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European Bee-eaters Birders are listless again when the bells sound out at midnight on a New Year’s Eve. Many have kept a list of every bird they have seen over the preceding year, just for fun. In time they build up a useful record of birds in their garden, local area or ‘patch’, county, and ...

‘After enjoying the New Year festivities we often find ourselves calling the doctor’s surgery complaining of feeling unwell or maybe depressed at the prospect of facing a new year ahead? Can I see someone now, today?’ . . . writes Mal Practice. Imagine having to walk 30km every time you need a ...

The registrars dealing with women available for farming met at Guildford. Cranleigh’s registrar was Mrs Welch, of ‘Stonewall’ on the Common. Although farmers were desperate for workers, there was still a lot of prejudice against employing women. The registrars agreed it was most satisfactory when ...

Prep: 15 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 10 - 12 Mins Makes: 20   Ingredients 320g puff pastry sheet mugful of grated cheese (we mixed 60g cheddar with 25g parmesan) flour, for dusting 2 tbsp milk toppings of your choice (optional) - we used poppy seeds, dried oregano and sesame seeds ...

Prep: 40 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 2 Hrs 30 Mins Serves: 10-12   Ingredients For the pudding 200g frozen dark sweet cherries defrosted, plus extra cherries, left whole, to decorate the pudding 1 Conference pear 100g raisins 100g sultanas 100ml brandy 100g bar dark chocolate ...

Prep: 40 mins Difficulty: More Effort Cook: 1 Hr 10 Mins Serves: 8   Ingredients 75g butter, plus extra for greasing 150g diced pancetta 150g Italian sausages, chopped 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped rosemary 2 garlic cloves, grated ...