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NATURAL Wonder

With its bountiful sands, surf and seafood, the Bassin d’Arcachon provides the perfect off-season escape, as Alison Weeks discovers

Small is BEAUTIFUL

Among the Corbières vineyards, a dynamic duo is helping to transform winemaking in Languedoc-Roussillon, finds Dominic Rippon

Say CHEESE

Sarah Heath visits a traditional fromagerie in Tarn and discovers why artisan cheese always takes pride of place at French dinner tables

SARAH BERNHARDT

International star of stage and screen,Sarah Bernhardt captured the world’s attention as the original acting diva, writes Helen Parkinson

Saddle Sure

Following in the footsteps and cycle tracks of his hero T. E. Lawrence, Todd Mauer travels from Dordogne to Haute-Vienne stopping off at landmarks along the way

BERGERAC

Sandra Haurant is charmed by the historic queen of the Périgord Pourpre

BEES' KNEES

Alison Hughes explores the ingenious tradition of France’smurs à abeilles, an ancient practice for modern times

COTE- D'OR

Helen Parkson raises a glass to Burgundy’s vinous heart

ANNECY

Jan Mitchell enjoys a waterside wander through the Venice of the Alps

Stars In Your Eyes

From secret beaches to celebrity boules or supping on cocktails, Heidi Fuller-love takes a whirlwind tour of the places where the stars flee from the paparazzi during Cannes’ hottest festival

Home-grown wine

There’s nothing better than a refreshing glass of wine on a summer’s day. We spoke to the producers on Berkshire’s vineyards, who take us on a journey from grape to glass...

EMBRACING THE DARK

For Brighton artist Steve Geliot, reduced light pollution during lockdown presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture the beauty of the night sky

One man band

He may have spent more than 50 years in the business, but Brighton-born David Courtney is still making music

THE POWER OF PRINT

Designer and printmaker Molly Mahon lives and breathes colour and pattern. In a new book, she demonstrates how she has harnessed them in her Forest Row home

Rididng the Wave of Fashion

How has our perception of the British seaside been moulded by the preferences of our forebears? Historian Kathryn Ferry investigates

The Insider's Guide

News and happenings from around the county

Rubbish is rubbish

How former geography teacher Oliver Sterno is dedicating his retirement to making his adopted hometown a greener place

My favourite Sussex

As she releases the sequel to her best-selling novel The Ice Cream Girls, Brighton’s Dorothy Koomson shares what she loves about her home county

FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA

Rob Archibald is the new coxswain at Selsey Lifeboat Station and has been helping to save lives with the RNLI for 26 years

24 HOURS IN Hove

Mere minutes from the hectic whirl of Brighton, Hove offers quieter and more civilised beaches, green spaces, fine dining and buzzy boutiques

12 amazing art galleries

With lockdown restrictions easing, local galleries have been able to reopen to the public. Here are some of our favorites

THE DESERT BIRDS OF ANCIENT GEBEL EL-SILSILA

John Wyatt teams up with Maria Nilsson and John Ward to reveal for the first time the results of their investigation of over thirty different bird images found carved on the rocks at this important Egyptian quarry site.

LOVELY UGLY BES!

Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter finds beauty, charm and religious significance in Egypt’s famous dwarf god.

NATURAL PYRAMIDS

Few pharaohs could afford to construct a great stone pyramid like that of Khufu at Giza, but as Wojciech Ejsmond reveals, later kings – and some private individuals - found a new way to enjoy a pyramid burial.

Herodotus and Egypt: - An Ancient Traveller in an Antique Land

Kevin Harrison praises the often maligned ‘Father of History’, whose writings have influenced our perceptions of ancient Egypt to this day.

A PREDYNASTIC CHIEFTAIN? - The rock art context of the Mentuhotep II panel at Shatt el-Rigal

Maria Nilsson and John Ward return to Shatt el-Rigal, located to the north of Gebel el-Silsila, for a close-up of the famous colossal scene of Mentuhotep II, but with special focus on its extraordinary rock art context that has never before been published in its entirety. The lead role will be played by a chieftain – a possible predecessor to the early rulers of Upper Egypt.

The show must go ON(LINE)

Lockdown didn’t stop a Lancaster-based theatre group creating new work which will premiere this month

Southport is still blooming

There are green shoots of recovery and bold plans to help make Southport a success for years to come

Faster, higher, stronger

This month, the world’s greatest athletes should have gathered in Tokyo but without that spectacle to enjoy, The Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Alan Wright looks at some of nature’s superstars

BOB DYLAN'S Lancashire

Music biographer Spencer Leigh considers the Nobel Prize winning singer-songwriter’s Lancashire links