Diane

Don’t despair if you’re facing a Valentine’s Day without a hope of traditional romantic gestures, writes columnnist DIANE COOKE

The Legacy Ladder

There’s much to consider when inheriting property, writes FIONA BRANDHORST

About Bramhall

Community spirit is alive and well, as PAUL MACKENZIE reports

I Rest My Case

It’s an arresting location: a hotel and restaurant in Knutsford’s 200-year-old former court building. LOUISE ALLEN-TAYLOR visits Barristers restaurant at The Courthouse Hotel and delivers her verdict

Louise Minchin

Shetland ponies are such sweet harmless creatures, aren’t they? BBC TV presenter LOUISE MINCHIN used to think so...

Deva's Divas

Belle Voci is their name... Italian for beautiful voices. But one half of the Chester operatic duo once feared her beautiful voice may have deserted her forever.

Farm And House In Harmony

Mere Brook House at Thornton Hough on the Wirral is a rural retreat with a difference.

Central Perk

This month’s uplifting walk takes us to what was once the centre of Cheshire - Bostock Green - between Northwich and Middlewich.

They're Berry Tasty

Winter can mean a struggle for wildlife to find food. Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s KATIE PIERCY tells us about  some of the winter berries which keep our birds and mammals fed

Take A Step Back

Ascend Old Pale Hill in Delamere and enjoy some great views and some unexpectedly stirring prose, writes HOWARD BRADBURY

Bravo!

The stage is set for a memorable dining experience at La Boheme in Lymm as JANET REEDER discovers

A Cocktail Of Elegance

We head for one of our favourite hotels, One Aldwych in London, for what is, virtually, the finest cocktail we’ve sampled, writes LOUISE TAYLOR

Sowing The Seeds

Sandbach and crewe are flying the flag for good food. Emma Mayoh discovers there’s quite a tradition for it here.

Be Picture Perfect

Start snapping for our annual photography competition in association with Wilkinson’s Cameras

Louise Minchin

Progress still needs to be made, writes the Chester-based BBC presenter, but since women got the vote great strides have been made. Just look around the county

Among The Retailers...

For this month’s walk, we head towards Handforth Dean, a name more synonymous with retail than rambling, writes HOWARD BRADBURY

Women Of Substance Unite

Cheshire Life is once again proud to support the region’s most prestigious women’s awards event at the Midland Hotel in May

A Taste Of The Mediterranean

Gardener and broadcaster Toby Buckland delivers his expert advice

Love, Lives & Registrars

A recent TV drama showed that being a registrar can be a pretty exciting job. MAIREAD MAHON went to meet a registrar in Crewe

Model Futures

Catwalk stardom beckons for two Cheshire faces tipped for the top in 2018.

Tea & Sympathy

Homesick Jennie McAlpine talks about missing her family and serving tea fit for a queen. MAIREAD MAHON reports.

Diane

How to compromise when the lovely new man in your life suggests a holiday that’s just a little too actionpacked? DIANE COOKE has a dilemma on her hands.

Keen For Green

Biophilic design is an increasingly popular search term on Google, but just what is this new interior trend, asks KATE HOUGHTON

Come Home

Baile Home is a new home accessories shop in Tarporley, carefully designed to make you feel right at home

Fabulous Frames

Style wasn’t always a consideration when selecting new window frames but times are changing thanks to this company. MARTIN PILKINGTON reports

Worth An Encore

The Rivals restaurant and bar is the Royal Exchange Theatre’s newest production. JANET REEDER puts it under the spotlight.

Take A Bow Wow Wow

Cheadle-based davinia hamilton-maddox knows all about putting pets in the picture as she runs her very own animal model agency. Janet reeder finds out more.

Painting With Confidence And Flair

Jo jenkins from upton, near chester, is the winner of the cheshire life landscape artist of the year 2016 title. Words by louise allen-taylor.

The Height Of Achievement

A young adventurer from Kelsall has overcome the odds to complete a remarkable challenge, writes PAUL MACKENZIE

ST. David's Park Luxury Lodges

Located in Red Wharf Bay, just 15 minutes’ drive from the mainland and approximately 90 minutes’ drive from Chester, your dream of a luxury holiday home in North Wales may be more convenient than you think