Berkshire Life
GRAND REDESIGN
An eye for period detail led Philippa and James D’Arcy to return their home to its Regency roots
4 min |
September 2020
Berkshire Life
The healing power of gardening
Rosalind Sack discovers the therapeutic benefits of gardening and meets two horticultural organisations making a major difference to people’s lives across Berkshire
5 min |
September 2020
Berkshire Life
Take the scenic route
Colin Wharton takes you on a lovely bike ride from Wokingham to Arborfield
3 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
The high life
A former marine from Wigan went up in the world after he learned the ropes of a new career
4 min |
September 2020
Berkshire Life
10 Amazing Abbeys & Priories
Henry VIII was a bit of a rotter but one thing he did bestow on us was romantic ruination courtesy of his Dissolution of the Monasteries. Here are the best monastic memoirs from the county of Berkshire
5 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
The RUFF Guide
Five of the best Lakeland walks to enjoy with your dog
7 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
World on film
Lindsay McCrae started watching birds in the Lake District as a young boy and he is now one of the most well-travelled wildlife cameramen in the business
4 min |
September 2020
Lancashire Life
Summit special
The views from the top of Whitbarrow are among the finest you’ll find anywhere and the walk up there is magnificent too
3 min |
September 2020
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 |