Its year-round sunny climate makes it ideally suited to a half-term or Christmas break.
Neither House sits on Friday, and Parliament returns from its half-term on Monday 25 February.
This week's edition of Ross's radio show was recorded on Wednesday because of the half-term break.
The next week is expected to be busy as schools in the area have half-term holidays.
So flyers who had faced complications over the coming bank and half-term holidays may still delay their sighs of relief.
With MPs about to enjoy a half-term break, they have a week to catch up on their reading.
Meanwhile, the prime minister has made the first Commons statement about the killing as MPs return from their half-term break.
At school or college the maximum length of a half-term is seven weeks, so it's also quite a prolonged effort.
The staff at Revoe Community Primary School in Blackpool were suspended after concerns were raised before half-term last week, the council said.
Six members of staff at Revoe Community Primary School were suspended last week after concerns were raised before half-term, the council said.
The 1, 330-pupil school, which was due to resume classes on Monday, has warned parents that the temporary arrangements may continue until half-term.
The newly-announced strikes will see staff walk out for a total of 20 days, covering spring bank holiday and school half-term holidays.
Most state schools in England have three long terms with holidays at Christmas, Easter and in the summer, as well as half-term breaks.
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The county council said the move was a precaution and added "normal school menus" were likely to return after next week's half-term break.
Mrs Fertnig said parents had been told to buy commercially-produced test revision books for their children to complete during the half-term holiday next week.
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There were a large number of children on the ski slopes because it is still the half-term school holidays in many parts of Scotland.
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The pop song and video was shot on the estate during half-term week to identify what issues affect the eight to 18-year-olds the most.
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Jacqueline Stanley, a teaching assistant, described how ill Mrs Mann looked when she came into the school to discuss her return after the half-term period.
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has said it is "critical" the issue is resolved for businesses in the area, especially shops during the half-term holiday.
"To recover sales lost due to snow, we introduced additional promotional events in February focused on Valentine's Day, half-term and the month end, " the statement said.
Yet this morning - as I listened from afar on a half-term break - I couldn't help noticing that this latest news simply led both Messrs Osborne and Balls to say "I told you so".
Then there's a mini-question time on women and equalities, for 20 minutes, before the Leader of the House, Andrew Lansley, announces what MPs will be doing when they return from their half-term break on 25 February.
Then they narrow the list of candidates to the ones with price-to-earnings ratios at half the long-term growth rate.
But last week, for the week ended November 16, insiders had moved sharply to the buy side again, the sell-to buy ratio dropping to less than half its long-term average.
Medicaid is the largest single payer of long-term supports and services, funding almost half of all paid long-term care.
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The defeat effectively ends any hopes of Everton winning any silverware this season, although there was at least some good news with the return of Phil Jagielka as a second-half substitute after a long-term injury.
Blair's largely successful two-and-a-half term run as Britain's prime minister should serve as a model for President Obama.
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