Article: Contemporary hotel coming to Gretna Green.(global update: construction)(Brief Article)

Article: Glorious Gretna.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  July 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......association test, it's a safe bet that Gretna Green would illicit the response 'weddings...and probably for a long time to come ( Gretna Green has been synonymous with marriage. Couples...the village's newest hotel, Smiths at Gretna Green, where the newlyweds had retired to...

Article: The romance of Gretna Green.(Features)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  April 19, 2003 ;     465 words ...Gretna Green is one of the world's most famous wedding...thousands of young lovers have made for Gretna Green. Countless stories recall lovers arriving...dates back to June 11, 1772. The rush to Gretna Green continues to this day, with over 4,000...

Article: 24-Hour Room Service: Smiths Gretna Green Scotland's ancient wedding capital is enjoying its most exciting period since the 1753 marriage act prompted a surge of elopements to this sleepy Dumfries and Galloway village.
Belfast Telegraph;  December 7, 2006 ;     417 words ......opened this year opposite Gretna Green's "World-Famous Old Blacksmith...provide an unpretentious contemporary hotel that offers an open-to...includes the village of Gretna Green and the Old Blacksmith...stars. LOCATION Smiths at Gretna Green, Gretna Green, ...

Article: Why we took the high road to Gretna Green; THREE COUPLES, DIFFERENT LIVES, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS BUT UNITED BY ONE COMMON FACTOR. HERE THEY REVEAL...(Features)
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  February 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ...EVERY year 3,000 couples get married in Gretna Green. Nowadays it's usually a pre-planned...Colley from Newcastle, were married at Gretna Green on May 9, 1998. I MET John in a pub...34, a lorry driver, was working in Gretna Green. That was when the idea of a surprise...

Article: A HISTORY OF ELOPEMENTS WEDDED TO GRETNA GREEN.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  October 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Byline: MITCH STACY Associated Press GRETNA GREEN, Scotland -- A young man in a kilt shushes...couples are lined up to tie the knot. In Gretna Green, weddings aren't just a tradition, they'...tuxedos and designer gowns. Last year, Gretna Green played host to 4,457 weddings -- that...

Article: Historic heartland; Lorraine and Nigel Alderson were married over the blacksmith's anvil at Gretna Green.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 12, 2000 ;     677 words ......went all the way from Wishaw to Gretna Green to tie the knot. Why? We knew the juicy stories surrounding Gretna Green, the romance, the intrigue and...married we were presented with two Gretna Green whisky glasses and a miniature...

Article: Fromall round the world to Scotland, themost romantic nation on earth (Well at least it was for oneday...).
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  February 15, 2004 ;     492 words ......St Valentine's Day. Fittingly, then, Gretna Green was witness to a record 97 couples exchanging...grooms in one day.' Over the centuries Gretna Green has witnessed countless romantic trysts...which dramatically changed the course of Gretna Green's future - and that of those couples...

Article: Smiths Gretna Green ; 24-HOUR ROOM SERVICE
The Independent - London;  November 18, 2006 ;     442 words ......opened this year opposite Gretna Green's "World-Famous Old Blacksmith...provide an unpretentious contemporary hotel that offers an open-to...includes the village of Gretna Green and the Old Blacksmith...stars. LOCATION Smiths at Gretna Green, Dumfries and ...

Article: Travel: A guide to the world's most erogenous zones
The Independent - London;  February 8, 1998 ;     628 words ......destinations like Paris, the Taj Mahal and er, Gretna Green. But do they live up to the Valentine...quickie marriage - or a quickie divorce. Gretna Green Up until 1940, thousands of runaway...village they came to, which happened to be Gretna Green. The most famous village "priest" ...

Article: Green days for Gretna.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  April 25, 2005 ;     104 words ...Byline: FRANK HURLEY GRETNA GREEN is getting a pounds 5million makeover...built in the Borders town as the Gretna Green Group bid to turn it into a corporate...hotel - to be called Smiths at Gretna Green - will also bring 50 much-needed...

Article: Feature in Your People; RING US ON: 01642 234255.(Features)
Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  April 5, 2008 ;     281 words ......the world famous Blacksmith's Shop at Gretna Green. The couple have opened their wedding...pages 24 and 25). I've never been to Gretna Green, but I've always harboured thoughts...in your mind from being a child, and Gretna Green and bridegrooms go together like jelly...

Article: Are we falling out of love with Gretna?
The Scotsman;  July 28, 2007 ;     429 words ......Unfortunately, the love affair with Gretna Green, the border village to which English...Registrar-General show the number of marriages in Gretna Green has fallen by 10 per cent, from 4,926...Lynda Denton, the marketing manager of Gretna Green Group, whose properties include the...

Article: `She must be crazy. . . he is old enought be her granddad' Parents devastated as couple tie knot at Gretna Green.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  September 11, 2004 ;     467 words ......from Llay, Wrexham, tying the knot at Gretna Green in Scotland in a whirlwind ceremony...parental consent, and for centuries Gretna Green has been infamous for being the place...Stacey and former publican Brian left Gretna Green's registrar's office. The 64-year-old...

Article: Short breaks.(Travel News)
Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  November 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Gretna Green - the place conjures up images of young...witnessed so many romantic unions. Now, the Gretna Green story is continuing with the opening...in the modern and stylish Smiths at Gretna Green hotel. But, this chic new development...