by Maggie | Jul 1, 2024 | Home & Garden Features
Gardens could be part of the solution to the climate and biodiversity crisis. But what are we doing? Disappearing them beneath plastic and paving. In my 20s I lived in Manchester, on the sixth floor of a block of council flats just off the A57, or Mancunian (Mancy)...
by Maggie | Jun 1, 2024 | Food & Drink Features
Fish and chips fans are spoiled for choice in the UK, as we have a whopping 10,500 ‘chippies’ scattered across the country. Here are 20 of the best! MarlboroLocal mackerel in a bap or tempura is the draw at this third-generation family restaurant, perhaps with a pea...
by Maggie | Jun 1, 2024 | Leisure & Travel Features
Travel writers take a salty, summer saunter through old-fashioned seaside towns that have ‘not yet been Airbnb-brushed out of existence’. Weymouth, DorsetPhotographer Martin Parr’s 1999 film Think of England captures the nostalgic appeal of Weymouth: roast dinners at...
by Maggie | Jun 1, 2024 | Health & Lifestyle Feature
Few of us have the money to take a long pause from work or caring responsibilities. But, as I found, even a day can make a difference. You might imagine that escaping from your everyday life would involve relocating to a Hebridean croft or attending a series of...
by Maggie | Jun 1, 2024 | Health & Lifestyle News
The move marked the end of Prader-Willi Awareness month The Sun reports that Some of the UK’s most iconic landmarks were glowing orange in May – to raise awareness for a rare genetic condition, Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). Battersea Power Station in London,...