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Reigniting the Christmas spirit

The festive season can be a diffiult time for the older generation, but many retirement homes across the country are working to ensure that it continues to be merry

The sunny side of our Street

CATHERINE COURTENAY discovers the many ways that make Street so unique

How to have a green Christmas

Among all the dazzle and delight of Christmas it’s easy to forget the effect consumerism has on the planet. But a few simple changes can make all the difference

Staying on track

Did a mixture of post-Christmas guilt and a few too many Proseccos on New Year’s Eve lead you to one of the most popular resolutions of all time - exercising more?

How to choose the right Christmas tree for your home

News and happenings from around the county with Judith Palmer

Never too late

Here’s our guide to some of the more exciting ways to spend your retirement

Home for Christmas

Acclaimed jazz singer and pianist Joe Stilgoe has a packed schedule this month, including gigs in Brighton, Hastings, Chichester – and the Royal Albert Hall. He tells Jenny Mark-Bell about family festive traditions, carol-singing with The Rolling Stones, and his new Christmas album

7 STEPS TO A MORE sustainable you

It is about starting the year off again with small, manageable changes to your lifestyle. HOLLY LOUISE EELLS shares her steps to being a sustainable you in 2020

BOWLED OVER

To conclude his series, our adrenaline junkie samples the year-round delights of skiing at Bowles Activity Centre

50 Things to do 2020

CATHERINE COURTENAY picks her 2020 highlights

A right royal weekend

The suite-only hotel Taj 51 Buckingham Gate is the perfect base for a family break in London. The staff may be used to exacting guests, but would the flawless service win round a grumpy toddler?

10 BEST SUSSEX pantomimes

For lovers of fairy tales and a good double entendre December can mean only one thing… the start of panto season. Here we round up some of Sussex’s best

Where ideas come to life

SU CARROLL visits a Plymouth organisation which is helping to put the heart back into this big city

The edge of Devon

East Devon’s unique coastline is beautiful but needs looking after. CHRISSY HARRIS looks at the work that goes into making sure we can all enjoy these stunning cliffs

Our Place of Sanctuary

Sanctuary House is going to look after its owners – they’ve made sure of that. CHRISSY HARRIS visits a highly personalised and quite spectacular riverside home

Securing her place in history

One of Devon’s most famous political names has finally been honoured with a statue in the city she represented with distinction. MARTIN HESP was there to witness the celebrations

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Modern art comes in all mediums – and blacksmith Bex Simon is creating joyous work in her North Devon studio

Never too late

Here’s our guide to some of the more exciting ways to spend your retirement

A pleasure to be of service

He says he was born to look after people and Joan Rivers agreed. CATHERINE COURTENAY meets Dan the British Butler

All that glitters

Precious and semi-precious gemstones have been synonymous with ultimate luxury throughout the ages. Here are the treasures in the antiques market today

Winter on Brownsea Island

Island resident John Cantell tells us about life on Brownsea in the deep midwinter

TOLLER FRATRUM & TOLLER PORCORUM

This walk introduces you to some interesting aspects of Dorset’s medieval history

Starry, starry night

With Cranborne Chase AONB confirmed as an International Dark Sky Reserve there’s a bright future for Dorset’s dark skies

Landscapes for Life

Could you take an award-winning photo of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and be part of our 2021 calendar?

Midnight Feasts

Across the frosty fields around Poole Harbour there are hundreds of birds dining after dark

Fair share

Here are some top tips on how to start investing your money today for a brighter tomorrow

A thoroughly modernist architect

Elisabeth Scott designed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Pier Theatre in her home town, so isn’t it time that this daughter of Bournemouth had a blue plaque?

A Festival of WINTER WALKS

Beat those winter holiday blues and make some new friends with some rejuvenating rambles in the Dorset coast and countryside

How To Achieve Good Mental Health At This Time Of Year

Dr Alison Gardiner explains how to achieve good mental health at this time of year

A dream break

Win a stay at Hotel du Vin, a three-course dinner and a bottle of wine for two, breakfast and a £250 Princesshay gift card