That rich resonant Edwardian voice can still be heard on YouTube. His delivery and prose confirms what made him the greatest homilist of his time. As Paul ...

Teacher banned from the classroom after restraining child while singing nursery rhyme - Benjamin Guilfoyle was employed at The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster when the incident took place ...

If attracting birds to your yard is something you'd like to do, creating spaces for them to live is essential. Use an old pair of shoes to make a birdhouse.

I thought that this month I would share with you a few reflections on a subject which has brought me endless pleasure ...

Weymouth and Littlemoor Library will be holding Rhyme Time at Mumma Bee's Cafe at Radipole Park and Gardens in Weymouth. Families are invited to the park and gardens on Tuesday, December 16 at 10.30am ...

Carinne Meyrignac spent her maternity leave in France, where her baby played with musical books. She couldn't find similar products in English, so they had them made. She left her corporate job during ...

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Country Life's 2025 Christmas double issue hits shelves today, so to mark the occasion our quiz looks at doubles of all kinds ...

A Lancaster teacher has been banned from the classroom after he ‘inappropriately restrained’ a special needs pupil whilst singing a nursery rhyme.

Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan returns with mournful minimalism, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 album of Punjabi disco makes a comeback and Venezuelan-Guatemalan duo Titanic serve up ecstatic ...

From Santa Claus to Scrooge, Bing Crosby to Charles Dickens, and the shepherds, the wise men and of course the Baby Jesus, ...