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An Omega Workshops vase by Roger Fry

Style the order of the day at auction

WOOLLEY & Wallis will host a Design auction on Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20. The auction follows design...

The micromosaic and marble table. Credit: Wooley & Wallis

Rothschild Italian marble table forms centrepiece of New Forest house sale

A 200-year-old table valued at £3,500 around 100 years ago when it was bought by Alfred de Rothschild has sold...

Sloes

October is a fruit forager’s heaven

As the leaves begin to turn, the nuts and berries on hedgerows and in woods are ripening. Helen Keating from...

Sloe Gin

Sloe gin or flavoured vodka, rest assured the results are the same

By Neil Henty. Okay, so this is very much the time of year when, if you are like me, you...

Swede and turnip gratin is great served as part of a roast dinner

Comforting bake for colder nights

by Rebecca Vincent. As the evenings draw in and get cooler I love a nice comforting bake, and this creamy...

Francesca Tyer

Local author breaks new ground with audio release

Local young adult author Francesca Tyer is on the verge of releasing an audio version of her debut novel, The...

Veterinary nurses are not trainee vets – they are a profession in their own right. PHOTO: Arvydas Lakacauskas/Pixabay

What does being a veterinary nurse involve?

by Lynn Broom. Longmead Veterinary Practice Veterinary nurses are essential members of the veterinary team and they bring their own...

Japanese Acers growing in the shade

It’s tree planting time again!

by Sally Gregson. Now, a few weeks and months after the last fiery breaths of the drought, it’s time to...

Hesperantha coccinea ‘Major’

Hardy fellows from plains of southern Africa

by Sally Gregson. As the days shorten, the temperatures cool, and the garden starts to shut down for the winter,...

Acorns, now abundant on oak trees, pose a risk to cows, sheep, goats and deer PHOTO: Julita/Pixabay

The risk of acorns this autumn

by Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS. Friars Moor Livestock Health. Like other farm vets and farmers, I often find myself...