There’s a fairytale quality to Sophie Nichols’s work – a cast of tiny characters for whom a gentle push or the turn of a handle is the breath of life

IT was experiencing a heart attack followed by an extended stay in hospital which prompted Kay Murray to start a toy collection which would go on to bring such joy to young children. “It was while Mum

Hayley cut through the bustling Christmas market to the café where she was meeting her friends. The comforting scents of pine and roasting chestnuts assailed her senses, along with the steady beat of

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Tap tap tap… The sound pulled Judy away from thoughts such as ‘What am I doing here?’ and ‘Is it too late to go back?’ Back to her old life. Back to before all of this. Could something be exciting and

BASED IN the Cotswolds is the dye studio of James Chandler, the creative talent behind the brand JAMESMAKESYARN. His unique variegated colourways always draw the crowds at yarn shows, and he has begun