Congratulations to Sue Crossman, of Heriot, Scottish Borders, winner of the Deskbound Traveller competition to win all seven books on the short list for Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year. She should be receiving her books within the next week. Thanks again to Stanfords for putting up the prize.

  The judges of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year have made their decision and the winner will be announced on Thursday evening as part of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards at the Destinations show at Olympia in London.