Pubs across the UK are shuttering, with 23% closing between 2008 and 2018.
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Local watering holes are closing up and down the country, shaking up their offerings and making the most of their heritage may just help save them
Rural settings are often painted as scary in British folklore.
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The British countryside is supposed to be peaceful and idyllic. Don’t be fooled.
Chengkan village, Anhui province: this beautifully-crafted and retreating architecture holds an important place in Chinese heritage.
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Two thirds of China’s 900m rural residents are moving to cities. Now, architects are finding ways to preserve their built heritage, before it disappears.
Malawian villages operate according to strict hierarchies. NGOs can unsettle these.
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The mere presence of NGOs, no matter their size or aims, inadvertently reduced the legitimacy of local village headmen.
A group of men proceeds to an Otobo in an Igbo village.
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The Otobo remains an ancient symbol of democracy; it almost certainly helped to shape Nigeria’s modern democracy in some ways.
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Sharp-eyed Victorian writers exploded the myth of tranquil village life.
Want to live here? Houses in Stanton cost £500,000 or more.
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Wealthy commuters, retirees and second home owners are pricing locals out of the villages they grew up in.