Living

In the second edition of our look at the Historic Furniture and Homeware retailer, who for over 200 years have been firmly placed at the forefront of British furniture retail and even more astonishingly have called the same piece of prime real estate home for most of that time. OX Magazine takes a look at Heal’s current lighting and accessory designs

Are you a care-giver or care-receiver in need of a holiday somewhere your circumstances are a little more understood? Merton House provides specialist accommodation with the sole purpose of accessibility, comfort and care...

Do you know that 95% of collisions are due to human error? Distraction, speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and driving under the influence of drink or drugs are the big fatal four on our county’s roads...

“You need to interact with a sculpture. It’s great to see it being made; the sparks, the metal, the energy, the passion. But it’s also nice to see it doing its job: to sit in an environment and tell a story. I’m very passionate about the fact that the story isn’t necessarily about the piece, but what it reflects and how it works with its environment.”

Our resident Interior Designer, Amanda Hanley, answers your questions...

Gardeners have long known that composing, shaping and digging gardens has a gentle yet deep way of calming a troubled or busy mind, and in recent years the psychological benefits of spending time communing with nature has been widely publicised. But what you may not know is that the quality of your green space plays a pivotal role...

Homes on a new development in the small, quaint village of Grove are now available for purchase. The development has received an Outstanding rating by Built for Life, an award which is only given to a handful of sites in the country and recognises the development’s potential to flourish as a new community.

Daydreaming aside, our local natural world, even just your nearest park, offers many things to see, do and explore. But if you need a bit of extra encouragement, here are some of my favourite places and tools to embellish Wild Britain.