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Astrology & Tarot for October 2026
What’s in store for you this month? Melanie Harding, founder of Soul Healing Guidance, offers her new monthly guides for all signs…
12 best pumpkin patches in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire for autumn 2026
Discover the best places to pick pumpkins across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire this autumn.
Spooky October: Family days out across the Thames Valley & beyond
Wrap up warm, grab your wellies and make the most of the season – spooky or otherwise!
Win! Bright Star books
Spark young imaginations with a brilliant three-book collection that brings history to life through the objects that witnessed it.
Star Q&A: Folk favourite, Seth Lakeman
Folk favourite Seth Lakeman celebrates 20 years of Freedom Fields.
Why leaving your garden untidy could help hedgehogs
Our prickly garden visitors are facing an uncertain future, but a few simple changes can help give them a safer place to forage, nest and hibernate.
Win! Hug Rug flooring goodies worth £175
One lucky winner can enjoy a bundle of heritage highland cow goodies from Hug Rug.
How to choose the right school for your child
Take the tour, ask questions and do your homework in preparation for an open day…
Win! A luxury wellbeing retreat for two at Norton Grounds
We’re giving one lucky reader and their guest a chance to enjoy a retreat for two in the beautiful barns and cottages at Norton Grounds.
Ready, set, bake! 11 brilliant baking experiences across Bucks, Berks & Oxon
From sourdough and artisan bread to macarons, French patisserie and cake decorating, discover 11 brilliant baking classes and workshops.
Could you raise a Guide Dog puppy in Oxfordshire?
Puppies recently took to public transport as the Guide Dogs charity team highlight the urgent need for local puppy raisers.
Blenheim Food Festival – Star Q&A with Melissa Hemsley
Former private chef turned food columnist, best-selling cookbook author, real food activist and sustainability champion Melissa Hemsley chats to us ahead of Blenheim Palace Food Festival, 24th to 26th May
Hampshire Hobbits tale to theatre tour
Originating at The Watermill Theatre last year, director Paul Hart’s The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale promises to be the theatre smash of next year
Jump into the GAP
Have you got your GAP Festival tickets yet? Ten day extravaganza kicks off June 7th.
Sizzling summer ideas
There are plenty of things to keep you and the little ones entertained this summer.
Sports Marketing In The Digital Age
The digital age has brought about a significant change in the way sports marketing operates.
Waddesdon Halloween
Be spooked at Waddesdon this Halloween half-term
Abingdon events
Cycling, MG cars, rowing and WWII commemoration all part of an unmissable day in Abingdon
Blenheim Food Festival – Star Q&A with Melissa Hemsley
Former private chef turned food columnist, best-selling cookbook author, real food activist and sustainability champion Melissa Hemsley chats to us ahead of Blenheim Palace Food Festival, 24th to 26th May
Hampshire Hobbits tale to theatre tour
Originating at The Watermill Theatre last year, director Paul Hart’s The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale promises to be the theatre smash of next year
Jump into the GAP
Have you got your GAP Festival tickets yet? Ten day extravaganza kicks off June 7th.
Sizzling summer ideas
There are plenty of things to keep you and the little ones entertained this summer.
Recipes from The Skint Cook
We’re sharing a taste of inspiration from The Skint Cook, by Jamie Oliver’s Cookbook Challenge TV series finalist Ian Bursnall, out on 18th January
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.
Green goodness in watercress season
Watercress is abundant at this time of year and it’s packed full of goodness with many health benefits.
Italian delights from Gennaro Contaldo’s
We’re sharing a taste of Gennaro’s Cucina: Hearty Money-Saving Meals from an Italian Kitchen by Gennaro Contaldo, out now published by Pavilion Books.
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
Sobell House cookbook Matt Allwright Q&A
Matt Allwright whose recipes are featured in The Sobell House Vegetarian Cook Book, shares his thoughts.
Star Q&A with gardening guru Adam Frost
Liz Nicholls chats to dad and Chelsea & Gardeners’ World star Adam Frost whose new book For The Love Of Plants is out on 13th March ahead of his spring UK tour
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Star Q&A
Liz Nicholls chats to interior designer, dad & grandad Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 59, who has helped design Rangeford Villages’ new luxury retirement villages, with his daughter Hermione
Kate Mosse Labyrinth Live Star Q&A
Kate Mosse talks to Liz Nicholls ahead of the Labyrinth Live: Unlocking The Secrets of the Labyrinth tour, at a theatre near you between February & April, to mark the 20th anniversary of her bestselling book
Wycombe Swan panto star Vernon Star Q&A
Liz Nicholls chats to Radio 2 star & dad Vernon Kay who stars in Aladdin at Wycombe Swan, 13th December to 5th January
Star Q&A with Craig Revel Horwood
Director & choreographer of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical gives us an insight into the stage show.
Star Q&A with chef Clodagh McKenna
Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna tells Liz Nicholls a few of her favourite things.
Towersey Festival Q&A with Billy Bragg
Liz Nicholls chats to singer songwriter and activist Billy Bragg who will star at the last ever Bucks highlight Towersey Festival – the 60th highlight – from 23rd to 26th August, and urges you to book your tickets.
Star Q&A with Dizzee Rascal
Liz Nicholls shares a chat with Dizzee Rascal MBE who headlines Party In The Paddock at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday, 17th August.
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
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