Berkshire Life
CLAY CREATIVITY
A quarter-finalist on The Great Pottery Throw Down, local potter Cáit Could invited us down to her Newbury studio for some clay crafting...
3 min |
May 2020
Berkshire Life
BERKSHIRE'S GREATEST SHOWMAN: BILLY SMART
The thrills and spills of the sawdust ring may have changed but the spirit of circus lives on throughout the world. In Britain there is one name that still stands head and shoulders above all others in the world of the Big Top – Billy Smart, whose career began in Berkshire and he left a legacy here
4 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
A ZEST FOR LIFE
The inspirational story of David Greaves whose life was tragically cut short by illness. Mike Smith reports
4 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
Building bridges
Whaley Bridge became the focus of world attention last summer, when the reservoir dam cracked and threatened to wash away the town. Now the reports have been published. Andrew Griffihs investigates.
7 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
Buildings of delight
Mike Smith unearths past tales and present trails around the intriguing village of Hassop - a perfect post-social distancing destination
6 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
Derbyshire's New High Sheriff Tony Walker CBE
Pat Ashworth talks to the former Deputy MD of Toyota Manufacturing UK who was installed as High Sheriff of Derbyshire for 2020/21 on 2nd April
8 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
THE SWEET BLUEBELL
The sight of bluebells in the woodlands of Derbyshire and the Peak District is a sure sign that spring has arrived. Local photographer Gary Wallis reminds us of three places where there are some of the best displays of these wonderful flowers, which will be there again next year!
2 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
WHISPERS OF THE PAST
How Eyam’s crisis three and a half centuries ago offers inspiration for current challenges
6 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
SAVING OUR LAPWINGS
Paul Hobson makes a call to arms to help restore that glorious, evocative, countryside, spring sight and sound the flight and cry of the Peewit
4 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
Watching the birds
Andrew Griffiths confesses that catching fish is only a small part of why he loves fly fishing Derbyshire’s rivers
4 min |
May 2020
Derbyshire Life
The man set on charting a course
Martyn Baguley remembers William Mudge (1762-1820), one of the founding figures of the Ordnance Survey, on the 200th anniversary of his death
5 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
LIVING THE DREAM
Winchester novelist Beth O’Leary faced a battle with imposter syndrome as she penned the follow-up to her debut bestseller
5 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Life in lockdown
Chris has an unfortunate tangle with technology over a simple loaf of bread
2 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Hampshire's heroine
As emergency hospitals bearing her name open across the UK, we remember a Romsey woman who transformed Victorian nursing care
5 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Touchy-feely
Emsworth artist Heather Bowring’s tactile artworks aren’t just to be looked at – they are designed to be touched
3 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Sharing is not caring
Not another corona column. But this one isn’t about scaremongering, it’s about human behaviour – the good, the bad and the very ugly
3 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Race against time
Shooting a new biopic about TE Lawrence’s final years held a particular urgency for its Lymington cameraman
4 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
BACK TO THE FUTURE
The Morgan Plus Six is a glorious salute to the past, but it’s also the most technologically advanced car in the company’s 110-year history
2 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Cutting the curd
Cheese aficionado Louise Talbot, has been sharing her cheesemaking passion at Applegarth Farm Cookery School
4 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
Cowes' lost castle
On the 185th anniversary of his death we look back at architect John Nash’s fairy tale Gothic Isle of Wight home
4 min |
May 2020
Hampshire Life
ABSTRACT THINKING
While the acting world is on shut down Alresford’s James Murray can be found painting in his home studio
5 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
THOMAS HARDY'S EGDON HEATH
Explore the wild heath and woods that inspired Hardy’s most atmospheric Wessex location
3 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
SHERBORNE Viral Kindness
A new local voluntary initiative set up by the independent businesses of Sherborne is helping their community through these challenging times
4 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
LAWRENCE: AFTER ARABIA
A new film, shot on location in Dorset, explores the final years of the enigmatic and mysterious T.E. Lawrence
5 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
Meeting Mr Hardy
Fanny Charles’ uncle was an antiquarian and Hardy scholar, which gave her a unique insight into the life of Dorset’s most famous writer
4 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
Gone to ground
Adam Lee-Potter is ready to self-isolate and broaden his mind and waistline
2 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
Early Learning
Introducing our baby son to our dining preferences is now paying dividends at mealtimes
3 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
Creative Ways
Dorset Art Weeks 2020 may have been postponed but we can still share stories about artists’ work and even offer some virtual tours and online screenings
4 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
Dorset Portrait
HELEN ROLLINSON Founder of Rolly’s Cake Company
1 min |
May 2020
Dorset Magazine
Back to the Start
Fletch looks back on the day his career as a professional footballer began three decades ago
2 min |