The healing power of nature

Ivy was overweight, couldn’t walk and wanted to die. But a single step started her on a new path…

When writer Sheila M Averbuch and her husband moved into their Pencaitland home in East Lothian over 20 years ago, the garden was little more than a flat upper lawn with a steep slope down to the bung

When Sue Dawson lost her partner of 50 years, she thought the future they’d planned together had vanished forever. Instead, through grief, she found unexpected strength – and a whole new way of living

Meet three inspiring women making their voices heard by leading campaigns on some of the most pressing issues of our times

Jane Taylor, 67, a retired nurse, lives in Cheshire with her husband Robert, 72. Ever since I was a little girl, I’d dreamed of becoming a ballerina. I started dancing aged three, and continued long i

I read with interest John Craven’s article in your February issue, ‘Nature based therapies could save the NHS millions each year’. I couldn’t agree more, as growing up I had a border collie that I use