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Not so BIRD-BRAINED

Think you know Oxford? I mean, really know Oxford? Until you’ve spent time with its dedicated tour guides, you’ll find you’ve several dodo-sized holes in your knowledge

LATIN LESSONS

Apart from sanitation, aqueducts, roads, concrete, wooden pulleys and town planning, Tracy Spiers visits Cirencester to ask what have the Romans ever done for us

Living with loss

If you’re experiencing bereavement, don’t forget to be kind to yourself

Living With The Past

Natasha Williams is English Heritage’s head of historic properties for Sussex, meaning she oversees the site of one of the best-known events in our history

Getting stuck in

Do you fancy hedge-laying, leading guided walks, inspiring kids to love the countryside, or even rescuing a sheep from a river? It’s all included in a day in the life of a Cotswold Voluntary Warden

Curses, cures & cunning charms

From cases of ailing pigs and cows refusing to milk, to self-operating scythes and shape-shifting women, tales of witchcraft abound in the Cotswolds

How Malvern Became Narnia

The spa town and its environs inspired author CS Lewis when he came to write his childhood classic

Quality streets

Mike Smith explores the quaint and timeless Peak District village of Winster

The Sound Of Silence

Raynor Winn and husband Moth were at rock bottom – homeless, penniless, and with a terminal diagnosis – when they embarked on a 630-mile walk around the South West Coast. Raynor’s book about the experience, The Salt Path, became a runaway bestseller. But what happened next? Katie Jarvis spoke to Raynor about her new book, The Wild Silence

The heart of the home

Kitchens are no longer a room reserved only for cooking up a storm – instead, they’re multi-functional spaces that are fast becoming the centre point of any modern day abode

Keep the music playing

Derby’s Folk Festival will look a little different this year. But, as local star Lucy Ward tells Nigel Powlson, there’s plenty to get excited about

HIDDEN SECRETS OF CHATSWORTH

Janine Sterland discovers the unique story of a very poignant and personal family collection

Exploring Rudyard Lake

This easy-going perambulation of Rudyard Lake is a sneak into Staffordshire on the western fringe of the Peak District

BELPER

When it comes to mixing heritage with modern living, few do it better than Belper

A force for good

Derbyshire Life speaks to East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles about the prominent role of businesses within our communities

The Mystery Of Derbyshire's Stone Circles

Huffity Puffity, Ringstone Round. If you lose your hat, it will never be found…

Bridge The Gaps

Helen Moat explores ten of our county’s most famous arch structures

Music to our ears

To mark World Opera Day on 25 October, Sandra Smith caught up with Berkshire born soprano Jennifer Coleman

Making a FASHION STATEMENT

Caversham artist Jessy Blakemore has raised more than £1,500 for local causes selling political fashion. We caught up with her about her creations and the meaning behind them

EXPLORING BERKSHIRE: Wonderful Wargrave and Warfield

Two attractive Berkshire villages that offer a little bit of everything

Navigating the future

Ed Smith will be rowing across the Atlantic in memory of his brave wife, Anna, keeping her legacy alive for their young daughter

Rural waters

Colin Wharton takes you on a wonderful hike that explores the villages of Pangbourne, Goring and the River Thames

I was a bad lad at school

Today Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent is one of the nicest people you could wish to meet, but once he was a Reading rebel

Stars of our night sky

Long regarded as a sinister creature of the night, the poor bat is really just misunderstood as a Berkshire group hopes to prove

Victim or villain?

Prince Albert Victor, one of the Royal Family’s most controversial figures, began his life in Windsor

A dress fit for a princess

HRH Princess Beatrice of York’s wedding dress, first worn by HM The Queen in the 1960s, is now on display at Windsor Castle.

Nature numbers on our doorstep

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Great Yorkshire Creature Count revealed how trees, lawns, ponds and flowers are lifelines for some of our most familiar and threatened wildlife. Clea Grady looks at the results

Cooking with kindness

It was David Atherton’s childhood in Whitby and the influence of his mum that spurred him on to success. Now, the Bake Off winner wants to inspire a new generation of cooks

REDISCOVERING DARROWBY

As the hit 1970s TV show All Creatures Great and Small is reincarnated for a new generation, we head to Grassington to meet its stars

Yorkshire's hidden heritage

Whether your idea of a grand day out involves a pub, an air raid shelter or a tranquil garden, September’s Heritage Open Days promise a different slice of Yorkshire