Luxury £1million Eco-mansion featured on Grand Designs transformed into B&B

A stunning Eco-mansion once featured on the TV show Grand Designs has now been renovated and transformed into a £300-a-night B&B attracting soap stars and footballers. Called the Dome House, the luxury £1million property nestled in the countryside of Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria offers the perfect staycation as lockdown restrictions begin to ease.  The award winning … Read more

Luxury £1million Eco-mansion featured on Grand Designs transformed into B&B

This stunning eco-mansion once featured on the TV show Grand Designs has been renovated to attract soap stars and footballers – and for just over £300 per night, you could stay there too.  Called the Dome House, the luxury £1m property nestled in the countryside of Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria offers the perfect staycation as lockdown … Read more

Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond repeatedly shunts cars for TV show

Shocked driver alerts police as The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond repeatedly shunts cars in ‘appalling’ parking fail – only to be told that the star is filming for the TV show Residents watched driver repeatedly smash into cars on a street in Wales One driver contacted police to report the ‘appalling’ driving fail in Crickhowell … Read more

Government plans ‘Grand Designs’ loans in self-build boost

Government plans a £150m Grand Designs-style revolution by giving low-cost loans to those looking to build or customise their own homes Help to Build scheme is designed to make building or customising homes a realistic option for Britons to get on housing ladder via low-deposit mortgages It follows Help to Buy scheme for first-time buyers, … Read more

History-maker Rachael Blackmore becomes the first woman to win the Grand National

History-maker Rachael Blackmore becomes the first woman to win the Grand National as she leads 11/1 shot Minella Times to a comfortable victory at Aintree just weeks after dominating the Cheltenham Festival Rachael Blackmore made history as she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Minella Times The Irish rider, who … Read more

Grand National 2021 at Aintree LIVE: Race updates, racecard, runners and favourites

Grand National LIVE: Rachael Blackmore looks to write herself into the history books on board Minella Times while Tom Scudamore aims to steer favourite Cloth Cap to victory… follow all the action on the final day at Aintree By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 10 April … Read more

Grand National revellers mark Ladies Day from home

It’s Fabulous Friday! Glamorous Grand National revellers mark Ladies Day from home by donning colourful frocks and cracking open the bubbly Would-be racegoers marked Ladies Day at home as Aintree is closed to visitors Second day of Grand National Festival one of most popular race days in calendar Fans posed in their gardens dressed up … Read more

World famous Grand National meeting gets underway without crowds as Aintree racecourse lies deserted

The Grand National meeting gets underway without crowds as Aintree lies deserted at the time thousands of punters would usually be piling through its doors ready for a beer and bacon sandwich! The Grand National’s first meeting will take place without fans on Thursday   Aintree racecourse was empty ahead of the event with the UK … Read more

The Grand Old Master: Gary Player recalls how 60 years ago he ended America’s Augusta monopoly

Sixty years have now passed since a pugnacious South African upstart flew the oceans and steeled himself to take on the mighty Arnold Palmer and his fanatical Augusta army. Sixty years since the game’s original global ambassador shocked the patrons to pull off a triumph that, to this day, still ranks as arguably the most … Read more