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Theatre review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Cheltenham Everyman
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cheltenham Everyman, until Saturday, March 30 If Tweedy the Clown ever asks, ‘Does my Bottom look big in this?’, Katie Jarvis will have no hesitation in agreeing. In this production, his is a wonderful Bottom, as airy
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Caroline Quentin on her love of gardening
A conversation with Caroline Quentin is a tonic. I may have been suffering from a cold and feeling a bit lousy, but after chatting to Caroline I’m left feeling energised, inspired and happy. I’m sure this is the same effect she has on her 150,000
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Amy McPherson heads from Hawkshead to Hollywood, aiming to rekindle her career
Actor Amy McPherson is flying out to Hollywood to pursue her career as a screen star. And it is all thanks to her determination and entrepreneurship in setting up an ice-cream shop in the tourist honeypot of Hawkshead. Bury-born Amy had wanted
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Damian Lewis: 'I'm lucky to have a house in Essex'
He may be a Hollywood movie star, but A-list actor Damian Lewis has closer ties to little old Essex than you might think. Not only does the 53-year-old, known for his roles in Homeland, Billions, Band of Brothers and Wolf Hall, own a house in a picturesque
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Bonding with my Mum on a shared volunteering trip to Ghana
‘Hello, what’s your name?’ A small child with a pearly smile appears by my side. He reaches out to hold my hand and walk with me down the street. It’s a scenario that will be repeated countless times over the coming weeks. I have arrived in a small
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Why Jet from Gladiator returned to Yorkshire. And what she's doing now
Gladiators is all about glamour, guts and plenty of ‘gung-ho’. A new audience is full of love for the made-in-Sheffield Saturday night BBC One show with its all-action thrills and spills from daring athletes competing to the max. And Diane Youdale-Gilbert
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Derby’s Ice Queen: Meet record-breaking Preet Chandi
Derby’s Preet Chandi MBE is a phenomenon. Her most recent expedition saw her become the fastest woman to ski to the South Pole, breaking yet another Guinness World Record. Derbyshire Life spoke with ‘Polar Preet’ – all the way from Antarctica!
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Surprising things you may not know about Ipswich
When it comes to my home town of Ipswich, cut me in two and you will find Ipswich writ through me… like a stick of rock, only chubbier. It is the place in the world I am happiest – though I do, occasionally, risk a nosebleed by venturing beyond
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A centuries-old tradition is being kept vibrantly alive by the women of Somerset
It was the first time I’d ever received an email wishing me “darkest hare blessings”. It hinted at secret things by moonlight, old traditions, whispers of our tenebrous pasts. And it was exactly the right first impression, because to encounter
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Alex and Olga Polizzi: ‘We have our spats but they’re over quickly’
Working with family should come with a warning, but mother-and-daughter hoteliers Olga and Alex Polizzi enjoy running The Star Inn at Alfriston together, even though the pair admit they occasionally disagree. ‘Honestly, there’s nobody I look up
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The Fold: a space for women to come together, learn and empower one another
Camilla Parry, a wedding photographer, and Sophie De Castro, an event designer, met on the school run in Christchurch and soon became firm friends. They both felt the growing need for connection and support amongst women, particularly in a post-Covid
