Berkshire Life
That festival FEELING
The Newbury Spring Festival is one of Berkshire’s hidden treasures and features artists and performers from the worlds of classical music, folk, jazz, cabaret and musical theatre...
8 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
Wildlife that shouldn't be here
The echoing bellow of a lion can be heard for miles; the baying of wolves is a warning to all and the screams of chimpanzees let you know that you might just be about to interrupt a family dispute. You would never hear those sounds in Berkshire though – or would you?
5 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
Sustainable pioneers
We meet some of the leading environmentally friendly businesses in the county who all have the same vision when it comes to caring about climate change and positive adjustments
9 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
Subtle grace
We speak to Rodrigo Moreno Masey about how he successfully renovated this lakeside family home on the edge of a forest in Berkshire, while also protecting the wildlife
3 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
SIR RANULPH “We are all in this together”
He has climbed Everest and trudged across the Antarctic and has seen things you and I may only dream of. But Britishsuperhero Sir Ranulph Fiennes still likes to stroll around Windsor and enjoy taking in the place where it all started for him
3 min |
April 2020
Dorset Magazine
Can Elephants Evolve?
Why reshaping the finance system is key to climate change
3 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
Growing a peat-free future
The Peat Free April campaign is calling on gardeners to stop using peat in composts and switch to alternatives. Naomi Slade investigates...
3 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
Cold War secrets
Colin Wharton takes you on a historic walk through Greenham Common, Bowdown Woods, Crookham Common and along the Kennet and Avon Canal
3 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
BEE INSPIRED
Bees are vital to our survival; they’re the world’s most important pollinator of food crops. Sarah Rodi speaks to Elisabeth Barton at Oakdale Bees in Windsor, who has fulfilled a lifelong passion to care for these marvellous creatures
4 min |
April 2020
Berkshire Life
Animal Magic
It’s National Pet Month, which aims to raise awareness of responsible pet ownership. We spoke to two Berkshire animal sanctuaries about the vital work they do
7 min |
April 2020
Somerset Life
21 Things To Do This Easter
Easter provides a great opportunity to spend time with loved ones or go off and explore some new experiences, so CATHERINE COURTENAY provides some inspiration to help you along the way
9 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
Winchester FOR FREE
It’s not often that you get something for nothing yet an April trip to Winchester holds plenty of attractions that don’t cost a penny
5 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
Poems from the afterlife
New Milton poet Jacqueline Haskell’s prize-winning debut collection explores the world beyond
4 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
NOW YOU SEE ME
Winchester born magician Ben Hart is coming home following a career changing appearance on Britain’s Got Talent
5 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
Into the WILD
A pair of Hampshire adventurers are demonstrating that disability shouldn’t limit ambition in a series of international challenges
6 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
History under our feet
Amateur archaeologists are being encouraged to take part in a series of bank holiday digs to unearth Hampshire’s Roman past
4 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
Immortal bird
Volunteers and rangers are working to halt the alarming decline in nightingales in Hampshire by rewilding the habitat in Botley Woods
3 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
Harbour lights
Once a harbour master might have resembled a salty seadog. Emsworth’s Rowena Judd is part of a new breed looking after our coastal waters
4 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
BEE calm and soldier on
Are bees nature’s healers? Emma Caulton asks John Geden, soldier and detective turned beekeeper
6 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
A CELTIC celebration
Butser Ancient Farm will be marking the start of summer by burning a wicker man at their annual Beltain Festival
5 min |
April 2020
Hampshire Life
Win A Two-Night Country Pub Break
We’ve teamed up with Red Mist Leisure to offer one lucky reader a break for two at their pubs in Hampshire and Surrey with breakfast, dinner, a tour of Silent Pool distillery and a £60 voucher thrown in
2 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
Welcoming the future Queen
STEVE ROBERTS looks back at an eventful and tragic first holiday in Devon for the future Queen Victoria.
3 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
JOINT APPROACH TO SAVE WOOD
TONY JACKSON explores a lost world which is the focus of a special fund-raising appeal
3 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
Into the valleys
Most Dartmoor visitors head for the hills. But there’s a whole other beautiful world down in the woodland valleys.
3 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
HORROR & MYSTERY ON THE MOOR
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used Dartmoor’s mysterious landscape to revive Sherlock Holmes.
4 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
Going native
ANNE BRUNNER-ELLIS talks to the enterprising duo behind the Dartmoor Shepherd
3 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
Drawn to magical Dartmoor
CATHERINE COURTENAY talks mythic tales, trees and tango with Dartmoor’s Oscar-winning artist Alan Lee
4 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
BE DAZZLED
Discover the vibrant world of the newly formed Plymouth Colour Collective at an exhibition this month
3 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
A view on history
A 17th century holiday destination combining old world charm with stylish contemporary comfort offers a unique glimpse of the sea-going history and traditions of the South Devon coast.
3 min |
April 2020
Devon Life
A delightful delicacy
A new exhibition unravels the threads of the untold stories of Devon’s lace makers – and those lucky enough to wear it
3 min |