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The QUEEN of flowers
Be inspired by the beauty of the rose, with their rich variety of colours and heady scent, they are a quintessential part of any English garden
ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL
What makes a bag (quite literally) fit for the Queen? Gerald Bodmer, the Kenley-based CEO of leather good empire, Launer London, reveals just what it takes…
Improve your home IN A DAY
Never more have our homes been our sanctuaries and now a new service from design duo, Stephenson Wright, promises to help you find your style and transform your interior into a space you’ll truly love
Food fellowship
The Clink Charity has been helping to reduce reoffending through its prison restaurants and graduate training schemes for over a decade. To celebrate the publication of the Sutton-based charity’s 10-year anniversary cookbook, here they’ve rustled up a few recipes for all the family to enjoy at home
CULTURE VULTURE
Guildford singer/songwriter Riva Taylor is breaking away from her child star past with a new name and musical direction, Simone Hellyer finds out more
Marshmallows & memories
Do we dare to dream of family reunions, celebrations with friends and a sociable summer in Yorkshire? These are some spaces close to home to share with your favourite people
Boomtime for the butcher
Hungry households are falling in love with meat as the cookbooks come out once again
OH CLUCKY YOU!
The humble egg has proved itself a hero of the food chain with hens now sought-after pets. We meet the Yorkshire people re-homing the girls
Goathland of open glory
Plan for this perfect post-lockdown leg-stretcher, which takes in the North York Moors, waterfalls and the odd well-known film location
Smelling of roses
With all this extra time on our hands, our gardens should be picture perfect come the summer months
Doing it differently
We’ve all had to learn to live life at a distance in the past few weeks. Yorkshire folk tell us what they’ve learned from lockdown
Culture catch-ups
Tony Greenway recommends iconic Yorkshire locations to visit during lockdown from the comfort of your sofa
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
The much-loved Olympian is spending her lockdown at home on the outskirts of Sheffild with a view of the Peak District
Zoom in
If you’re itching to get out and about with your camera, Janet Deacon offers a guide to picture-perfect places
Lights, Camera, Location
Fancy having your home on TV? Louise Bates has created a business all around making that happen and Yorkshire is high on the list of favoured locations
DIVORCED BEHEADED DIED
Historian and best-selling author Alison Weir discusses her latest novel and her affinity to Derbyshire
The show must go on
How Derby’s arts and culture community are working to ensure there is no final curtain
Working from home
Your next career move might just lie in your humble abode...
Smelling of roses
With all this extra time on our hands, our gardens should be picture perfect come the summer months
Mind over matter
The mental wellbeing of the older generation has never been more important, but thankfully our care homes and retirement villages are stepping up to the challenge
Repton revisited
John Plowright reviews Hugh Brogan’s A School in England and shines a light on Repton School’s illustrious and varied past
No two are alike
Mike Smith explores the unique and wonderfully idiosyncratic village of Edensor
Lace up thy boots!
Why crave foreign travel and distant shores when the paradise of the Peak District can so easily be yours
Derbyshire reimagined
Andrew Griffihs goes in search of the future and finds some answers in his local town hall
A helping hand
It’s the staff behind the scenes at care and retirement homes that can make all the difference to our loved ones enjoying their new residence
Do the white thing
Mark Winstanley, creative director of The White Company, cherishes his 17th century sanctuary near Lewes
LIFE IN LOCK DOWN
Brighton photographer JJ Waller has responded to the historic lockdown conditions in the UK by photographing people social distancing at home
Mother love
In this engaging portrait of family life, mother-son relationships and bereavement, Nicholas Royle captures the spirit of his mother and post-war parenting.
Out of Africa
The song of two migrant warblers transports our man to his days as a young naturalist
Sharp lines
A lifetime’s fascination with the sharp lines of geometric patterns led Arundel-based Fraser Renton to create a kaleidoscopic collection of paintings and sculptures. Simone Hellyer speaks to the artist