Volunteering is not just for Christmas - Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at...
Volunteering is not just for ChristmasReporter Charlie Bullough looks at the need to help charities all year round.Christmas can be a time when people are at their most generous.It is revealed not just...
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Your guide to what's on across the region this weekend.Friday 30 NovemberPUBSTHE NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke, 7pm until late.THE LORD NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke with Philip Holdsworth, 7pm until...
View ArticleTen of the best winners of Newbury’s great Jumps race
As the festive season fast approaches, Christmas comes early for many Jumps buffs this weekend when Newbury stages its second Ladbrokes Winter Carnival.The two-day, sometimes three-day, meeting has...
View ArticleFeature: Could you be suited by a vegan lifestyle?
Social media and celebrity culture is helping drive the rise of veganism. Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at why the number of vegans in Britain has quadrupled in four years. Social media and celebrity...
View ArticleOpening up the great outdoors
Countryside campaigners welcome a new plan for greater public access to the great outdoors Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at proposals to improve access for walkers and other outdoor...
View ArticleLadbrokes winner is a worthy star turn at Newbury’s carnival
Newbury’s two-day winter meeting has always been one of the highlights of the Jumps season outside Cheltenham, and last weekend’s edition was no exception.The revamped Ladbrokes Winter Carnival yielded...
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Your guide to what's on across the region this weekend.Friday 7 DecemberPUBSTHE NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke, 7pm until late.THE LORD NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke with Philip Holdsworth, 7pm until...
View ArticleHere’s our selection of ethical stocking fillers for Christmas
The annual scramble for Christmas presents is well and truly underway. Fiona Evans rummages around for ethical stocking fillers. Feeling frazzled? Does the Christmas spirit seem to be getting lost in...
View ArticleDogs’ charity that takes 138 calls a day to rehome unwanted pets sends out a...
To a generation it is among the most enduring slogans in living memory.The world was a different place in many ways when the adage, “a dog is for life, not just for Christmas’ was unleashed 40 years...
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Your guide to what's on across the region this weekend.Friday 14 DecemberPUBSTHE NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke, 7pm until late.THE LORD NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke with Philip Holdsworth, 7pm until...
View ArticleTravel review: A festive trip to Manchester’s Christmas markets
Where better to enjoy the buzz of the holiday season than by taking in a visit to the Manchester Christmas markets?The city has it all at this time of year and is the perfect place to get in the...
View ArticleLargest field for seven years in Cheltenham’s big race on Saturday
A field of 15, the highest number since 2011, is set to go to post for the £130,000 Caspian Caviar Gold Cup, the big race of the weekend at Cheltenham on Saturday.Scheduled for 1.55 pm, the 2m4f Grade...
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Your guide to what's on across the region this weekend.Friday 21 DecemberPUBSTHE NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke, 7pm until late.THE LORD NELSON, SCARBOROUGH: Karaoke with Philip Holdsworth, 7pm until...
View ArticleCan Waiting Patiently give Jefferson yard the perfect Christmas present?
While most of us will be tucking into our Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, trainer Ruth Jefferson will be preparing her star horse, WAITING PATIENTLY, for victory in the big race of the festive...
View ArticleREVIEW: Treat-making at The School of Artisan Food and Ye Olde Bell
HAVING dabbed natural yoghurt on my croissant, thinking it was some sort of cream, perhaps I should have realised the baking course I was about to embark on might be a bit of a challenge.It seemed...
View ArticleChristmas Racing Review: carnage for punters in big shake-up of Cheltenham...
Goodwill to all bookmakers was the re-written line for Yuletide 2018 as punters tiptoed through festive fields of Christmas carnage.A feast of racing there might have been during the holiday fortnight,...
View ArticleFancy a holiday? The cheapest day to fly is a Friday, and the best day to...
As the January Sales kick off, it comes as no surprise that January is the busiest month for flight bookings with thousands expected to book their 2019 trips. To help travellers get the best value...
View ArticleHarry Potter books, Beanie Babies, and Lego: The things in your house that...
With the start of the new year, many Brits will be turning their attention to post-Christmas clear out of their home. Decluttering unwanted items is a great place to start, but could you be throwing...
View ArticleSelf-conscious Brits are too intimidated to join a gym
A third of 18-35 year olds (33%) feel too self-conscious to join a gym, according to a new survey from the UK’s largest independent not-for-profit health and wellbeing organisation, Nuffield Health.One...
View ArticleMore than half of children want parents to use their phones less than give up...
The UK’s largest online platform for childcarers, parents and tutors has surveyed more than 2,000 parents on what New Year’s resolution their kids want them to make.The results show that more than half...
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