Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

MARION looked at the packs of crisps stacked on the supermarket shelf and sighed. No, there was no point in getting the multipack. She and Kenny would never get through that. And it wasn’t as if the H

I’m so glad that you decided to come.’ I took hold of Penny’s arm and ushered her inside. ‘Laura and Judith are in the living room, waiting to carve the jack-o’-lanterns.’ Penny looked less than keen

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Every 5 November, villages and towns across Britain light bonfires and set off fireworks to mark Guy Fawkes Night. In the East Devon town of Ottery St Mary, though, the infernos aren’t stationary. Her

As the feast of All Hallow’s Eve approaches, Debora Robertson advises how best to decorate your home with pumpkins, squashes and gourds–and even eat them, too