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Look to the skies

Faye Bridgwater credits a Facebook group for helping inspire an award-winning drawing of one of Brighton’s natural phenomena

LIFE'S RICH TAPESTRY

For textile artist Polly Meynell and her theatre director husband, moving into their Barnham home was the culmination of a life’s dream

Lavender's blue

Although sadly it won’t be staging its usual open week this year, Lordington Lavender near Chichester is welcoming a host of other visitors attracted by the flowers – from hares who shelter among the stems to red-listed bird species

BEHIND THE CURTAIN

While we won’t get to enjoy Festival performances this year, Chichester Festival Theatre remains at the heart of our cultural community. Here we look back over some highlights of its 58-year history

10 years on...

After months of constrained freedom, we have never valued our outdoor spaces more. As we celebrate ten years of Britain’s youngest National Park, what impact has the designation made?

OUTSIDE SPACE

Light, air and the best of views, a garden room is a must-have home accessory

Running the Dales

We catch up with writer Victoria Benn to find out more about fell running, one of the Yorkshire Dales’ oldest sports, still going strong after nearly 200 years

TO THE WIRE

A day in the life of sculptor Mark Irwin in his studio in the Yorkshire Wolds

Nature's therapy

You don’t have to climb a mountain to reap the green goodness of the outdoors – your back garden is the perfect starting point

Hill hikes

Pretty priory views, riverside ambles, and woodland walks are part of this lovely leg stretcher in the Howardian Hills

Message in a bottle

It’s shandy – but not as you know it. Vodka with a heap of history and a slice of Yorkshire has arrived

The healing power of art

Although this year’s Broadway Arts Festival has inevitably been cancelled, there’s still much to inspire, entertain and encourage artists and art-lovers alike in the virtual festival

If you go down to the woods today…

…do as the teddy bears do and take a picnic. Four Yorkshire foodies give their advice on creating the perfect al fresco feast, from the beach to back garden

Working from home

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

Driving the dream

From pizza and prosecco trucks to a campervan cafe, it turns out there’s a lot you can pack into a van business. We talk to Yorkshire’s mobile marvels who are ready to hit the road again

THE FARMING YEAR-summer

We’ve been following the life of a Cotswold farm throughout the seasons. Now, as the earth warms up, it’s time for a new bull, picking fruit from the orchard, and looking forward to the spring barley harvest

Find your calm

We can walk, we can escape, so here are some pockets of peace in Yorkshire

Shop local, Spend local

Modern-day Malmesbury has a positive vision of the future and innovative plans to boost the town’s economy as the lockdown is lifted

By the book

Writers have long been inspired by Yorkshire’s coast. We dip into their pages...

Tales of TWO WOODLANDS

Whether you manage five acres or 4,000 acres of woodland, balancing commercial and environmental concerns is crucial to a sustainable future, Siân Ellis discovers

The good life

There’s never been a better time to discover your green fingers and have a go at growing your own fruit and vegetables

In search of The ARCHERS

How a Worcestershire village came to claim the role of the ‘real’ Ambridge

CORNER

Did you know that the two most biodiverse places in your home are your gut and your compost bin? If you even have a compost bin… If you do, then it’s time to join UCL’s Big Compost Experiment, says Professor Mark Miodownik. And if you don’t, then it’s definitely time to celebrate the ‘miracle’ that is compost! Katie Jarvis spoke to Mark about his work, his life – and how to save the earth

Best-laid plans

March was due to be a busy month for Nick Symondson but things didn’t go quite as expected...

Life After Covid-19

Sam Butler of the Cotswolds property specialist, Butler Sherborn says that people are already reappraising what’s important in life once Covid-19 passes

‘If I hadn't been born, Boris probably wouldn't be PM'

Rachel Johnson’s book, Rake’s Progress, about her ill-fated attempt to be elected as a pro-Remain MEP for Change UK is hilarious, wise, and (at times) a knowingly hide-behind-the-sofa cringe. Katie Jarvis caught up with her in lockdown to ask life’s important questions. Such as, has she managed a haircut yet?

THE CREATIVE POOL

We meet some of the leading illustrators in the county who have created powerful, inspirational art to communicate a story, message or idea to their audience

The smoked salmon is under the Canaletto

Paul Edwards, a former History master at Rendcomb College, has some delightful memories of cricket – and its characters – at the school

Return of the natives

We all need a little good news right now, so here’s three reasons to add some cheer to our daily lives

The Howse Which Was So Faire

Christopher Smith delves into the mysterious history of Campden House and the man who built it