Lancashire Life
Success stories
Celebrating some of the people who make Ramsbottom such a thriving and pleasant place to live and visit
5 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
Something old, something new
The ‘new normal’ doesn’t mean you can’t still plan your dream wedding
7 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
SO MUCH TO OFFER
Make shopping local your new habit and support the independent businesses at Preston Market
3 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
Layering the love
There always seem to be the same two words when it comes to planning your wedding colours: ‘think seasonally’. But Higham-based wedding stylist Carrie-Ann Tilley says you don’t have to
4 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
Electric dreams
The Range Rover plug-in hybrid brings silent electric motoring to this iconic luxury car
3 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
Drumroll For Painter Chris
A former rock musician who toured with Bon Jovi and Black Sabbath is marching to a new beat as one of Lancashire’s up-and-coming young artists
4 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
The critic who cared too much
Ian Nairn wrote brilliantly about buildings, made glorious TV – and drowned his sorrows too deeply, remembers Jonathan Meades
5 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
Travel: Hidden Staffordshire
William Cook visits Samuel Johnson’s Lichfield house and Tamworth, home to Robert Peel and Queen Aethelflaed
5 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
Best Sherlock Holmes on TV? Elementary
Jeremy Brett, who died 25 years ago, captured the master sleuth perfectly, says Damian Thompson, an obsessive fan
5 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
My work is much more fun than fun
Paul Ewart, an Oxford research physicist, recently won a landmark case. He wanted to be allowed to carry on working beyond the statutory university retirement age of 67. Ewart argued that, at 70, he still had important research work to do.
2 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
The heroes – and villains – of the Blitz
Eighty years ago, there was plenty of Blitz spirit, says Joshua Levine. There was also lots of crime, terror and illicit sex
5 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
Stammer blow
A stammerer since childhood, Nigel Phillips enjoyed and endured a successful and stressful language-teaching career. Did anything help?
4 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
Overlooked Britain What Delaval brought to the stable
Sir Francis Delaval added an equine palace to Seaton Delaval, Vanbrugh’s baroque jewel
4 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
King of the Army
Sergeant Elvis Presley finished his service in Germany sixty years ago – and became a greater singer, says Andrew M Brown
6 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
Gyles Brandreth's Diary: How to kill your wife and get away with it
P D James and John Mortimer gave me tips for the perfect murder
4 min |
September 2020
The Oldie Magazine
A right royal farce
As Spitting Image returns, producer John Lloyd recalls how the show was nearly banned
8 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
We have all the time in the world
As the Cotswold town of Nailsworth eases back into life post-lockdown, Tracy Spiers reflects on all we’ve come to appreciate in the last four months
9 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
TOTAL transformation
Entrusting the keys to his new Bath house to builder brother James and designer wife Beth, Paul Kettlety disappeared abroad for nine months...
4 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
History's WONDER WOMAN
With superhuman powers possibly gifted by the Greek gods, Dr Janina Ramirez is returning to Gloucester this month to bring a series of events celebrating our diverse and fascinating history
8 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Fly me to the MOON
Bristol artist Luke Jerram is returning to the city of Gloucester this month with an exciting new community exhibition
6 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Cotswolds Champions
A newly launched £400,000 programme is set to promote projects that lead the way in looking after the Cotswolds
4 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Age is just a number
You’re never too old to learn – and doing so might just improve your health
3 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Adam and his loyal land army
BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson is Britain’s best-known farmer. But when lockdown shut his Cotswold Farm Park, glamour was off the table: he went straight back to mucking out sheds and feeding bulls. With the farm park now reopen, he talks to Katie Jarvis
9 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
A big headache
With Migraine Awareness Week taking place in September, we look at what’s being done to clear our heads
2 min |
September 2020
Cotswold Life
Boost Your Wellbeing This Autumn
Jo Fellows’ top tips to help you rebalance and rejuvenate with the change of season
3 min |
September 2020
Dorset Magazine
With this ring...
The scientific practice of ringing birds has unlocked many avian mysteries
2 min |
September 2020
Dorset Magazine
The great outdoors
Renowned landscape artist Richard Pikesley invites us to join him painting en plein air in the Dorset countryside
6 min |
September 2020
Dorset Magazine
New ‘norms' for nuptials
Amanda Griffihs looks at the ‘new normal’ for weddings and how couples can still plan their dream day with a little creative thinking
4 min |
September 2020
Dorset Magazine
Getting the look right
We asked some local boutique owners to share their top tips on finding that special outfit
3 min |
September 2020
Dorset Magazine
Backing our community
Declared High Sheriff of Dorset in a lockdown ceremony in his garden, GEORGE STREATFEILD wants to reward the county’s community spirit during Covid-19
4 min |