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Is This The Perfect Village?

Chris Smith visits charming Ilmington, which earned a place in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to Live guide.

PRINCESS ANNE AT 70

The Princess Royal, Her Majesty Princess Anne, reaches a personal landmark on 15 August when she will celebrate her 70th birthday. As the nation applauds her non-stop working for others, the Princess reflects on some of the happiest times of her life – at Windsor

RICKY ON LOCK DOWN AND LAUGHTER

Originally from Reading, funnyman Ricky Gervais talks about the overwhelming reaction to After Life season two, plus what life has been like for him in lockdown

SEWING The great leveller

Gill Towell wants to make sewing as accesible to as many people as possible. Here she explains why it’s a brilliant skill and a wonderful way to spend your time

Cohesion among the madness

We speak to Eton artist Soozy Barker about the inspiration behind her ‘chaos of colour’

A SEARCH FOR SELF- ACCEPTANCE

Ally Hensley talks openly about her experience with MRKH and how she’s learnt what it means to be different, and why she’s now creating awareness, advocacy and peer support

BERKSHIRE'S gardening champions

We meet the region’s leading lights in the world of gardening, encouraging us all to reap the benefits of getting closer to nature

31 DAYS OF SUMMER

Enjoy socially distanced summer with our days out guide..

Exploring Berkshire- Pretty Pangbourne

Its a little wonder Pangbourne is popular with locals and tourist alike. From supercars to water pubs to independent shops and gorgeous meadows, this village has it all

10 Things You Didn't Know About Eversley

From Rugby champions to famous literary icons, this village in Hampshire’s Hart district is full of surprises

SERVING UP SOLUTIONS

How is Dorset’s hospitality sector faring during lockdown? STEVE HARRIS talks to some of the people who are having to rethink how their business works

The Glories of Gillingham

Discover this town’s historic cottages and imposing houses built with local sandstone and red bricks, as well as the beautiful surrounding countryside

Straight Outta NETHERBURY

STU LAMBERT discovers The Gravity Drive preparing their second album The Wildlight for lift-off

root, stem, leaf, flower

Gill Meller wants to rekindle our love affair with some of our lesser-known seasonal vegetables, salad and fruits in his latest cookbook

When football came home

Fletch recalls playing with Darren Anderton one of England’s star players from the Euro ‘96 tournament

Dorset Portrait

JAKE SCULTHORP & ROSIE BAILEY Founders of GoPladdle

Giving parenting activities the bird...

With my wife at work in the home office, it’s up to me to provide the entertainment for our son

A warm welcome back

As pubs and restaurants across the county prepare to reopen after lockdown, HELEN STILES picks some of Dorset’s finest which are worth our patronage once more

A bird bonanza!

August is one of the best months for stacking up your species list

Going Wild during lockdown

What are the challenges and benefits Dorset’s wildlife has faced during the Covid-19 pandemic?

BE INDEPENDENT

Along with its history, iconic architecture and spa water, Bath’s unique and individual shops are part of what makes the city so special

A very special part of England

BERNARD BALE discovers an area of Somerset which was particularly favored by Norman Knights

It's hotting up

Jane Earthy of Monkton Elm Garden Centre gives us some seasonal advice

RAINBOW RECIPES

The creators behind a new star-studded charity cookbook have shared some of its recipes for you to try at home

OUR SOMERSET HEROES

In a world where we all care so much about our community’s welfare, we highlight just a few of our Somerset heroes

THE BUTCHER,THE BAKER AND THE CRYSTAL SELLER

Glastonbury’s many long-standing independent businesses found ways to pull out all the stops during the coronavirus pandemic, discovers CATHERINE COURTENAY

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH

Global superstar Diana Ross tells BERNARD BALE how there ain’t no mountain high enough to keep her from Somerset

VILLAGE LIFE

In our special series Catherine Courtenay takes a look at village life in Somerset

21 Things To Do In Somerset His Summer

Whilst it may not be the summer we all envisaged this year, Catherine Countenay picks out just some of the ways we can still enjoy our gorgeous country

Our special spots...

We all have one – a favourite spot where we go to lose the crowds and escape from it all for a while. CHRISSY HARRIS asked some Devon residents to name their go-to happy places