There's a very specific moment that happens for many professional women at this time of year, and it has nothing to do with spring motivation or fresh starts. It arrives when they're doing their tax return, and what begins as a financial exercise often becomes something far more revealing.

Ten Yorkshire vineyards across the region have come together to create the Yorkshire Wine Trail to support wine tourism and wine experiences in our region as Yorkshire’s wine industry continues to grow. The trail will launch on 31st March 2026.

If you spend any time with young children, you will be reminded of childlike wonder and their resilience to keep trying. Young children don’t yet know the rules, so they aren’t constrained by them. Colouring inside the lines doesn’t cross their mind. They are quite happy to mix all the paint colours together and see what happens. No need for harmonious colour palettes.

Cumbria and Manchester’s Lovingly Artisan Bakery has once again been named among the UK’s top bakeries in The Good Food Guide’s annual Top 50 Bakeries list. First introduced in 2025, the list showcases the very best artisan bakeries in Britain, handpicked by The Good Food Guide’s expert judges from among the country’s finest producers of bread, pastries and baked goods.

This April, Leeds Heritage Theatres (LHT) invites families to Explore - and now there’s even more reason to adventure into the city centre as 42 New Briggate opens as part of the programme.

I hope that, after reading my weekly columns, I have inspired you to make this decision; however, I do need to point out a few things before you dive in at the deep end. Firstly, you need to think very carefully about why you want to become a smallholder.

With just a few spaces remaining, guests have the opportunity to savour dishes from five of the Northwest’s award-winning chefs, who are coming together for an exclusive fundraising evening on Tuesday, 24th March from 6.15pm at Lancaster & Morecambe College. The event aims to raise vital funds for local charity CancerCare, which operates four centres across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

As the owner of a number of animals which are kept as ‘pets’ on my smallholding, I have started to wonder whether pet plans, also known as health plans, are worth the cost. I have four dogs, three donkeys and two ponies, all on health plans.

Energy drinks are everywhere with the UK market dominated by the likes of Red Bull, Monster Energy, Rockstar and Relentless. Marketed to the public as a safe and effective way to combat fatigue, easy access and social norms have normalised their use.