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Exotic Sheffield plot highlighted as it opens up for National Garden Scheme

Newbie gardeners need not despair.Because those yearning to make the most of a small outdoor space, but not knowing quite where to start, may find inspiration from garden owners who are opening up their plots to the public this summer – including a feature in South Yorkshire.

Why a new TV series featuring US auctioneer Angus Ashworth looks set to be a huge hit

TV viewers have gone mad for Yorkshire over the past year, thanks to programmes that showcase its spectacular natural beauty and the actual and fictional everyday lives of those lucky enough to live and work in God’s Own County.

Wine cellars and bespoke fridges aren't cheap but they are a good way of storing your wine

Do you have tall strips of them surrounding the oven?The disadvantage of these kitchen wine slots is that they are in the wrong place. If you buy wine on a weekly basis and just stack a bottle or two in these slots before drinking it in the next week or so, then they are fine.

The best umbrellas in the UK 2021: from windproof umbrellas, to golf and Fulton, here are the sturdiest brollies available.

Thrown away one too many umbrellas in your lifetime mangled by strong winds? No such fate awaits these fine, reliable brollies

10 strange and spooky places to visit in the UK after lockdown

For many that might mean a trip to the beach or camping, but there are other options for those with an interest in the many oddities spread across Britain. Car hire firm LeaseCar.uk have put together a road trip around the UK, stopping off at 10 of the county’s spookiest and strangest sites.

Tessa Jowell’s lasting legacy for brain tumour patients as Leeds Teaching Hospitals awarded ‘centre of excellence’ status

Although brain tumours are relatively rare, around 12,000 people are diagnosed with one in the UK every year – including celebrities like singer Russell Watson, musician and actor Martin Kemp, and The Wanted singer Tom Parker.

York tops list of potential staycation destinations in 2021 holiday searches

Marketplace website Onbuy.com compiled a list that found York has received nearly 170,000 searches in the past month.

Jack Lowe and his epic journey to photograph every RNLI station and their crews

“I had one of those lightbulb moments,” he says. “I was staring at our RNLI tea towel, one of the famous ones with a map of all the lifeboat stations, and it just dawned on me whether anyone had been to all these stations to make a photographic journal, a modern snapshot of the RNLI family.”

How sweet story of Sheffield-based family firm Thorntons turned sour

High Street stores up and down the country were already facing plenty of challenges before the pandemic hit – but the impact of Covid and lockdown measures has seen online purchases rocket and thousands of physical shops decide to call it a day.

Mini to launch its last combustion engine car in 2025 ahead of all-electric future

Mini has confirmed that it will become an all-electric brand by the early 2030s after announcing that its final combustion-engined car will be launched in 2025.