When we were young and still at school we often wondered what we would do when we ‘grow up’. The seeds of dreams are formed at a very young age and they ...

Ideal for a poolside read, “Here Comes the Sun” captures easily the recognisable rhythms of Jamaican culture and dialect. Dennis-Benn has written a tender ode ...

We have been thanking entities and industrious farmers for bountiful harvests since pagan times. Harvest is the time to celebrate reaping what we have sown ...

(Above: Cranleigh’s two banks facing each other across Rowland Road. George Selfe was cashier at one or other of these.)   Several Cranleigh people, ...

Marion lives in Shamley Green and has been making costumes since 1971 for the S.H.A.D.E.S Drama society, which she and her husband have been involved in for ...

‘Croak, croak croak!’ Hear that sound this month and you will probably be looking down into a pond of breeding frogs. But you may just need to look upwards ...

June 21 is the longest day of the year, and the extra light and warmth encourages the garden to put on an exuberant burst of growth. But this extra light ...

Joshua gazed down at the weighty gun in his hands and felt a heavy feeling settling in his gut. It looked absurdly disproportionate, held in his spindly, pale ...

“A few months ago I found myself at the Royal Surrey, for 2 different investigations, with appointment times several hours apart. I was there to have a kidney ...

Prep: 45 mins Cook: 10 mins (plus 1 hr macerating) Difficulty: Easy Makes: 8 Ingredients 300g self-raising flour ½ tsp baking powder 70g cold butter, ...