Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start

GERALD CORBETT, chief executive of Railtrack from 1997 to 2000, speaks exclusively to CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, in conjunction with the Calling All Stations podcast, about his time in the industry which included two major accidents at Ladbroke Grove and Hatfield

In last month’s issue, we presented Chris Gordon Watford’s Saltford feature, but sadly told of his passing too, on December 6; Chris will be greatly missed by his family, jazz peers, readers and custo