Escape, Refuge and Utopia in Ascona, Switzerland by David Roberts

A short literary tour around Ascona and Brissago on the trail of Hemingway, H G Wells, Daphne Du Maurier and some counter culture.

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Back on the Northern Front " Devils, angels and heroes on the Swiss  border- by David Roberts

David Roberts heads back to the Italian Northern Front to checkout some heroes, angels and villains on The italian-Swiss border

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Last days of the War in Como

Coming up to Italian Liberation Day on 25 April. David Roberts looks at the dramatic happenings around the city of Como in the final days of World War 2.

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Missing from the War Memorial  by David Roberts

David Roberts looks at a Buxton College Casualty missing from the College War memorial

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The Lost Banks of Buxton by David Roberts

With the recently announced closure of the National Westminster Bank in Buxton, David Roberts takes a look at the ups and downs of Buxton's Banks

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Back to the Mitropa Cup of 1935

A look back at European Football Club competition in the 1930s and the Mitropa Cup of 1935

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