Open this photo in gallery: The Royal York Hotel is making strides to becoming a net zero, carbon neutral building. ‘There’s no question that the Royal York is deeply embedded in the heart of the community,’ says general manager Edwin Frizzell. ‘Net zero is part of our effort to position …
Read More »A stay at Prince Edward County’s revamped Royal Hotel is a journey in local details
The Royal Hotel has anchored Picton, Ont.’s Main Street since 1879. Built to service an influx of commercial travellers and tourists brought into the area by the Prince Edward County railway, it was, according to The Settler’s Dream, a pictorial history of the County’s older buildings, the grandest accommodation in …
Read More »How Prince Edward County’s new hotels are designed for locals and visitors
When the Royal opens its doors this month in Picton, it will support many of the 27 recommendations set out in Prince Edward County’s destination development plan.The Royal Hotel In July of last year, as tourist sites around the world stood empty, Sandbanks Provincial Park in Ontario’s Prince Edward County …
Read More »Netting a Bargain: Beat Royal Mail price hike; £10 off Disney+; Co-op £5 meal deal; 25% off Boohoo voucher code
– ROYAL Mail is increasing its prices again on March 23. Standard first-class stamps will go up by 8.6 per cent, from 70p to 76p, while second-class ones will increase by 6 per cent from 61p to 65p. You can beat the hike by simply stocking up before it takes …
Read More »Travelling music festival comes to Mt Sturgeon
Award winning and nationally acclaimed Adelaide-based concert series, The Porch Sessions, is heading on tour this summer, coming to Dunkeld on Wednesday 22 January 2020 for one magical night. The tour visits nine other porches between Byron Bay and Adelaide, but, in perhaps the most spectacular location of the trip, …
Read More »Last drinks for local pub
Kristie Sullivan / 10 November 2019 Birregurra’s only pub will shut its doors on Sunday. The 148-year-old Royal Mail Hotel is closing after lunch, with the venue for sale. A post on the pub’s Facebook page earlier this week confirms Sunday’s lunch will be their last day of trading while …
Read More »Opportunity for community to help one of Australia’s unique native species
Western Local Land Services together with Centre for Invasive Species Solutions is encouraging anyone with an interest in Malleefowl to come along to a Malleefowl mound monitoring training event where participants can be informed and help one of Australia’s most unique native birds. The training event will give participants the …
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