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Towersey festival is 60 years old

Joe Heap, whose grandfather Denis Manners founded Towersey Festival in 1964, tells us what makes it so great.

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Gardeners’ World is free therapy

If you can’t afford a therapist…actually, even if you can, watch Gardeners' World. It’ll do you the world of good…

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Green & easy! Wonderful watercress recipes

May brings us the start of British watercress season, thanks to The Watercress Company’s recipes

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Summer of love! 2024 festivals guide

Ready to rumble? Liz Nicholls looks at the fabulous festivals on offer this summer, for happy campers & fairweather fans,…

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Q&A with music legend Chaka Khan

Liz Nicholls shares a chat with singer Chaka Khan who will star at Nocturne Live at Blenheim in June &…

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‘Shoellery’ – jewellery for your shoes!

Nadine invites you to lead a charmed life with her 4KIX footwear accessories range

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Spring Whites

Feel fresh this year with a crop of palate pleasers - Giles Luckett reviews some seasonally appropriate plonk

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Volunteering with the Schoolreaders charity

Peter Henry tells us about his rewarding role as a volunteer with Schoolreaders... Perhaps you could sign up to change…

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Paloma Faith April music star Q&A

Musician Paloma Faith tells us about her new break-up album The Glorification of Sadness ahead of her UK tour which…

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Recipes from Gennaro’s new Verdure cookbook

We’re sharing a taste of Gennaro’s Verdure: Big and bold recipes to pack your plate with veg by Gennaro Contaldo…

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Cosy crime

Author and journalist Michael Smith is talking murder this month with the popularity of whodunnits, a good mystery and quirky…

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Competitive busyness doesn’t feel healthy

Robbie James says “we’re all busy” but don’t use that as an excuse when there’s more to it

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Win! Tickets to Crooked Billet demo

There’s an extra cookery demo date at the Crooked Billet, Stoke Row and the chance to win a pair of tickets

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Win! A stay at Hartwell House 

We're offering one lucky winner, and their guest, the chance to sleep with history on a grand scale but with touches of modern luxury at Hartwell House, champagne afternoon tea each, a three-course dinner each with a bottle of house wine, use of the spa and breakfast the next day

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Win! Deer Box venison feast packages

Mail order and subscription-based wild venison specialists, Deer Box, offers award-winning premium quality, freshly frozen wild British venison sourced from land management programmes across the south of England

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