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Win! A bag from Cambridge Satchel

We’ve teamed up with the team at Cambridge Satchel to offer an Isla bag (RRP £165) from the Spring/ Summer 2025 collection for one lucky winner

Win! A cuddly elephant prize from Little Paws, Big Memories

Win! A cuddly elephant to celebrate the launch of ABC Animals by Emma Bishop, thanks to Little Paws, Big Memories.

How to Light Up Your Outdoor Space This Summer plus enter to win

Thalia Shaw of Bucks-based business Sparkle Lighting sheds some light on gorgeous garden illumination, and offers a cordless battery LED glass lamp for one lucky winner

Champagne is the Elixir of Life!

Round & About’s wine critic Giles Luckett hails Champagne as the elixir of life & serves five to try

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide support

Coping With Suicide Loss: Tim Owens Shares His Story of Bereavement and Support with SoBS Witney Tim Owens, a volunteer …

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Compassionate advice on working through grief

Celebrant Fiona Mac advises how to work through grief ahead of the next Abingdon Compassionate Café on 20th June Balancing …

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Bursting with Pride in Windsor

Peter Anderson invites us all to join in the fun, colour and spectacle at the first Windsor & Eton Pride next month and there’s the chance to ride in a carriage led by unicorns

Support Step by step

Could you be a local hero for a young person in Woodley or Twyford?

Reading Festival Chorus celebrate 80 years

Two choirs are joining forces to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Reading’s oldest choir, Thomas Wall invites us to book our tickets for a memorable night

Orchestra for the Environment

Clarinettist and composer Emma Johnson takes the Orchestra for the Environment on tour in June and July with a date at the Hexagon

Enjoy Hurst Show & Country Fayre

Hurst Show and Country Fayre: Where country charm meets family fun on Saturday 28th and Sunday, 29th June

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Diwali recipes & takeaway competition

Diwali recipes from Atul Kochhar and a chance to win a takeaway from one of his Bucks restaurant.

Sale e Pepe’s iconic Italian recipes

We share a taste of la dolce vita from Sale e Pepe which recently had a complete refurb ahead of its 50th anniversary.

Emily Roux’s packed lunch recipes

Chef Emily Roux and Lexus have rustled up some posh packed lunches to enjoy in the car or on your next road trip!

Grill seekers! Tom Kerridge barbecue recipes

Two summer sizzlers from Tom Kerridge’s Outdoor Cooking, published by Bloomsbury with photographs Cristian Barnett.

Gordon Ramsay Academy recipes

We’re serving up summer sensations thanks to Sally Codling, a chef at Gordon Ramsay Academy in Woking.

February recipes: Batch of the day!

Here’s a taste of Suzanne Mulholland’s The Batch Lady: Cooking on a Budget, out now, published by HarperCollins

Recipes: Life on the veg

Healthy, satisfying meals, that are quick and easy to prepare and come in on a tight budget are essential as we start 2023

November recipes: French Kiss

Cathy Gayner’s Recipes from Le Rouzet – An English Cook in France, is out now, in aid of Age Unlimited. Here’s a taster…

October recipes: Rice up your life!

We’ve teamed up with The Rice Association to offer you some seasonal inspiration to jazz up a store-cupboard ingredient.

September recipes: Good Mood Food

Ainsley Harriott shares two ideas from his newest cookbook.

Respect your elders! Five recipes

August is the zenith of elderflower season, with this floral yet tropical flavoured plant gracing many a hedgerow in this gorgeous part of the world.

Star Q&A with Sharron Davies MBE

Liz Nicholls chats to Sharron Davies MBE as she looks forward to The Olympic Games – her 13th – starting later this month in Paris.

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 & Love Supreme festival in Sussex in July

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 starts this month

Star Q&A: Martin Jarvis

Actor Martin Jarvis OBE tells us about life, love and turning 80 as he prepares to star as Ted Heath in Michael McManus’ smash hit play Maggie & Ted at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud this month

Star Q&A: Ed Byrne

Liz Nicholls talks about life, laughs & lockdown saviours with comedian & dad Ed Byrne, 49, ahead of his live shows in September, including Oxford, Newbury, High Wycombe, Farnham, Camberley & Dorking

Star Q&A: Andre Rieu

Liz Nicholls asks international classical music champion & dad Andre Rieu, 71, about life, love & music ahead of Together Again which comes to cinemas on 28th & 29th August.

Star Q&A: Paul Stellar

Singer & dad Paul Weller, 63, opens up about his new album Fat Pop (Volume I), collaborations and a hopeful return to live music.

Star Q&A: Danny Goffey

Liz Nicholls chats to musician & dad of four Danny Goffey, 47, who will star with his Supergrass bandmates, Feeder & Sports Team at Englefield House in Theale on Friday, 23rd July, as part of the Heritage Live Concert Series.

Star Q&A: James Arthur

Liz Nicholls asks singer James Arthur, about music, mental health and more. His new single September is out on 4th June, via Columbia Records, taken from his as-yet untitled album out in autumn

Star Q&A: Ed Stafford

Liz Nicholls chats to survival expert, dad & TV star Ed Stafford, 45, about life, lockdown & the summer family wilderness camps he has helped devise in the South East.