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Working from home

Your next career move might just lie in your humble abode...

Wear it well

We all want to do our bit for the planet but sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming. In her series throughout 2020, KATE HASKELL talks to people and businesses doing their best to make it easier to live The Green Life. This month: Sancho’s of Exeter

Win a luxury stay

We’ve teamed up with one of the county’s finest spots to stay and dine to offer a Devon Life reader a fantastic foodie experience

A riot of colour

In a regular photo essay for Devon Life, Exeter Chiefs rugby player Olly Woodburn shows off his skills behind the lens

Still a Devon girl at heart...

They called her the ‘Paignton Peach’ because she had it all going for her – youth, a brilliant tennis talent and eyecatching good looks - and she was from Devon. We are talking about Sue Barker of course. BERNARD BALE catches up with her to talk tennis, TV and her home county

Pulling together for fun

ABI LEIGHTON-BOYCE talks to Joe Stafford of Exmouth Rowing Club about the appeal of the ocean

Ancient history on our beaches

Fossil finding is one of life’s pleasures. CHRISSY HARRIS finds out how you can enjoy a post-lockdown adventure along East Devon’s world famous coastline

Trot along for great fun!

We’ve teamed up with one of the county’s leading family attractions to offer you two chances to win The Perfect Piggy Experience

Not such a basket case

SUE CADE discovers the traditional craft of stave baskets is alive and well on Dartmoor

Curtain up on another summer of entertainment

CORMAC RICHARDS previews the exciting productions on offer in the forthcoming Summer Play Festival at The Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth

All aboard for seaborne adventure

Salcombe Yacht Club’s sailing coordinator of ten years, Jayne Morris, tells LYDIA PALESCHI about what makes the place so special for sailing

On vintage soil

Life in the vineyards of Aude is a dream come true for Leicestershire-born Katie Jones who now successfully exports her wines back to the UK, as Brigitte Nicolas learns

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

What happens if you are buying a French property but can’t attend the completion meeting at the notaire’s office in person? Matthew Cameron explains how a power of attorney can be used and how it works

In safe hands

There can be few more unusual homes than the 11th-century Château de Clérans, situated close to the Dordogne river in the Périgord Pourpre region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE

Robin Ellis made his name as the original Captain Poldark but a diabetes diagnosis led the Tarn-based actor to add cookbook writing to his CV, as Richard Webber learns

My frugal France

Embracing modern technology could save you money and time on both the pleasures and essentials of life in France, says Laura Harley as she shares some of her favourite French apps

Hidden Talents

Moving to France enabled these three expats to switch off from busy careers and in turn discover new creative talents, says Gillian Harvey, who counts herself among them

Beauty to behold

With its legendary vineyards, charming old towns and rich gastronomy, Gironde is quintessential France at its best, as Alison Weeks discovers

AS SEEN ON SCREEN

A Dordogne town, a Charente city and a Pyrenean village all have a starring role in three new films hitting the big screen this year, joining a long list of French locations that have gone before them, as Vicky Leigh learns

A local's view

Trish and Mark Tyler run a beautifully restored chambres d’hôtes, set in six hectares of park and woodland near StÉmilion, which has a fascinating history

Guide To: Working For A Foreign Company

If your current employer is happy to let you continue working for them after you move to France, there are a number of rules and regulations to be aware of to ensure you stay on the right side of the law, as Catharine Higginson explains

The birds that weave magical nests

We had already spent an entrancing hour birding on Tanzania’s Lake Manze – imperious, white-chested fish eagles soaring overhead; glossy, blue, wire tailed swallows flitting over the water; stately yellow-billed storks patrolling the shore.

Young Fogeys grow old gracefully

In the 1980s, Will Self mocked journalists who worshipped the past. But they’ve remained ageless, while he’s become a burnt-out shell

The end of the press as we know it?

A collapse in sales and adverts will destroy some papers and magazines

We will meet again

Dame Vera Lynn on coronavirus, the Queen and the 75th anniversary of VE Day

A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

At this year’s N&EMPF Exhibition, local photographer David Keep achieved some of the highestever scores for his photography. Here he talks about his path to success

Voyage of the Beagle

Charles Darwin adored the tiny, mahogany rich ship that carried him around the world and made his name, writes Sara Wheeler

The ‘brain statin' quest

A treatment to delay – and even stop – dementia is on its way, says David Cameron

La dolce vita goes on in the face of death

Italy is in agony but expats will always adore its beauty – and its songs, says Mary Kenny

Nightingale's journey

200 years after she was born in Florence, Mark Bostridge follows in Florence Nightingale’s footsteps, from Scutari to Harley Street