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The self-taught Amaranth potter is the force behind a decade of the annual Empty Bowls food bank fundraiser at Alton Mill Arts Centre.

What to see, do, try this winter.

In the haymow I found a red sleigh built by the McLaughlin Carriage Company about 1910, and I took it home to my own haymow 30 miles north where it sat forgotten for another 27 years.

A local florist leans into the holiday season with artful wreaths of foraged greenery.

Shop local for cozy woolens, gifts that sparkle and DIY stamps.

Winter’s savoury side: mobile sushi, chic tipples and go-to gourmet gifts.

Fast-paced, action-packed and sociable, badminton converts a longtime tennis player.

Will we ever return to a time when mending, reusing or not buying in the first place is the norm?

Live entertainment flourished in these hills a century and more ago. Before new technologies like the cinema changed everything, the stages of our local town halls were filled with performances that appealed to every taste.

Are men as good at long-term friendships as women?

How the retail maven and her husband, Morley, nestled their new dream home into the rolling Mono landscape.

For octogenarian Johnny Berger, aging only means heli-skiing with a slower group.