HELEN PERCY is a shepherdess in the Perthshire farming community. She finds herself in this peaceful line of work after a tough past as a Church of Scotland minister, but this drastic change of scener

As Helen Skelton returns with more Lost and Found in the Lakes , she reveals why the show still pulls at her heartstrings – and the strange things she’s found lurking beneath the water

TV WEEK: 10-16 JANUARY

Following Adam Henson’s excellent article on British wool (November issue), I would like to mention that British wool is used in the compost I purchase from Cumbria. It is brilliant for tomatoes, grow

SARAH PARISH GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HER HOME

Whingeing about the appalling state of things has become the national pastime. And for good reason. A lot has gone wrong in living memory. Nothing works well – if it works at all. You pull a lever and