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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Many of us are choosing to look closer to home for our holidays. Sussex boasts an array of accommodation to enjoy

Pattern and print

To mark the centenary of his birth, Eastbourne printmaker Robert Tavener is being celebrated with a hometown exhibition

A-Z of Sussex produce

Here in Sussex we have the good fortune to live in a prolific food-producing county. In celebration of British Food Fortnight from 19 September-4 October, we hail some of our finest local delicacies

Gathering in the harvest

The priest, author and ecological thinker on his deep love for the countryside

Landscape of a lıfe

West Sussex-based John Hitchens has been making art his entire life. Far from scaling back in his 80th year he has just staged a major retrospective exhibition

A President at the Royal Pavilion

In 1877, Ulysses S Grant became the first former American president to visit Britain. His tour included three days in Brighton, where his speech foreshadowed the notion of the ‘special relationship’

Lovely warts

Award-winning sculptor Martin Jennings chats about the art and – with a nod to the toppling of statues – the pitfalls of immortalising the great and the good

The village that time forgot

Ben Lerwill delves into the strange story of the ‘lost’ Oxfordshire hamlet of Widford

We are what we eat

Farmer Clifford Freeman is a passionate advocate of local produce. He tells Katie Jarvis why we should find out everything we possibly can about our food

Love And Death In The Long Grass

A lifelong arachnophobe, I’ve had my head turned by this brightly patterned arachnid

Not so BIRD-BRAINED

Think you know Oxford? I mean, really know Oxford? Until you’ve spent time with its dedicated tour guides, you’ll find you’ve several dodo-sized holes in your knowledge

LATIN LESSONS

Apart from sanitation, aqueducts, roads, concrete, wooden pulleys and town planning, Tracy Spiers visits Cirencester to ask what have the Romans ever done for us

Living with loss

If you’re experiencing bereavement, don’t forget to be kind to yourself

Living With The Past

Natasha Williams is English Heritage’s head of historic properties for Sussex, meaning she oversees the site of one of the best-known events in our history

Getting stuck in

Do you fancy hedge-laying, leading guided walks, inspiring kids to love the countryside, or even rescuing a sheep from a river? It’s all included in a day in the life of a Cotswold Voluntary Warden

Curses, cures & cunning charms

From cases of ailing pigs and cows refusing to milk, to self-operating scythes and shape-shifting women, tales of witchcraft abound in the Cotswolds

How Malvern Became Narnia

The spa town and its environs inspired author CS Lewis when he came to write his childhood classic

Quality streets

Mike Smith explores the quaint and timeless Peak District village of Winster

The Sound Of Silence

Raynor Winn and husband Moth were at rock bottom – homeless, penniless, and with a terminal diagnosis – when they embarked on a 630-mile walk around the South West Coast. Raynor’s book about the experience, The Salt Path, became a runaway bestseller. But what happened next? Katie Jarvis spoke to Raynor about her new book, The Wild Silence

The heart of the home

Kitchens are no longer a room reserved only for cooking up a storm – instead, they’re multi-functional spaces that are fast becoming the centre point of any modern day abode

Keep the music playing

Derby’s Folk Festival will look a little different this year. But, as local star Lucy Ward tells Nigel Powlson, there’s plenty to get excited about

HIDDEN SECRETS OF CHATSWORTH

Janine Sterland discovers the unique story of a very poignant and personal family collection

Exploring Rudyard Lake

This easy-going perambulation of Rudyard Lake is a sneak into Staffordshire on the western fringe of the Peak District

BELPER

When it comes to mixing heritage with modern living, few do it better than Belper

A force for good

Derbyshire Life speaks to East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles about the prominent role of businesses within our communities

The Mystery Of Derbyshire's Stone Circles

Huffity Puffity, Ringstone Round. If you lose your hat, it will never be found…

Bridge The Gaps

Helen Moat explores ten of our county’s most famous arch structures

Music to our ears

To mark World Opera Day on 25 October, Sandra Smith caught up with Berkshire born soprano Jennifer Coleman

Making a FASHION STATEMENT

Caversham artist Jessy Blakemore has raised more than £1,500 for local causes selling political fashion. We caught up with her about her creations and the meaning behind them

EXPLORING BERKSHIRE: Wonderful Wargrave and Warfield

Two attractive Berkshire villages that offer a little bit of everything