Now we’re in the midst of autumn, with winter a whisker away, it’s good to make plans and look forward to the return of sunny days in spring. We’re big fans of Eastbourne on the south coast, which is

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I love this photo of my daughter Tuesday, taken in Sheffield. She’d been Christmas shopping with a friend, and was fancying a hot chocolate, when she discovered these Christmassy nutcrackers! Linda Ke

Yorkshire is ready for an after-dark glow-up this winter – here’s where to follow some twinkling trails

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Amy McCormack, senior gardener at the National Trust’s Anglesey Abbey, on planting for winter colour and scent and protecting perennials from frost