‘the case is ongoing’

The appeal of Britain’s countryside owes much to our tradition of creating and preserving beautiful houses and gardens. Today, that tradition is as strong as it has ever been, thanks to the knowledge, dedication and creativity of the architects, interior designers, garden designers and craftspeople described on the following pages

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Last year, Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne received a shock cancer diagnosis. In her first inter view since, she tells Sali Hughes how the experience has helped her to find joy in the everyday

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Maggie smoothes down the front of her frock – the same dyed black dress she wore for Pa’s funeral ten years before. As she touches the fabric, she glances down at her hands, now decorated with liver s

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