Sussex Life
Release the bats
A WORD ABOUT WILDLIFE
2 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Many of us are choosing to look closer to home for our holidays. Sussex boasts an array of accommodation to enjoy
6 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
Pattern and print
To mark the centenary of his birth, Eastbourne printmaker Robert Tavener is being celebrated with a hometown exhibition
3 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
A-Z of Sussex produce
Here in Sussex we have the good fortune to live in a prolific food-producing county. In celebration of British Food Fortnight from 19 September-4 October, we hail some of our finest local delicacies
8 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
Gathering in the harvest
The priest, author and ecological thinker on his deep love for the countryside
2 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
Landscape of a lıfe
West Sussex-based John Hitchens has been making art his entire life. Far from scaling back in his 80th year he has just staged a major retrospective exhibition
5 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
A President at the Royal Pavilion
In 1877, Ulysses S Grant became the first former American president to visit Britain. His tour included three days in Brighton, where his speech foreshadowed the notion of the ‘special relationship’
6 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Lovely warts
Award-winning sculptor Martin Jennings chats about the art and – with a nod to the toppling of statues – the pitfalls of immortalising the great and the good
5 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
The village that time forgot
Ben Lerwill delves into the strange story of the ‘lost’ Oxfordshire hamlet of Widford
4 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
We are what we eat
Farmer Clifford Freeman is a passionate advocate of local produce. He tells Katie Jarvis why we should find out everything we possibly can about our food
10 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
Love And Death In The Long Grass
A lifelong arachnophobe, I’ve had my head turned by this brightly patterned arachnid
2 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Not so BIRD-BRAINED
Think you know Oxford? I mean, really know Oxford? Until you’ve spent time with its dedicated tour guides, you’ll find you’ve several dodo-sized holes in your knowledge
9 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
LATIN LESSONS
Apart from sanitation, aqueducts, roads, concrete, wooden pulleys and town planning, Tracy Spiers visits Cirencester to ask what have the Romans ever done for us
8 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Living with loss
If you’re experiencing bereavement, don’t forget to be kind to yourself
3 min |
October 2020
Sussex Life
Living With The Past
Natasha Williams is English Heritage’s head of historic properties for Sussex, meaning she oversees the site of one of the best-known events in our history
3 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Getting stuck in
Do you fancy hedge-laying, leading guided walks, inspiring kids to love the countryside, or even rescuing a sheep from a river? It’s all included in a day in the life of a Cotswold Voluntary Warden
4 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
Curses, cures & cunning charms
From cases of ailing pigs and cows refusing to milk, to self-operating scythes and shape-shifting women, tales of witchcraft abound in the Cotswolds
4 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
How Malvern Became Narnia
The spa town and its environs inspired author CS Lewis when he came to write his childhood classic
5 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
Quality streets
Mike Smith explores the quaint and timeless Peak District village of Winster
5 min |
October 2020
Cotswold Life
The Sound Of Silence
Raynor Winn and husband Moth were at rock bottom – homeless, penniless, and with a terminal diagnosis – when they embarked on a 630-mile walk around the South West Coast. Raynor’s book about the experience, The Salt Path, became a runaway bestseller. But what happened next? Katie Jarvis spoke to Raynor about her new book, The Wild Silence
10 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
The heart of the home
Kitchens are no longer a room reserved only for cooking up a storm – instead, they’re multi-functional spaces that are fast becoming the centre point of any modern day abode
3 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
Keep the music playing
Derby’s Folk Festival will look a little different this year. But, as local star Lucy Ward tells Nigel Powlson, there’s plenty to get excited about
8 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
HIDDEN SECRETS OF CHATSWORTH
Janine Sterland discovers the unique story of a very poignant and personal family collection
9 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
Exploring Rudyard Lake
This easy-going perambulation of Rudyard Lake is a sneak into Staffordshire on the western fringe of the Peak District
4 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
BELPER
When it comes to mixing heritage with modern living, few do it better than Belper
1 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
A force for good
Derbyshire Life speaks to East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles about the prominent role of businesses within our communities
7 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
The Mystery Of Derbyshire's Stone Circles
Huffity Puffity, Ringstone Round. If you lose your hat, it will never be found…
6 min |
October 2020
Derbyshire Life
Bridge The Gaps
Helen Moat explores ten of our county’s most famous arch structures
6 min |
October 2020
Berkshire Life
Music to our ears
To mark World Opera Day on 25 October, Sandra Smith caught up with Berkshire born soprano Jennifer Coleman
4 min |
October 2020
Berkshire Life
Making a FASHION STATEMENT
Caversham artist Jessy Blakemore has raised more than £1,500 for local causes selling political fashion. We caught up with her about her creations and the meaning behind them
5 min |