Culture
Somerset Life
I Love This Time of Year
Our king of the jungle reflects on the beauty of the seasons following a recent near death experience.
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May 2017
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Time for Bed
The bedroom is a place to sleep, relax and... sleep some more. MEL THORNE at Country Knole Interiors offers a master class in creating the perfect space in a Victorian townhouse.
1 min |
May 2017
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Losing a Familiar Call
LAST YEAR, in May, I heard a cuckoo call but once, a sad reminder that this bird, for so long considered the herald of spring, has sadly declined in recent years, so much so that the cuckoo is now on the Red List of endangered species; since the 1980s the population of this once so common bird has declined by around 65 per cent.
2 min |
May 2017
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Venga Portishead
CHARLOTTE SKIDMORE tucks into some tast tapas in Portishead.
2 min |
May 2017
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G Is For Garden Designer
With one foot in tradition and one in innovation, how does somerset inspire its workers? Over the coming months Vik Martin will take a stroll though the alphabet to find out.
2 min |
March 2017
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What Am I To Do With My Pension?
Good advice about what to do with your pension can be hard to find but a trustworthy financial advisor can help guide you through the confusion.
2 min |
March 2017
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Family And Fortitude
Author helmi wolff talks to clare gladstone about growing up during world war two and her inspirational mother.
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March 2017
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Countryman Hybrid Electrifies MINI Range
With electric cars making the headlines, JACK EVANS tries out MINI’s new Countryman Cooper S E Hybrid
3 min |
October 2017
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Duncan's Next Challenge
ANNIE MAY BYRNE-NOONAN catches up with possibly Britain’s finest ever swimmer about his latest project in Somerset
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October 2017
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Where Do You Come From?
EMILY DIAMOND discovers her personal origins with an ancestry kit from Somerset business Living DNA.
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October 2017
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Review: The Ivy Clifton
CHARLOTTE SKIDMORE makes a return trip to The Ivy Clifton Brasserie to see if its new set menu is too good to be true
2 min |
October 2017
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A Village That Ticks All The Boxes
This month Andrea visits South Petherton.
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March 2018
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Paying The Price
Many factors affect house prices from National Parks to supermarkets, but how much are you prepared to pay for the pleasure?
3 min |
March 2018
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A Splash Of Colour
The experts at Monkton Elm Garden Centre tell us how we can quickly get some spring colour into our gardens.
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March 2018
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A Taste Of The Mediterranean
The vegetables I savour the most in summer are those of freshly picked tomatoes, creamy aubergines and hot chilli peppers.
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March 2018
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Pillboxes, Pebbles And Pints Of Tea
Take a walk with picturesque cottages and an enticing shingle beach on the Exmoor coast
1 min |
March 2018
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The Marathon Of Life
This month our contributor ponders the process of getting older
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March 2018
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MPV To SUV - A-OK For All-New 5008
Peugeot is set to become a key player in the seven-seat SUV sector after reinventing its 5008. It’s stylish, roomy and pleasing to drive, says motoring editor ANDY RUSSELL.
2 min |
January 2018
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Colour Into Cloth
NICKY HANCOCK explores the work of Bath artist Carole Waller
3 min |
January 2018
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F Is For Forest School Leader
With one foot in tradition and one in innovation, how does somerset inspire its workers? Over the coming months vik martin will take a stroll though the alphabet to find out.
2 min |
February 2017
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Doddy Loves Weston
When comedian ken dodd visits weston-super-mare for a show it’s so much more than another working day for him, as Bernard Bale discovers.
6 min |
February 2017
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Resolve To Succeed
It’s resolution season. If you’re anything like me, that means you spent the week since 25 December hastily eating every mince pie, chocolate and shortbread biscuit left in your home so that come 1 January you were ready to turn over a new, healthier leaf. Admirable, but… didn’t you also plan to do that last year?
3 min |
January 2018
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Healing Hazel
The experts at Monkton Elm Garden Centre explore the attributes of witch hazel.
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January 2018
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Learn The Art Of Decluttering
For some, clutter is the evidence of a rich life being lived, for others it is the unnecessary detritus that takes up space – but for most of us it is somewhere in between, writes CAROL BURNS.
2 min |
January 2018
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Uncertainty In Agriculture
Our columnist looks at the future of the farming community
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January 2018
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One Of A Kind?
We explore Somerset County Cricket Club’s ‘unique’ qualities.
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January 2018
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Bristol In 2018
We look ahead to an exciting year in the city
5 min |
January 2018
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Backwell House
CHARLOTTE SKIDMORE tries out a recently converted manor house that is now a hotel and restaurant
2 min |
January 2018
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P Is For Potter
With one foot in tradition and one in innovation, how does Somerset inspire its workers? Over the coming months VIK​ MARTIN will take a stroll though the alphabet to find out.
2 min |
January 2018
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O Is For Overseas Development Director
With one foot in tradition and one in innovation, how does Somerset inspire its workers? Over the coming months VIK MARTIN will take a stroll though the alphabet to find out.
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