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- A2 road (or thereabouts) in An afternoon with David Mitchell (Rousse)
- A9 road in Tibetan monks in icy ponds, packs of dogs, and a wrong turn to Blairgowrie (Rousse)
- A69 road in The complexities of catching a train from Carlisle (Rousse)
- A702 road in Fight breaks out on A702 as couple takes the wrong road south (Rousse)
- Aberdour in A coach change in Aberdour – and not Holy Island (Rousse)
- Aberdeen in Going without: underwear or shoes? (Rousse); Sunshine in the highlands, a glug jug, and a job offer in New York (Rousse); Viking farm challenge and a spot of sewing (Rousse); Simon Le Bon leaves Yasmin and takes new lover to Aberdeen caravan hideaway (Rousse); Matt Smith speaks at Aberdeen information science conference (Rousse); North Sea tsunami hits land north of Aberdeen (Rousse); University measures of excellence: showers, smoked haddock, and guest speakers (Rousse) (University of Aberdeen); Tossed stone is cause of Aberdeen train tragedy (Rousse) (Aberdeen railway station); Packing and a pizza (Rousse); A generous death (Rousse); Flirting over a bag of Lochinver pies, cheese and ham rolls – and WhatsApp (Rousse); A pointless trip to Aberdeen (Rousse); Tight black underwear and the most unpopular woman north of Aberdeen (Rousse); Tight black underwear and the most unpopular woman north of Aberdeen (Rousse)
- Aberdour in Time-travelling Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley) greets Rousse in the Kingdom of Fife
- Aberfeldy in Sting beats Mick Jagger in conversation competition (Rousse)
- Aberystwyth in Rousse is runner-up; How to get (another) PhD (Rousse); Adventures in Aberystwyth (Rousse); Aberystwyth University serials acquisition librarian (Rousse)
- Abingdon in Abingdon secrets (Rousse)
- Allendale in Searching for silver and scallops with a car crash in-between (Rousse)
- Ambridge in Ambridge sensation: Pat Archer is “happy” (Rousse) (Bridge Farm); Queen’s safety compromised by ‘sleepover break-in’ at Grey Gables (Rousse) (Grey Gables); A ladybird problem and an excess of dry goods at Bridge Farm, Ambridge (Rousse) (Bridge Farm); From drinks in Ambridge with the Aldridge to an open air party on Princes Street (Rousse)
- Andover in Snowy conditions and dodgy map cause travel chaos near Cambridge (Rousse)
- Axminster in Snowy conditions and dodgy map cause travel chaos near Cambridge (Rousse)
- Bamburgh in Holy Island attractions: gannet catching and whale riding (Rousse)
- Bath in Belle goes Dutch with Obama; Ronaldo’s Olympic mix-up in Loughborough (Rousse); Rousse falls foul of fake relationships; Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse); Rousse meets Puffing Billy on train spotting commute
- Benderloch in The perfect Scottish coastal retreat (Rousse)
- Ben Nevis in Chronology change at the British Council and the Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award (Rousse)
- Berkshire in Hobbit star turns her talents to Batman (Rousse)
- Berwick-upon-Tweed in Greater demand for borders rail links along the Tweed (Rousse); Rousse investigates discount rail fares and a career option on the east coast line; Police incompetence in Berwick-upon-Tweed (Rousse); Radiation transforms terrier into reptile (Rousse) (Berwick High School); A day trip to Berwick by bus (Rousse); Rwandan driver leads travellers a merry dance over the sand dunes of Holy Island with a horse (Rousse)
- Billingham in A posh yacht passenger and a PhD (Rousse)
- Birdham, West Sussex in Radcliffe (but no Maconie), a land-based submarine, and an invitation to Disneyland (Rousse); Pensioners unmoved as earthquake strikes Sussex (Rousse); Failed funeral hair mission on the A286 (Rousse); A rally driving experience for Rousse
- Birmingham features frequently in Dreamaticus, with all mentions of the city listed on the special Birmingham page
- Blackpool in Seaside town confusion (Rousse)
- Blair Atholl in Rousse notes ecological concerns for native flora and discovers fire(places) (House of Bruar)
- Blairgowrie in Tibetan monks in icy ponds, packs of dogs, and a wrong turn to Blairgowrie (Rousse)
- The Borders in A pirate themed wedding (Rousse); A party castle and six in a bed (Rousse) (Pentlands)
- Borth in Mid-air knitter stalked by elderly couple on flight to the UK from Thailand (Rousse)
- Bournemouth in Poirot’s invisible sidekick (Belle)
- Braemar in Salmon fishing in Scotland, and disability in the animal kingdom (Rousse)
- Branxton in Battle of Flodden commemorations (Rousse) (Flodden battle field); Radiation transforms terrier into reptile (Rousse)
- Bridgeport in From the Caribbean to Tiverton by foot in party dresses (Rousse)
- Brighton in Andy Parsons turns to kids’ comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse); Plans for dinner at Bill’s in Brighton ruined by Tunnocks afternoon tea (Rousse); The writing of Horace and Brighton bullies (Rousse); Brighton Pavilion and the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (Rousse); Surprises in the snow (Rousse)
- Bristol in Belle goes Dutch with Obama; The return of Rousse’s red Peugeot 205; Time travel by train and a deadly secret unveiled (Rousse) (Bristol Parkway railway station); The dead return to life at the British Library, and deer management concerns (Rousse); TV crew trapped in Cary Grant’s Bristol dining room (Rousse) (Horfield); Missing trains and an airborne ice cream (Rousse); Rousse meets Puffing Billy on train spotting commute; Doctor doctor, where did the PhD graduate sign on? (Rousse); A sister’s wedding, smokers and cycling (Rousse); A mother’s secret career (Rousse); Debenhams Bristol: a unique shopping experience (Rousse) (Park Street); Fostering in Bristol (Rousse) (St Andrews Park); Royston Vasey theme park tricks the tourists (Rousse); How to divide a kitchen (Rousse); Finding a job in Bristol (Rousse); Bristol house building and Edinburgh skyscrapers (Rousse)
- Broadway in A demanding bride and the perils of a Tesco suitcase (Rousse)
- Cambridge in Snowy conditions and dodgy map cause travel chaos near Cambridge (Rousse); Home improvement – with sheep (Rousse); Cambridge conference saves Rousse from North Sea diving job; Cambridge encounter avoidance tactics (Rousse)
- Canterbury in Finns support childcare specialist spread the news in Northumberland (Rousse) (University of Kent)
- Cardiff in A footballer and a phone (Rousse); Missing trains and an airborne ice cream (Rousse); A visit to the other Cardiff castle (Rousse); Never too late for law (Rousse) (Cardiff University)
- Carlisle in Dead grandmother finances tricky train travel (Rousse); Corridor chaos and a Carlisle curiosity (Rousse); The complexities of catching a train from Carlisle (Rousse)
- Cheltenham in Miss Piggy’s plastic surgery and GCHQ’s latest discovery (Rousse) (GCHQ)
- Chester in Wife swap for ferret (Rousse) (Bill railway station)
- Chichester in Exception to the Health Act 2006 discovered in West Sussex (Rousse)
- Christchurch in Searching for silver and scallops with a car crash in-between (Rousse)
- Coldstream in Greater demand for borders rail links along the Tweed (Rousse)
- Corbridge in Gothic novel dramatisation set to be one of the best films of 2011 (Rousse); A labrador, a poodle, and a Yorkshire terrier (Rousse); How to capture a Christmas turkey (Rousse); Wet underwear (Rousse); Corbridge attracts Texan property investor (Rousse); Northumberland to Newbury the roundabout way (Rousse); A course in Corbridge with popsicles (Rousse)
- Cornhill-on-Tweed in Greater demand for borders rail links along the Tweed (Rousse)
- Cornwall in A good deed rewarded by a purchase (Belle); Rousse survives tsunami but misses the talking bee; Cornwall via Northampton International (Belle); Tony Curtis and the world’s least imaginative quiche (belle); Are we nearly there yet? (Rousse); A Christmas cycling trip to Cornwall (Rousse); Italy relocated to the West Country (Belle)
- The Cotswolds in Class conscious Cotswolds offers mixed welcome (Rousse); A creepy Cotswolds hotel and a fight for fish fingers (Rousse); Cowardly CCTV in the Cotswolds (Rousse); Travelling the UK by rail with suitcase insurance (Rousse)
- County Durham in Amazing animal life at Ayers Rock (Rousse) (border with North Yorkshire)
- Coventry in Birmingham graduate destinations: deep sea diving, death, and a hot rod librarian (Rousse)
- Crowthorne, Berkshire in An unlikely pupil of Wellington College (Rousse) (Wellington College)
- Croydon in Belle goes clubbing and meets a resistance heroine; Hot pants hottie goes cruising (Belle)
- Cumbria in Time-travelling aunt fulfils duties as a godparent (Rousse) (west coast train line); Malcolm Bradbury and Diane Abbott predict the next bestseller (Rousse)
- Darlington in Rousse tickles an elephant, misses her sunglasses, and hangs on to her suitcase; Babysitting tips: who to avoid (Rousse); Official: Dorset is not north of Darlington (Rousse); Secret family members save Rousse from deadly double decker; A slow ride to France (Rousse)
- Deeside in Salmon fishing in Scotland, and disability in the animal kingdom (Rousse); Melvyn Bragg’s editor, boasts about The Sound of Music, and other distractions keep Rousse away from class
- Devon in The Apprentice’s Natasha Scribbins vainly attempts to save Rousse from expenses claim hell; Edinburgh house moves (Rousse); Trendy Teflon tans (Belle); Film stars and seals meet their maker on Devon beach (Rousse)
- Doncaster in Tubes, trains and bathrooms (Rousse)
- Dorset in Kevin McCloud advises Rousse on housing law; David Cameron’s seven-pack centrefold plus numerous other adventures, including one at Buckingham Palace (Rousse); Official: Dorset is not north of Darlington (Rousse)
- Doune in An unwise trip to the Scottish Antique and Arts Centre (Rousse)
- Dover in How to get to Paris by car (Rousse)
- Droitwich Spa in Matt LeBlanc promotes Episodes by signing autographs and decorating a cake at Chateau Impney (Rousse) (Chateau Impney)
- Dumfries and Galloway in An embarrassing toilet tale (Rousse); Things to do in Dumfries and Galloway (Rousse); Kevin Spacey’s ‘unusual’ hobbies (Rousse)
- Dundee in Weebles wobble and so does Rousse (University of Dundee)
- Dunfermline in Andy Parsons turns to kids’ comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse) (Dunfermline Athletic football team)
- Durham in The price of popularity at Newcastle University (Rousse) (Durham University)
- East Lothian in Twentieth century icons AJP Taylor and Paul McCartney keep Rousse amused; Tsunami hits north west England (Rousse); Gordon’s Brown’s sexuality questioned by single straight man (Rousse); A cycling trip and late admiration (Rousse)
- East Midlands in A coping strategy for the strangely blind (Rousse)
- Edinburgh features frequently in Dreamaticus, with all mentions of the city listed on the special Edinburgh page
- Exeter in Here we go round the mulberry bush – with an image problem to address (Rousse)
- Exmoor in Standing stones stand-off: Exmoor versus Edinburgh (Rousse)
- Falkirk in A fortunate Falkirk house sale (Rousse)
- Farnborough in Elton John and the transexual mother-of-the-bride (Rousse)
- Fife in Guns, roses, a trouser press and trains (Rousse); Salmon fishing in Scotland, and disability in the animal kingdom (Rousse); BBC sponsors Fife summer fair (Rousse); A personal invitation from JK Rowling to PotterLand (Rousse)
- Fort William in Roman latrines, Basil Brush, memorials for loved ones, and a bargain taxi fare (Rousse)
- Gateshead in But is it art? Ride the purple flume and admire a stick of celery at the Baltic (Rousse) (the Baltic)
- Gatwick airport in Danes are more beautiful than Brits – so says Finnair (Rousse); Flight food preparation: what you should know (Rousse)
- Glasgow in The return of Rousse’s red Peugeot 205; Royal Botanic bathing (Rousse); The Glasgow School of Spelling, David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Limmy, and a retirement home for celebrities (Rousse) (University of Glasgow); Tiffany Blue box “engagement” mystery (Rousse); The Apprentice’s Natasha Scribbins vainly attempts to save Rousse from expenses claim hell; How to find love: happy relationship remarriage (Rousse); Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall – taxi driver (Rousse); Rousse’s new job (University of Glasgow); Cure concert attire crisis (Rousse); Unwelcome guest on Scottish island is served yellow slime for supper (Rousse); From a cliff top penthouse to a pokey Glasgow bedsit (Rousse); Exciting nail polish fashion and a new home at the castle (Rousse); Smoking menthol cigarettes to lose weight (Rousse); Toothless tigers roam Glasgow park (Rousse); A late baby on the Glasgow train (Rousse); From Turkey to Teesside by taxi (Rousse) (Buchanan Street; Queen Street station); Activities in Glasgow (Rousse); Loughborough moves a little closer to Glasgow (Rousse) (Strathclyde University); The long route from Glasgow to Edinburgh (Rousse)
- Glencoe in Civil attack at site of Glencoe massacre (Rousse); Walking in Glencoe bereft of map and walking boots, but with Take That (Rousse)
- Grantham in The “sad camel” look in Grantham (Rousse); Cambridge conference saves Rousse from North Sea diving job
- Greenock in Amazing discoveries from the dead to diamonds in rainy Birmingham (Rousse)
- Hartlepool in Secrets of the royal bride-to-be (not Kate Middleton, but Rousse); Bupa Great Edinburgh Run 2011 organisers surprise athletes with goody bag contents (Rousse)
- Harrogate in A dearth of decent restaurants in Harrogate (Rousse)
- Haslemere in Home Counties versus the Hebrides (Rousse)
- Hastings in Prince William cliff jumps in Hastings (Rousse); The most famous family in Hastings (Rousse)
- Hatfield in Commuting by “Fawlty Towers” ocean liner (Belle)
- Heathrow airport in Elvis Costello and Libby Purves forced to share scant office space at the BBC (Rousse); Green teddy bears seek release from Edinburgh airport (Rousse)
- The Hebridean islands feature frequently in Dreamaticus, with all mentions (including Harris, Islay, Mull, Lewis, and Skye) listed on the special Hebrides page
- Hexham in The Glasgow School of Spelling, David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Limmy, and a retirement home for celebrities (Rousse); Searching for silver and scallops with a car crash in-between (Rousse); Celebrities gather for the wedding of the three-way bride – with Prince William, the Charltons, and Elton John (Rousse); Fish and lamb (Rousse); Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre to solve all our problems (Rousse); Toothbrushes and telephone tutorials (Rousse); A grandmother, assorted colleagues, South American doctoral studies, and an ex-boyfriend (Rousse); Ricki Lake, weight loss, and an over-zealous patrol man (Rousse); International cellist fails to avert breakfast party disaster (Rousse) (Broadway Gardens); Blackhouse bathroom bonanza (Rousse); Digital media experts flummoxed by musical suitcase (Rousse) (Broadway Gardens); Basking sharks and dolphins “spotted” in the Tyne (Rousse); Resurrectionists active in the north east (Rousse); Tom Cruise manoeuvres to reach Hexham in a hurry (Rousse); An over-ambitious walk (Rousse); Advantages of going to college close to home (Rousse); New CalMac service covers land and sea (Rousse); Bike crime in Humshaugh (Rousse); Northumberland to Newbury the roundabout way (Rousse); Finns support childcare specialist spread the news in Northumberland (Rousse) (Queen’s Hall); Wife swap for ferret (Rousse) (the abbey); Hexham hosts Downton Abbey cast (Rousse); Adding a second floor to a bungalow (Rousse) (Burnsland Terrace, Broadway Gardens); Unusual attractions in rural Northumberland (Rousse); Fake cop chases the gangs of Hexham (Rousse); Lost in Hexham (Rousse); Teesside veterinary practice moves south to Leeds LS1 (Rousse) (Broadway Gardens)
- Holy Island (Lindisfarne) in Rousse required to hand back her “PhD” – eek!; Rousse reassesses her office accommodation and professional dress; Duran Duran and a new TV detective drama (Rousse); David Cameron’s seven-pack centrefold plus numerous other adventures, including one at Buckingham Palace (Rousse) (Lindisfarne Castle); Holy Island Heights (Rousse) (the causeway); Ab Fab’s Patsy Stone meets St Edwin Lutyens (Rousse); Unrequited love and a dangerous trip to Holy Island in a cast-iron Victorian clawfoot bath tub (Rousse); Holy Island attractions: gannet catching and whale riding (Rousse); Braving the British Library lift system for a blip (Rousse) (the causeway); Missing the tide to Holy Island (Rousse); Holy Island accommodation options (Rousse) (village, Herring Houses); Pilgrims leave Edinburgh as the Old Town goes up in flames (Rousse); Celebrating Easter on Holy Island – as an alternative to Match of the Day (Rousse); Rwandan driver leads travellers a merry dance over the sand dunes of Holy Island with a horse (Rousse); Unholy sex and snogging (Rousse)
- Hull in US air show “disaster” miracle (Rousse) (Humber Bridge); Hull is hanky panky hotspot
- Humshaugh in Bike crime in Humshaugh (Rousse)
- Hutton Rudby in Gatecrashers in Hutton Rudby (Rousse)
- Inverness in Scottish midges damage Inverness housing market prospects (Rousse); Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse)
- Isle of Man in Stephen Fry and other uninvited guests (Rousse); Malcolm Bradbury and Diane Abbott predict the next bestseller (Rousse); How to improve your REF 2014 ranking (Rousse); A trip to Middle-earth, the Shire and Hobbiton (Rousse); Salmon in Manchester skies (Rousse)
- Jedburgh in Saucy seaside postcards come to life in Whitley Bay (Rousse)
- Kelso in Greater demand for borders rail links along the Tweed (Rousse)
- Kendal in Archbishop of Canterbury reigns over Wembley and David Cameron settles into Edinburgh pied-à-terre (Rousse); Vinyl comeback queen in Kendal (Rousse)
- Kent in Rail accident survivors use taste and texture to identify Kent (Rousse)
- Kyle of Lochalsh in An unplanned journey to the Hebrides (Rousse)
- Lake District in Fashion advice for brides: never wear jeans (Rousse); A Lake District escape (Rousse); Child thieves adopt boy scout disguise in cash raids on Lake District hotels (Rousse): Christmas cake complications (Rousse)
- Lancashire in Great-grandmother returns from the dead in Lancashire, and a once secret lottery win (Rousse); Macdonald clan secrets (Rousse)
- Leeds in Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse); 1980s fashion disaster looks forward to her birthday (Rousse)
- Leicestershire in Leicestershire treasure haul “given away” to tinkers (Rousse)
- Linlithgow in Boris Johnson’s PhD (Rousse) (Sun Microsystems); Dumped wife doubts husband’s ‘lies’ (Rousse)
- Liverpool in Snowy conditions and dodgy map cause travel chaos near Cambridge (Rousse); Tsunami hits north west England (Rousse); Gordon Brown in the background while Rousse begs bags for belongings; A misguided love affair, a talking ape, a fairground murder, and three clear advantages of a prison sentence (Rousse); A cross-Atlantic trip to the Liverpool Museum of Prison Life (Rousse); Katie Price takes to the water prior to speaking engagement in Liverpool (Rousse)
- Livingston in Rousse’s travel trauma
- Loch Awe in A highland journey by car, foot, boat and the Flying Scotsman (Rousse)
- Loch Lomond in Sex change surgery marriage trap (Rousse)
- Lochinver in Flirting over a bag of Lochinver pies, cheese and ham rolls – and WhatsApp (Rousse)
- London features frequently in Dreamaticus, with all mentions of the city listed on the special London page
- Looe, Cornwall in Rousse escapes the timetable but gets trapped by her past
- Loughborough in Let me leave Loughborough (Rousse); Ronaldo’s Olympic mix-up in Loughborough (Rousse); Evidence of global warming in Antigua (Rousse); A mother’s secret career and further clues of the Baby Ted graveyard (Rousse); Parking problems in Loughborough (Rousse); From Leith to Loughborough by boat (Rousse); A misremembered Loughborough childhood (Rousse); Disappointing reunion and relatives (Rousse); Stuck in Loughborough (Rousse); London to Loughborough by train (Rousse); Bad manners at Loughborough University graduation ceremony, and countryside iPhone thieves (Rousse); Loughborough moves a little closer to Glasgow (Rousse) (Loughborough University)
- Luton in iPhone mishap leads to extensive train delays (Rousse)
- Lyme Regis in Rousse is in the wrong place; Early funeral arrangements (Rousse)
- M4 corridor in A sister’s wedding, smokers and cycling (Rousse)
- M4 motorway in Are we nearly there yet? (Rousse)
- M5 motorway in Advice for an NQT? Don’t go into teaching! (Rousse)
- M6 motorway in Andrew Lawrence, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, a stranded bride, and the ruler of the universe (Rousse); The complexities of catching a train from Carlisle (Rousse)
- Manchester in Belle and a bull; Snowy conditions and dodgy map cause travel chaos near Cambridge (Rousse); Rousse forgives an assailant, advises on Emmental, and secures a job; Tsunami hits north west England (Rousse); Rock climbing and engine driving (Rousse); Talking dog finds a new home (Rousse); The perils of shopping in Manchester (Rousse); Ricki Lake, weight loss, and an over-zealous patrol man (Rousse); Gay marriage shocker eclipsed by enemy bomb attack on UK airports (Rousse) (Manchester airport); Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse); Rousse’s new job; A massive Manchester mansion (Rousse); Manchester, marbles and financial admin (Rousse); Chronology change at the British Council and the Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award (Rousse); From Manchester to the Caribbean – and back again (Rousse) (Salford University); Koala bear on the loose in Manchester park (Rousse) (Alexandra park); Herman and his (twenty first century) hermits take a trip to Manchester airport (Rousse) (Manchester airport); M is for Manchester (Rousse); A crush on a younger man (Rousse); Party disaster (Rousse); University of Birmingham stages reconstruction of Manor House fire (Rousse) (University of Manchester); A brainy Manchester chemistry teacher (Rousse); New discoveries at the University of Manchester: puppies working as lift attendants, an immersive Star Trek game with daleks, and a man called Yeast (Rousse) (University of Manchester); Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse); Salmon in Manchester skies (Rousse) (Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester Piccadilly railway station); Long dead grandmother turns up in Queen’s bedroom (Rousse); Finding a job in Bristol (Rousse); Missing allspice and a bizarre technique for cooking stuffing (Rousse); Dog survives 24 hours trapped under car (Rousse); A trip to Manchester by ski lift (Rousse); Danish avant garde drama disappoints Manchester audiences (Rousse); Interview nerves (Rousse); Tsunami hits Manchester (Rousse)
- Market Harborough in An unfortunate house guest (Rousse)
- Melrose in A reluctant speaker at the Melrose Chamber of Commerce (Rousse)
- Merseyside in Hot pants hottie goes cruising (Belle)
- Middlesbrough in Dial code memory bonus (Rousse) (North Ormesby)
- The Midlands in Terry Wogan’s dog (Rousse)
- Mid-Lothian in Tiffany Blue box “engagement” mystery (Rousse) (Pentland Hills); Oil struck in the Pentland Hills (Rousse) (Pentland Hills)
- Morpeth in A stolen suitcase and Champagne for singles (Rousse)
- Muir of Ord in Rousse is in the wrong place
- Musselburgh in Rousse remembers train crash; UK’s cheapest print cartridges found in… North Berwick? (Rousse); Musselburgh: bike repair capital of Britain (Rousse); Viking parade disrupts travel on the 26 bus route through Musselburgh (Rousse)
- The New Forest in A reunion with Gandalf, Dumbledore, Beowulf, and Basil Fawlty (Rousse)
- Newbury in Northumberland to Newbury the roundabout way (Rousse)
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Let me leave Loughborough (Rousse); Tiffany Blue box “engagement” mystery (Rousse); Dead grandmother finances tricky train travel (Rousse); Gothic novel dramatisation set to be one of the best films of 2011 (Rousse); Traffic terror on the A1 and a reunion with the Spice Girls (Rousse); School reunions – beware the ex (Rousse) (the Hoppings, Newcastle Town Moor); Man falls to death from medieval tower – “lost” handbag takes the blame (Rousse); Roman latrines, Basil Brush, memorials for loved ones, and a bargain taxi fare (Rousse); A cat-assisted attempt to avoid divorce (Rousse) (University of Newcastle); Blackhouse bathroom bonanza (Rousse) (University of Newcastle); Rousse’s real parents; University redeployment disappoints (Rousse); Resurrectionists active in the north east (Rousse); Exam board bliss (Rousse) (Northumbria University); A polite Newcastle audience (Rousse) (Northumbria University); Fight breaks out on A702 as couple takes the wrong road south (Rousse) (Northumbria University); Strange happenings at the University of Newcastle recall scenes from 1984 (Rousse) (University of Newcastle; Northumbria University); Northumbria University’s funfair recruitment drive, and two naughty sisters (Rousse) (Northumbria University; Jesmond); Unique accommodation and party provision for Newcastle University students (Rousse); The price of popularity at Newcastle University (Rousse) (Newcastle University); Venice turns pink in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Rousse); Hull is hanky panky hotspot; Copycat campus shootings come to the UK (Rousse); Amazing discoveries from the dead to diamonds in rainy Birmingham (Rousse) (Robinson Library, University of Newcastle); Jack Charlton fisherman (Rousse); A failed family get-together at Newcastle-by-the-sea (Rousse) (Jesmond); Waist deep in mud in the River Tyne (Rousse)
- Nine Mile Burn, Midlothian in Apple first to innovate with integrated iPad printer (Rousse)
- Norfolk in A new job at the University of East Anglia (Rousse) (University of East Anglia); Couple helpless as Royal Bank of Scotland head office goes up in flames (Rousse); A possible funeral and chances of a missed wedding (Rousse) (Norfolk Broads)
- North Berwick in UK’s cheapest print cartridges found in… North Berwick? (Rousse)
- The North Sea in Cambridge conference saves Rousse from North Sea diving job; Beach beauty tips (Rousse); A near-drowning in the North Sea (Rousse)
- North Yorkshire in Amazing animal life at Ayers Rock (Rousse) (border with County Durham)
- Northallerton in Rousse tickles an elephant, misses her sunglasses, and hangs on to her suitcase; Sad fate of seal fur teddy left on train (Rousse)
- Northampton in Cornwall via Northampton International (Belle) (Northampton International Airport)
- Northumberland in Distressed baby elephant upstaged by new republic (Rousse); Tiffany Blue box “engagement” mystery (Rousse); Elvis Costello and Libby Purves forced to share scant office space at the BBC (Rousse); Rousse’s Northumbrian anxiety; Queen and Duke of Edinburgh spend Christmas with commoners in Northumberland (Rousse); Narwahl is cover for Finnish plot to invade Estonia (Rousse); From Northumberland to Pitlochry in a gangster’s Mercedes (Rousse); Down on the farm (Rousse); The complexities of catching a train from Carlisle (Rousse); Bed and breakfast in rural Northumberland (Rousse)
- Nottingham in Flying ducks, a yellow Aga, and Nottingham University’s Nobel prize winners (Rousse) (University of Nottingham); University of Birmingham releases exam marks 29 years late (Rousse) (University of Nottingham)
- Oban in Time travel by train and a deadly secret unveiled (Rousse); Rousse tickles an elephant, misses her sunglasses, and hangs on to her suitcase; Roman latrines, Basil Brush, memorials for loved ones, and a bargain taxi fare (Rousse); Drunk Police fan and dead grandmother responsible for multiple car crashes (Rousse); A call for a highlands home (Rousse); Photo oppportunities and a lecture on spending (Rousse)
- Orkney in Assessment extensions and the draw of the Ring of Brodgar (Rousse) (Ring of Brodgar); Fish and lamb (Rousse)
- Oxford in Shoes lost and children found in Oxford (Rousse) (New College); Rousse tries – and fails – to relax; School reunions – beware the ex (Rousse) (University of Oxford); Jack Dee, school girls in gingham blouses, and dental floss (Rousse) (Jesus College; Bodleian Library); Redundancies at the V&A and a pair of curious twins (Rousse) (St Cross College); A cat-assisted attempt to avoid divorce (Rousse) (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford); From Manchester to the Caribbean – and back again (Rousse) (Hertford Bridge/Bridge of Sighs); Teenaged tutors at the University of Oxford (Rousse); Driver records 275 miles per hour en route to Oxford (Rousse)
- Peebles in Boy racing and GCSE results (Rousse); President suffers a blow at Peebles library (Rousse); Poor lavatory location and an inadequate fire alarm (Rousse); Dangerous Borders river walk (Rousse)
- The Pennines in Stephen Fry heads to the Pennines with Hugh Laurie in hope of a big prize (Rousse)
- Pentland Hills in Danish Marmite verdict – not as bad as you might expect (Rousse); Elvis Costello and Libby Purves forced to share scant office space at the BBC (Rousse)
- Penzance in Packing for Penzance (Rousse)
- Perth in A trandem, tourists and a traffic warden (Rousse); Shoes lost and children found in Oxford (Rousse); Highland tattoo confession (Rousse); A posh yacht passenger and a PhD (Rousse); A bread and chocolate breakfast feast (Rousse); Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse)
- Perthshire in Shall I stay or shall I go now? (Rousse); A patchwork quilt, property in Perthshire, and a stay at the palace (Rousse); Christmas in the Highlands – Goldilocks style (Rousse)
- Peterborough in Snowy conditions and dodgy map cause travel chaos near Cambridge (Rousse)
- Pitlochry in RAF fighter jets and “terrorists” in Pitlochry; A patchwork quilt, property in Perthshire, and a stay at the palace (Rousse); Coping with Canadian weather and dangerous dogs (Rousse); The best accommodation in Pitlochry (Rousse); From Northumberland to Pitlochry in a gangster’s Mercedes (Rousse); Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse); Chaotic Pitlochry guest house – with Catan (Rousse); Garage inheritance (Rousse)
- Plymouth in A day trip by train to Plymouth (Rousse)
- Portishead in From the Caribbean to Tiverton by foot in party dresses (Rousse)
- Portobello in Rousse remembers train crash; A day out with Ian Rankin (Rousse)
- Preston in Tsunami hits north west England (Rousse); Rousse attends her first ever “pre-wake”, complete with watermelon feast
- Reading in Stephen Fry and other uninvited guests (Rousse); A stone age date with Ruaridh Aldridge (Rousse); What Rousse learnt last night; A sister’s wedding, smokers and cycling (Rousse); A temporary loss of digits and dancing to the Wombles (Rousse); A top floor house sale and an errant husband confesses (Rousse)
- Redhill in Celebrating Twitter’s fifth birthday in a London skyscraper (Rousse)
- Richmond (North Yorkshire) in Royston Vasey theme park tricks the tourists (Rousse)
- Rhyl in Hunting for Sarah, Duchess of York, in Rhyl, on a spacehopper (Rousse); A surprise encounter in Rhyl (Rousse); Birmingham graduate destinations: deep sea diving, death, and a hot rod librarian (Rousse)
- Robin Hood’s Bay in School reunion imposter unmasked in Yorkshire (Rousse)
- Roseberry Topping in Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse)
- Royston Vasey in Royston Vasey theme park tricks the tourists (Rousse)
- Salford in Mark Radcliffe missing, Stuart Maconie scared (Rousse); Stuart Maconie radio chef (Rousse) (BBC studio, Media City); Salford scheme shames poor drivers (Rousse)
- Scarborough in Royal Liverpool insurance diversifies into the holiday market (Rousse); Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse)
- Scottish Borders in Selling tickets at the Fringe and shooting woodcock in the Borders (Rousse); Admiration for the ultimate Huf Haus garden accessory: a neolithic stone circle (Rousse)
- Scottish highlands in Rare feral brown and white mountain goats captured on film in the Scottish highlands (Rousse); From St Albans to South London by ancient orange Volvo estate (Rousse); Jewish highland flatbed lorry tradition (Rousse); Pensioner’s new lease of life starts on the ski slopes (Rousse)
- Scunthorpe in Accident in Scunthorpe (Rousse)
- Seaton Carew in The mystery of canoe man John Darwin’s lottery win (Rousse); Storms and vandals in Seaton Carew (Rousse)
- Settle in Seattle is twinned with Settle under new ‘orthographic’ rules (Rousse)
- Sheffield in How to do well in REF: check your soap bag (University of Sheffield); Rousse dismantles international drug trafficking ring; A mother’s secret career and further clues of the Baby Ted graveyard (Rousse); The effects of global warming, old school friends, and a recruitment question (Rousse); Edinburgh house moves (Rousse); From Manchester to the Caribbean – and back again (Rousse); When cloud computing meets Beatnik poetry (Rousse); Sheffield conference fail (Rousse); From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)
- Shetland in Remembrance and Shetland revision classes (Rousse); Shetland’s craziest coach driver (Rousse); Melvyn Bragg’s editor, boasts about The Sound of Music, and other distractions keep Rousse away from class; A visit to the Indigo bed and breakfast (Rousse) (Cunningsburgh); The Neanderthal newborn of Noss (Rousse) (Noss)
- Solihull in Aidan Turner joins the family (Rousse)
- Somerset in A literary cousin and vandalising grandmother from the dead (Rousse); Official: Dorset is not north of Darlington (Rousse); Man wins free Sky TV subscription in Somerset village hall raffle (Rousse) (Bath and Wells); Records management conference surprises (Rousse); Proper fox hunting attire (Rousse); Notes on a G-string (Rousse)
- South Queensferry in A lost suitcase, an unknown phone number, and the scandal of banking hours in British provincial towns (Rousse); A monochrome moon rise, a self-driving car, drunken students, a horse, frozen waves, and a train ride to Edinburgh from South Queensferry (Rousse); Dog on a tandem (Rousse); A personal invitation from JK Rowling to PotterLand (Rousse)
- Southampton in Sleep, stations, Swindon and Southampton (Rousse)
- Stevenage in Rousse’s new best friend is Princess Diana
- Stirling in Meet MEP Margaret: the world champion Tay Bridge swimmer (Rousse); Stirling is Scotland’s latest skiing destination (Rousse)
- St Albans in From St Albans to South London by ancient orange Volvo estate (Rousse)
- St Andrews in Rousse reviews the retired and the retro; To St Andrews by tandem to sample the sherry; St Andrews discovery “as historically important as the Stone of Scone” (Rousse)
- St Ives in Queen cuts down official duties (Rousse)
- Stockton-on-Tees features frequently in Dreamaticus, with all mentions of the town listed on the special Stockton-on-Tees page
- Stoke in Belle’s birthday bash
- Stokesley, North Yorkshire in A weight-busting walk to Tom Robinson’s Stokesley (Rousse)
- Strathpeffer in Strathpeffer: highland holiday destination (Rousse)
- Suffolk in Early funeral arrangements (Rousse)
- Sunderland in University redeployment disappoints (Rousse) (University of Sunderland); Rob Brydon and Sarah Millican top Rousse’s bill; A bad job interview soon forgotten (Rousse) (University of Sunderland); A miracle escape in Sunderland (Rousse); Unemployed Sunderland couple give daughter away (Rousse) (Sunderland Polytechnic)
- Surrey in Belle on a bicycle and a hospital visit; From danger in the Scottish hills to a ski-ing trip in Surrey (Rousse)
- Swindon in Shoe shops, a suitcase, and a dodgy taxi ruin travel plans (Rousse); Shoes, socks and underwear in Swindon (Rousse); Sleep, stations, Swindon and Southampton (Rousse); Wife discovers real reason why husband married her (Rousse)
- Tayside in Salmon fishing in Scotland, and disability in the animal kingdom (Rousse); Transformation on Tayside train (Rousse)
- River Thames in Unqualified workers monitor water levels on the Thames (Rousse)
- Tiverton in From the Caribbean to Tiverton by foot in party dresses (Rousse)
- Torphichen, West Lothian in Matt LeBlanc promotes Episodes by signing autographs and decorating a cake at Chateau Impney (Rousse)
- Torquay in To Torquay by tram (Rousse)
- River Tyne in Flooding on the River Tyne (Rousse)
- Ullapool in Stornoway Calmac services dropped in favour of cargo runs to Iceland (Rousse); Dangerous waves in Ullapool and a miskeyed credit card number (Rousse)
- Wales in Disasters in M&S, Wales, Deptford, and the house (Belle); Dead grandmother finances tricky train travel (Rousse) (Welsh border); Arson at the abbey, two weddings, a death and a strange theft (Belle); Italy relocated to the West Country (Belle); By train to south Wales with arthritis (Rousse)
- Warwick in Rousse falls foul of fake relationships; The book (section) thief (Rousse)
- West Lothian in A watery grave for pensioners, iPads, and iPhones (Rousse) (A702); Prosthetic limbs, a party, and a professor (Rousse)
- West Sussex in Let me leave Loughborough (Rousse); Rousse escapes the timetable but gets trapped by her past; Catch a falling star – in West Sussex (Rousse)
- West Woodburn in Men with guns in shopping mall (Rousse)
- Whitby in Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse); Whitby for work and pleasure (Rousse); Canadian cousins, bathers, a family row, and South Yorkshire pop bands in Whitby (Rousse); Seaside town confusion (Rousse); A PhD student, a wolf, and a demented Whitby stretcher-thrower (Rousse); To by Virgin East Coast Whitby for a birthday paddle (Rousse)
- Whitley Bay in Saucy seaside postcards come to life in Whitley Bay (Rousse)
- Windermere in From Joan Armatrading discussions in Windermere to abandoned babies (Rousse)
- Windsor in Rewards of lunch at Eton College (Rousse)
- Wisborough Green in The long route from Glasgow to Edinburgh (Rousse)
- Wolverhampton in Lucinda Legerwood awarded PhD (Rousse)
- Worcester in Rousse, a reptile and rubies; Rousse’s qualifications quandary (Worcester University); Young “Arthur Weasley” assists in railway murder hunt (Rousse) (Worcester railway station); Miss Piggy’s plastic surgery and GCHQ’s latest discovery (Rousse)
- Worcestershire in Proper fox hunting attire (Rousse); Snow go in Worcestershire, but all’s OK in Birmingham (Rousse)
- Worthing in Puppies, a purchase, and a punch (Rousse)
- York in Time travel by train and a deadly secret unveiled (Rousse) (railway station); Rousse tickles an elephant, misses her sunglasses, and hangs on to her suitcase; The Apprentice’s Natasha Scribbins vainly attempts to save Rousse from expenses claim hell; Rousse’s mistaken hot property purchase; From Manchester to the Caribbean – and back again (Rousse); A visit to York Minster (Rousse); “Match made in heaven” hits the rocks after just two years (Rousse); Handbag thief victim found in possession of illegal currency (Rousse); A knitwear surprise and a trip to the beach via York (Rousse); Lost property at York (Rousse); Finding a job in Bristol (Rousse)
- Yorkshire in Fish and lamb (Rousse); Debbie Harry impersonator stars at isolated Yorkshire guest house (Rousse); Distractions of driving on the M1 in Yorkshire (Rousse); Scandal of Yorkshire tourist information office that charges visitors to look at the moon (Rousse); Strange happenings at the University of Newcastle recall scenes from 1984 (Rousse)
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