OXFORD Mail features editor Tim Hughes has been shortlisted in the French Travel Media Awards 2017 for a Remembrance article published in The Oxford Times.
Mr Hughes visited the battlefields of Artois and the town of Arras, the capital of the Pas-de-Calais.
He wrote: “Being on the frontline of the First World War battle which bears its name, it was shattered in fighting between the British and German armies, its cathedral, stunning city hall and landmark belfry destroyed and burned.
"It received a further battering in the Second World War.
"Its centre, however, bears little trace, rebuilt to the point where you could be forgiven for thinking nothing had happened here since medieval times."
Visit facebook.com/visitfrance/app/185920228222911 to read for Mr Hughes’ feature and vote for a winner.
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