back with local GIN It marks the first drone freight delivery between commercial airports in the UK Drones could potentially now carry items including medical supplies The aircraft was returned back to the … Read more
The Isles of Scilly were once just a single island, before soaring sea levels submerged much of the land to create the archipelago we know today. Now, there are more than 140 chunks of land which constitute the Isles, but around 5,000 years ago they were a single land mass. Researchers, led by a team … Read more
Prince William and Kate take their children Charlotte, George and Louis on a down-to-earth staycation to rented cottage on the Isles of Scilly Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went on a family holiday to the Isles of Scilly The took George, seven, Charlotte, five, and Louis, two, away to a stone cottage The weather was … Read more
Luton, Wolverhampton and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly were the only three places in England to record a fall in Covid-19 infection rates over the past week – and only one of them is in a local lockdown. Wolverhampton, where residents are not allowed to meet friends and family in each other’s homes or … Read more
Continental drift, I seem to recall from geography lessons at school, is the theory of how land masses shift position over aeons. But the term could also be used to describe the ritual Gadarene rush to over-crowded, over-developed hot spots around the world every summer. At least, that’s what used to happen and I dare … Read more
Prince William whisks his family away to childhood holiday spot on the Isles of Scilly for a ‘quick staycation break before George and Charlotte return to school’ William and Kate, 38, seen ‘enjoying the warm weather’ on Tresco on Thursday The royals ‘decided on a quick getaway before their children return to school’ Duke of … Read more
Prince Charles has been criticised for increasing rent for tenants on his freehold land – with claims one went up from £100 to £7,000. Locals on the Isles of Scilly says the hikes by the Duchy of Cornwall are costing them a fortune – and preventing them from buying their own land. The Prince of … Read more