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Meeting Mr Hardy

Fanny Charles’ uncle was an antiquarian and Hardy scholar, which gave her a unique insight into the life of Dorset’s most famous writer

Gone to ground

Adam Lee-Potter is ready to self-isolate and broaden his mind and waistline

Early Learning

Introducing our baby son to our dining preferences is now paying dividends at mealtimes

Creative Ways

Dorset Art Weeks 2020 may have been postponed but we can still share stories about artists’ work and even offer some virtual tours and online screenings

Dorset Portrait

HELEN ROLLINSON Founder of Rolly’s Cake Company

Back to the Start

Fletch looks back on the day his career as a professional footballer began three decades ago

A Virtual Tour Of Wessex

Tim Laycock, Artistic Director of The New Hardy Players takes us on a literary ramble through the landscapes that inspired Thomas Hardy

Our green and pleasant town

CATHERINE COURTENAY takes a look at Taunton’s green spaces and discovers a legacy that’s continuing into the future

Home front

With schools closed and exams cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, there are many ways you can help your child to continue learning

GET BAKING

Now is a good time to practise your home baking, so our chef of the year STEVE JAMES shares some recipes with us

Something to sing about

The hills are alive with the sound of singing – well, not just the hills of course but the whole of Somerset

What VE Day means for Somerset

Charles Dickens was right – it was the best of times and the worst of times, except that Dickens wasn't around in 1945 when the party began to celebrate VE Day

GO WILD

If Noah was alive today he would be thrilled to visit the Somerset zoo farm which proudly bears his name

Escape the madness

Sometimes books are the best places to find a moment of serenity and calmness

Boots on for birding

SIMONE STANBROOK-BYRNE finds a selection of places to wander where we can also enjoy birds and other wildlife

Heading For Burnout?

Struggling with the demands of work, draining relationships, feeling you can’t cope? It’s a common story in our increasingly frenetic world

VENDÉE

Enjoy adventures aplenty, both on land and afloat, in the jewel of Pays de la Loire’s crown, says Helen Parkinson

Mother KNOWS BEST

French chef Eugénie Brazier was the first person to earn six Michelin stars in the 1930s and her restaurant in Lyon is still going strong, as Paola Westbeek finds out

TICKLED PINK

On the opposite bank of the Rhône from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Dominic Rippon discovers another shade of rosé

BAYONNE

Alex Green is captivated by the cultural traditions, historic architecture and hidden heritage in Bayonne

JOAN OF ARC

As May 2020 marks the centenary of Jean d’Arc’s canonisation, Helen Parkinson finds out how a peasant girl became a military leader

Go with THE FLOW

Lucy Parford takes time out on a rejuvenating wellness break in the popular resort of Moliets-et-Maa on the south-west coast

COLLIOURE

The coastal town of Collioure in Occitanie has inspired some of the world’s most famous painters to put brush to canvas and it’s easy to see why, as Vicky Leigh discovers

Champion of THE SKIES

Janet Brice reveals how flying ace Roland Garros became the toast of French tennis

ANJOU

Karen Tait enjoys a few days exploring the lesser-known châteaux of the western Loire, with wine-tastings and tapestries along the way

Magic is the MOONLIGHT

A night of summer sorcery in the Sancerrois casts a spell over Deborah Nash

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Fiona Young-Brown goes on the trail of the legendary Beast of Gévaudan through modern-day Haute-Loire and Lozère

Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt

Bob Brier and Pat Remler explore upheaval and chaos in ancient Egyptian society.

Petrie and Edwards: Gateway to the World of Egyptology

Anna Garnett, Frances Potts and Catriona Wilson reveal the new entrance gallery to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

NEFERTARI AND PUDUḪEPA: QUEENS OF DIPLOMACY

Diana Liesegang explores the relationship between an Egyptian and a Hittite queen, and their role in the peace negotiations between their two countries.