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A Cotswold Adventure
As Martin Lane, Director of the Cotswolds Conservation Board, steps into retirement, he talks to Siân Ellis about the Board’s pioneering role, achievements over the last 20 years... and lugging a Google Trekker along the Cotswold Way
A Breed Apart
Why Adam Henson has finally got round to committing the story of our nation’s livestock heritage to print
Call the Fashion Police
Who on earth thought we might like to be treated to an up close and personal tour of a stranger’s armpit hair – not to mention a glimpse of nipple when they lean forward?
Pigs Might Fly
I felt like a bit of a fraud. I had joined all these Kune-Kune owner forums and had been passing myself off as something that I wasn’t
The Doctor won't see you now
‘The imminent retirement of my much-loved GP is outrageous and deeply unfair. I don’t care if he deserves some time off’
Market Forces
Improving Cirencester’s appeal as a classic market town has been 50 years in the planning and is at last coming to fruition, as Tracy Spiers explains.
What A Difference A Year Makes
It’s been 12 months of dust and disturbance as Emma Samms renovated her Cotswold home, but was it worth it? You bet it was!
The Best In Retirement Living
The award-winning Richmond Villages launch a new £40 million retirement village, Richmond Wood Norton, near Evesham this month.
An Evening With Oscar Wilde (and a Certain Rob Titchener)
Timothy Watson is the gorgeous-voiced actor who’ll be appearing at Chipping Campden Literature Festival this month. He’s a familiar figure from film, from TV screens and theatre, and from Radio 4 plays. And Katie Jarvis might just get round to asking him about his most famous role to date – as the Archers’ arch-villain, Rob Titchener.
Clover Growing Wild
One moment can change your path forever. Katie Jarvis spoke to Clover Stroud - who will be appearing at the Bath Festival: May 19-28 - about her life-changing experience.
Fun For All the Family
Three Counties Showground, June 16-18
A Garden With No End
Strong design underpins a garden of surprises.
Twice As Nice
A pair of unusual stone houses that offer significant potential.
Christmas Spa-Rkle!
Cheltenham’s Montpellier area sprang to life with the discovery of its natural springs in the 19th century, and now it’s a vibrant shopping, drinking and dining destination.
Starting The Christmas Countdown
Traditionally, the winter months were the quietest season for farmers - but no more!
Lost In The Mists Of Time
Little is known of the Battle of Radcot Bridge, but this seemingly insignificant skirmish Little is known of the Battle of Radcot Bridge, but this seemingly insignificant skirmish decreed how England would be ruled for the next decade. decreed how England would be ruled for the next decade.
Bring On The Body Magic
‘The constant travelling and eating out (such a hardship, I know) meant many of my meals were out of my control. Something had to give; and I wasn’t going to let it be my trousers’
So Has The Queen Of Mean Mellowed?
Journalist, author and TV presenter Anne Robinson is heading back to our TV screens. Marianne Sweet visited her Costwold home to find out more - and to hear about her support for local libraries.
A Walk On The Wild Side
The day a case of mistaken identity nearly resulted in a trip to the police station.
On Patrol With The Countryside's Copper
Rural crime costs the country millions every year; but what exactly are the problems that landowners and farm-workers face, and what is being done to counteract them? Katie Jarvis joined PC Ashley Weller, Cotswold’s rural crime officer, on patrol.
Festive Fellowship For Four-Legged Friends
The Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home’s wonderful Christmas Celebration is returning to Painswick next month.
Fresh Talent Springs From An Old Soul
Katie Jarvis talks to Kandace Springs about her headline gig at the upcoming Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Horsing Around
‘Our nearest riding stables are almost an hour away, and aimed firmly at the bounce-in-the-saddle-with-a-borrowed hat holiday brigade’
The Big Five-Oh!
I haven’t even had a decent mid-life crisis yet… may be that’s what i need.
Detmar Blow
How to describe Hilles, home to the Blow family? First and foremost, it’s a stunning wedding venue, high on a hill outside Painswick; but it’s also the seat of drama, tragedy and redemption. Katie Jarvis pays a visit.
The Art Of The Cool, Calm And Classic Interior
Discover the refined signature-style of neptune.
Plump For Younger Skin
Dermal fillers enable doctors and specially trained aestheticians to restore the volume in the skin for a more youthful look… and it’s not just for women!
Under Pressure
Dr Shaheen Choudray and Dr Diane Cook, both consultant psychiatrists who specialise in children’s mental health issues, discuss how to be aware if the usual mental and emotional growing pains are turning in to something far worse.
More Than A Handful
Toby Aiken relishes the chance to drive a car with classic good looks and discretely hidden technological advantages.
Making waves in open water
I have never been a strong swimmer.