The best gift we can offer our families this Christmas is to refuse to meet them. That’s what I’ve done, and although it wasn’t easy, I believe it’s time for us older people to be brave and firm, and tell our families to stay away. And if the young argue, just ask them: do you … Read more
The boyfriend of missing British hiker Esther Dingley has dismissed French police claims that she may have deliberately disappeared because she feared her nomadic lifestyle was about to end. A spokesman for Daniel Colegate said ‘there is no indication Esther was seeking a new life’ as new CCTV footage emerged of his girlfriend in a supermarket … Read more
French and Spanish police believe British hiker Esther Dingley deliberately went missing in the Pyrenees because she feared her nomadic life was set to end. With her partner Daniel Colgate reportedly wanting to settle down after six years of European camper van adventures, authorities have said they are focusing their investigations on a ‘voluntary disappearance’. At … Read more
When he saw Esther Dingley heading up the mountain road from the village of Benasque, Jose Antonio Ballarin wasn’t sure whether or not to stop his car. Under Spain’s lockdown rules, the retired businessman shouldn’t have offered a lift to a stranger at all. But something about the sight of the 37-year-old woman carrying a … Read more
Searching for the missing British hiker Esther Dingley is ‘impossible’ Spanish police have said, as rescuers all by give up due to vicious snow storms blocking the mountain trails in the Pyrenees where she was last seen. Spain‘s Guardia Civil’s Mountain Rescue brigade in Benasque abandoned their hunt for the 37-year-old Briton on Friday ahead … Read more
The mystery of missing Briton Esther Dingley’s disappearance deepened today after someone was spotted sleeping in the hiker’s campervan ten days after she vanished. A dog walker said she saw a light on in the British-registered Fiat Chausson camper and then, on closer inspection, spotted a figure lying on the back seat. The young woman, called … Read more
This is missing hiker Esther Dingley’s camper van parked at a Spanish police station as officers forensically exam it for clues over her disappearance, MailOnline can reveal. The Oxford graduate parked the vehicle in a car park in the Spanish town of Benasque on November 15 before setting off on her solo trek around the … Read more
When they gave up their well-paid jobs and set off on their travels in a second-hand camper van, Esther Dingley and her boyfriend, Dan Colegate, told baffled friends and family members: ‘It’s a feeling we’re searching for.’ For the past six years, that unconventional quest has taken these two brilliant young Oxford graduates to the … Read more
Police searching for missing British ‘van life’ blogger Esther Dingley have interviewed her boyfriend twice as they struggle to find any clues over her disappearance. Daniel Colegate, Esther’s partner of 18 years, has given statements to police in Spain and France as they hunt for the hiker. Gendarme Captain Bordinaro said: ‘Mr Colegate has been … Read more
Police investigating the disappearance of British blogger Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees are seeking a man who gave the solo hiker a lift, it was revealed last night. Spanish and French authorities believe the unknown individual could prove crucial in tracking down the 37-year-old from Durham, who was reported missing over a week ago. Search … Read more