Life & Style

  • Jelly good show

    Jelly is almost always associated with children's parties but it's too good to be exclusively for youngsters.

  • Bigging up the classics

    A spirit of boundless optimism radiates from My Big Fat Greek Kitchen.

  • Bar stool

    The Fox and Hounds

Homes & Interiors/Gardens

  • Get the hots for pots

    Gardening: containers.

  • Space programme

    I described how to sow and bring on your veg last month but lots of people don't have time or space for this and get young plants at the garden centre or by mail order.

  • That sprinkling feeling

    Good gardening is all about knowing what your plants need.

  • The pest defence

    Here's some good news: greenfly and their hundreds of sap-sucking relatives aren't as big a headache for gardeners as they once were.

  • Painting with light

    A church building seems an appropriate place for a pair of stained-glass artists to live.

Outdoors/Leisure

Food & Drink

  • Jelly good show

    Jelly is almost always associated with children's parties but it's too good to be exclusively for youngsters.

  • Bigging up the classics

    A spirit of boundless optimism radiates from My Big Fat Greek Kitchen.

  • Bar stool

    The Fox and Hounds

Premier Jobs

Technology

  • Hands on ... Mobile battery boosters

    Batteries remain the weak point of even the most sophisticated smartphones.

  • What's the story?

    IF, according to Tim Robbins's character in The Shawshank Redemption, "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things", then the story that a stroke victim was able to move a robotic arm with the power of thought must give unparalleled optimism to paralysed people the world over.

  • Round-up ... iPad apps and accessories

    Apple now sells more iPad tablets than any other company sells computers.

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