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The theme for this year’s National Allotments Week, from 11 to 17 August, is Wellbeing. Five women reveal how their lives have changed for the better by spending time on their plot

Four years ago, Joy Lewty, 62, from Garforth, Leeds, was handed a pack of seeds. That simple gesture set in motion a chain of events that would change her life.

Supper club chef and author Rosie Kellett gives her advice for keeping costs down when you’re feeding family and friends

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Q Congratulations on 20 years of the Hand & Flowers! How was the anniversary party? A Thank you! It’s been a crazy 20 years, but it’s been brilliant. It’s gone quickly but, when I look back, so much h

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on