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  • Wine: The best-quality bargains for under a tenner

    “I suffer from claustrophobia, a fear of closed spaces.For example, I’m petrified that the wine store will be closed before I have time to get there!!!” – Comic Strip Mama. As the school holidays are an expensive old time, I thought I would do

  • Cycling: Go on, get some extra miles in this Bank Holiday

    A few weeks ago, when Storm Miguel was visiting, I joined some friends in Rydal for a bike ride back to Cockermouth. They had ridden from London via Liverpool as part of a trip round Britain. I did wonder what they thought of the Lakes as we trudged

  • Working life: Helping others on the path to wellbeing

    Name: I have two – Catherine Roll and a spiritual name Sat Mohinder. This means by connecting to sacred Truth, I embody my most elevated divine consciousness. For work I combine these as Catherine Sat Mohinder. Job title: Yoga and meditation instructor

  • Eating out: The proof of the pudding is in the eating!

    A roast dinner is not complete unless there’s a huge home-made Yorkshire pudding on the plate. And O’Halloran’s did not disappoint as their yorkies were perfect. I decided to treat my two young children and partner to the Sunday carvery as

  • Converted chapel is now an unusual and delightful home

    Wesleyn Chapel is an unusual home near an environmentally important conservation area and with stunning open views of the surrounding countryside. The Grade II-listed converted chapel, built in 1843, blends original features such as chapel windows

  • ‘Game-changing’ plans for Whitehaven Harbour

    Plans for Whitehaven Harbour are in their final stages of preparation, with the team almost ready to submit their plans to the council for permission to start creating their masterpiece. The North Shore scheme, run by BEC, will see Whitehaven’s