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Navigating the future

Ed Smith will be rowing across the Atlantic in memory of his brave wife, Anna, keeping her legacy alive for their young daughter

Rural waters

Colin Wharton takes you on a wonderful hike that explores the villages of Pangbourne, Goring and the River Thames

I was a bad lad at school

Today Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent is one of the nicest people you could wish to meet, but once he was a Reading rebel

Stars of our night sky

Long regarded as a sinister creature of the night, the poor bat is really just misunderstood as a Berkshire group hopes to prove

Victim or villain?

Prince Albert Victor, one of the Royal Family’s most controversial figures, began his life in Windsor

A dress fit for a princess

HRH Princess Beatrice of York’s wedding dress, first worn by HM The Queen in the 1960s, is now on display at Windsor Castle.

Nature numbers on our doorstep

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Great Yorkshire Creature Count revealed how trees, lawns, ponds and flowers are lifelines for some of our most familiar and threatened wildlife. Clea Grady looks at the results

Cooking with kindness

It was David Atherton’s childhood in Whitby and the influence of his mum that spurred him on to success. Now, the Bake Off winner wants to inspire a new generation of cooks

REDISCOVERING DARROWBY

As the hit 1970s TV show All Creatures Great and Small is reincarnated for a new generation, we head to Grassington to meet its stars

Yorkshire's hidden heritage

Whether your idea of a grand day out involves a pub, an air raid shelter or a tranquil garden, September’s Heritage Open Days promise a different slice of Yorkshire

On the Up

There’s more to Harrogate than spa breaks and tea rooms, for the first time ever there’s also League football

Purple patch for the moors

Spaunton Moor is thriving and accessible to all, thanks to the conservation efforts of George Winn Darley and his team

Hour friend in the North

Broadcaster Jenni Murray is hanging up the Woman’s Hour mic later this year, but she still has plenty to say

Feeling the heat

A studio in Rosedale Abbey is the happy heart of a thriving glassblowing partnership

Feeling thankful

Worrying times put things into sharp focus for Wendy

10 Ways To Help Save Berkshire's Arts Scene

This year has been the most challenging of times for theatres across the globe, but there’s lots you can do to help Berkshire venues

A walk back in time

The nostalgia of Hebden Bridge station feels like a set from an Agatha Christie film and sets the tone for this wonderful literary walk, says Paul Besley

Hallowe'en haunts

To celebrate Hallowe’en, HAZEL SILLVER looks at the folklore of seven of the county’s most mysterious places

The kitchen that cares

Bruce and Rebecca Elsworth have created much more than a place to eat at Elsworth Kitchen in Skipton

Eating for Devon

This year, our choices about the food we buy and eat are more important than ever, as CATHERINE COURTENAY discovers.

Autumn glorious

Abundant orchards, crips leaves and a firework of autumn colour – our guide to the season’s best

Picture perfect and so much more...

Cobbled streets, flower-strewn cottages and resident donkeys have helped Clovelly become ‘the most Instagrammable village in the UK’. But this place is much more than just a good photo opportunity, as CHRISSY HARRIS discovers

The great escape

Matt and Helen Coppin quit the rat race for a country life where they could share their love of the Yorkshire landscape and passion for walking

Aspire to Astilbe

A 30-year adventure to find and save a collection of plants has led to a prestigious award for one Devon gardener

Yorkshire's own Billy Elliot

Gary Clarke danced his way out of poverty in a Yorkshire mining village to become a sought after choreographer. Now he is working on movies with the likes of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt

Talking up Torquay

Torquay is a lively place in a beautiful location. So why don’t we shout about it more? CHRISSY HARRIS explains why it’s time to take this English Riviera town more seriously

The heart of the home

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

Stepping out

BECKY DICKINSON embraces the joy of walking on the South West Coast Path in North Devon

Good food, good views, good company

A hello and goodbye from our columnist

Seeing stars

Devon is home to an International Dark Skies Reserve, and this October sees plenty of opportunities to discover its moonlit secrets