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Digested week: As wildfires rage, should I buy a helicopter or marry a guy with a bunker?

Plus, train toilet roulette, an astonishingly stoic hiker and the tradwife paradox

The Guardian - UK

Meet the motorway service station superfans who are passionate about pit stops

Bland purveyors of overpriced food and drink or iconic emblems of Britishness that provide a judgement-free liminal space with a welcome shot of nostalgia? Helen Salter speaks to take-a-break enthusiasts and digs into the burgeoning trend of upmarket service stations

The Independent UK

Back to the future? Devon diner hopes to revive spirit of Little Chef

First of new chain called Brightside gives nostalgic nod to 20th-century glory days of car travel

The Guardian - UK

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Remembering the lost Edinburgh roadside restaurant - once every kid's dream

No road trip was complete back in the day without stopping off at Little Chef for a little respite and nourishment. We take a look back at the glory days of the iconic eatery.

Edinburgh Live

People surprised to find out what the Travelodge logo actually is

What do you see? Just colours, hills, a bird?

Wales Online

Remembering Glasgow’s Little Chef restaurants that once sat on roadsides

The service station empire once had roadside eateries up and down the country, before sadly entering administration in 2007 after a steep decline in popularity.

Glasgow Live

Lost restaurant chains loved in Greater Manchester that sold £6 steaks and 1p pizzas

These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago

Manchester Evening News

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Lost restaurant chains we loved on Merseyside sold £6 steaks and 'Olympic breakfasts'

These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago

Liverpool Echo

Over 100 jobs saved after division of collapsed roofing contractor sold to former Little Chef investor

Avonside Energy has operations in the West Midlands, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Warrington and Stevenage

Birmingham Post

Wedding anniversary meals ending in divorce and the Chuckle Brothers: Your memories of Little Chef

MEN readers told us some of your favourite memories of the much missed Little Chef restaurants

Manchester Evening News

Long before McDonald's and Starbucks sprung up in Manchester, there was the Little Chef

At its peak, there were 439 Little Chef restaurants in the UK including branches in Astley, Knutsford, Adlington and Piccadilly Station

Manchester Evening News

Little Chef: The lost roadside restaurant chain was a 'rare holiday treat'

Before McDonald's or Starbucks were on the scene, the now defunct restaurant chain was the place to go

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