A prickly business

For 45 years, Jill Barklem’s ‘Brambly Hedge’ series has been captivating young readers. Emily Allen explores her magical miniature world

Many years ago a friend taught me how to make teddy bears, and I still have a few that are precious to me. But the bear that I treasure the most is a very tiny bear hand stitched by my friend as a spe

Waggy tails from around the county

Ancient rural skills in a modern world

Gentle, soulful and elegant, greyhounds inspire unending devotion among their many admirers–not least Dame Jilly Cooper and Twiggy–discovers Katy Birchall

Nicky Genders’ adventure of a lifetime started off with bumps in the road until their new four-legged misfit turned their luck around…