Category Archives: Lifestyle

February’s Garden

with Jeremy Bartlett

Recording the amazing plant life of King’s Lynn…

For the last five years, two local botanists have catalogued all the wild plants growing across King’s Lynn – from car parks to wasteland – and the results have now been published in a remarkable new book…

Me and my allotment…

Two years ago, Christine Allsop acquired an allotment at Snettisham, little realising she was about to undertake a green-fingered journey of self-discovery with the help of an Old Sage and a mad scarecrow…

AnimalMatters – October 2011

  Our monthly look at the issues concerning you and your pets with Alex Dallas of the London Road Veterinary Centre…

Enjoy a short break in a local interior design gem…

Created by two professional designers, Carrington House in Snettisham is less of a holiday property and more of a painstakingly-staged film set. Charlotte Thorneycroft takes a look inside this remarkable location…

The Walled Garden Project Holkham Hall

When Head Gardener of the Holkham Estate Tim Marshall set his sights on an ambitious new project he knew it wouldn’t be an easy task, especially with only a tiny budget to work with, but after two years, things are … Continue reading

Animal Matters – September 2011

Our monthly look at the issues concerning you and your pets with Alex Dallas of the London Road Veterinary Centre…

The local people here to help you grow your own…

Launched last August, the Norfolk Master Gardeners programme offers expert growing advice and support to local people and communities and it’s been a huge success. Charlotte Thorneycroft investigates…

The Consulting Room – August 2011

Chronic pain is defined as any pain lasting more than three months but the definition itself is arbitrary. Commonly patients present with a long history of back pain, arthritic joint pain, post surgery pain (eghernia repairs) or pain after infection … Continue reading

Animal Matters – August 2011

Keeping your pets young and beautiful…