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Zone out!

You’ve done all the preparation and your garden is good to be ‘glammed up’ all ready for you to sit…

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The door to dreams

Stepping into a bookshop is like catching up with an old friend, the familiarity and love come flooding back and…

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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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Guy Deacon: Running On Empty

Guy Deacon CBE will be appearing at Oxford Literary Festival this Friday (22nd March) to talk about his forthcoming book…

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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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The Nature Sketchbook: March

Artist Helen Grimbleby shares her love of the natural world through her work in a monthly series of observations

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My Secret Closet event style saviour

Liz Nicholls visits Jan Parkinson whose new My Secret Closet in Benson offers beautiful dresses & accessories for hire, plus…

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Give something back…volunteer!

Find your perfect volunteering opportunity at OCVA’s Volunteer Recruitment Fair at the Westgate Oxford Shopping Centre on 20th March 2024

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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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