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On the rise

The North Devon harbour town of Ilfracombe is on the crest of a wave with exciting plans on the horizon, writes CATHERINE COURTENAY

Curtain up again...

The Flavel Arts Centre in Dartmouth is planning to re-open on 1 September, despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes LINDSAY ELLWOOD

Going with the flow...

Residents reveal the ebb and flow of life on Aveton Gifford’s tidal road to BRADLEY GERRARD, alongside its deep history and fantastic wildlife

Blowing the whistle on sexism

JUDI SPIERS talks to Julie Knight, the only female football referee in the Devon and Exeter Men’s League

Animal magic

A Devon wildlife park tells SALLY LEARMOUTH how the kindness of strangers helped them survive lockdown without any income to feed their 500 animals

NATURAL Wonder

With its bountiful sands, surf and seafood, the Bassin d’Arcachon provides the perfect off-season escape, as Alison Weeks discovers

Small is BEAUTIFUL

Among the Corbières vineyards, a dynamic duo is helping to transform winemaking in Languedoc-Roussillon, finds Dominic Rippon

Say CHEESE

Sarah Heath visits a traditional fromagerie in Tarn and discovers why artisan cheese always takes pride of place at French dinner tables

SARAH BERNHARDT

International star of stage and screen,Sarah Bernhardt captured the world’s attention as the original acting diva, writes Helen Parkinson

Saddle Sure

Following in the footsteps and cycle tracks of his hero T. E. Lawrence, Todd Mauer travels from Dordogne to Haute-Vienne stopping off at landmarks along the way

BERGERAC

Sandra Haurant is charmed by the historic queen of the Périgord Pourpre

BEES' KNEES

Alison Hughes explores the ingenious tradition of France’smurs à abeilles, an ancient practice for modern times

COTE- D'OR

Helen Parkson raises a glass to Burgundy’s vinous heart

ANNECY

Jan Mitchell enjoys a waterside wander through the Venice of the Alps

Stars In Your Eyes

From secret beaches to celebrity boules or supping on cocktails, Heidi Fuller-love takes a whirlwind tour of the places where the stars flee from the paparazzi during Cannes’ hottest festival

Home-grown wine

There’s nothing better than a refreshing glass of wine on a summer’s day. We spoke to the producers on Berkshire’s vineyards, who take us on a journey from grape to glass...

EMBRACING THE DARK

For Brighton artist Steve Geliot, reduced light pollution during lockdown presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture the beauty of the night sky

One man band

He may have spent more than 50 years in the business, but Brighton-born David Courtney is still making music

THE POWER OF PRINT

Designer and printmaker Molly Mahon lives and breathes colour and pattern. In a new book, she demonstrates how she has harnessed them in her Forest Row home

Rididng the Wave of Fashion

How has our perception of the British seaside been moulded by the preferences of our forebears? Historian Kathryn Ferry investigates

The Insider's Guide

News and happenings from around the county

Rubbish is rubbish

How former geography teacher Oliver Sterno is dedicating his retirement to making his adopted hometown a greener place

My favourite Sussex

As she releases the sequel to her best-selling novel The Ice Cream Girls, Brighton’s Dorothy Koomson shares what she loves about her home county

FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA

Rob Archibald is the new coxswain at Selsey Lifeboat Station and has been helping to save lives with the RNLI for 26 years

24 HOURS IN Hove

Mere minutes from the hectic whirl of Brighton, Hove offers quieter and more civilised beaches, green spaces, fine dining and buzzy boutiques

12 amazing art galleries

With lockdown restrictions easing, local galleries have been able to reopen to the public. Here are some of our favorites

THE DESERT BIRDS OF ANCIENT GEBEL EL-SILSILA

John Wyatt teams up with Maria Nilsson and John Ward to reveal for the first time the results of their investigation of over thirty different bird images found carved on the rocks at this important Egyptian quarry site.

LOVELY UGLY BES!

Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter finds beauty, charm and religious significance in Egypt’s famous dwarf god.

NATURAL PYRAMIDS

Few pharaohs could afford to construct a great stone pyramid like that of Khufu at Giza, but as Wojciech Ejsmond reveals, later kings – and some private individuals - found a new way to enjoy a pyramid burial.

Herodotus and Egypt: - An Ancient Traveller in an Antique Land

Kevin Harrison praises the often maligned ‘Father of History’, whose writings have influenced our perceptions of ancient Egypt to this day.