In the early 1940s, the Royal Mint replaced the familiar image of a portcullis on the threepenny coin with a thrift plant. This was part of the government’s campaign reminding the public of the need f

The thumping that had been going on overhead all morning suddenly stopped. Clara paused, red pen hovering over one of her pupil’s dogeared exercise books. A strand of brown hair fell across her sea-gr

My last place was lovely but very neutral, and I’d always held back a bit with decorating. But this home felt different. Although the interior was stuck in the 1990s, it had great bones. The big rooms

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I love the sixties design era so we were on the hunt for a 1960s house where I could dial up the interiors with bold style, colour and a touch of Scandi. This chalet bungalow was perfect, with wide ro

Our columnist fondly looks back on the desserts that delighted our taste buds in the Seventies…