Rebecca Norris

With life expectancy increasing, the number of people with an age in triple figures is growing. We asked some of our centenarian readers for their secrets to longevity

Knitters love to knit - but what happens when you run out of people to wear your jumpers and hats? We visit a charity taking in thousands of beautifully crafted garments every year and sending them to people who need them most

They feature in one of our most popular festive songs, but turtle doves are Britain’s fastest declining bird. Now conservationists are helping to turn the tide

On the day of the move, Dad can barely walk, Mum is feverish, and there’s a pigeon dying outside the back door. The buyer, relocating to rural Berkshire from London, will be greeted with a bird corpse. Welcome to the countryside...

Far from being a last resort for writers who can't land a book contract, self-publishing is becoming increasingly popular among older authors who want more creative control - and a bigger slice of the profits

The last lighthouse may have been automated in 1998, but these steadfast structures still need maintaining. We meet the new breed of men and women who look after the UK's historic towers

Giant tomatoes are tenderly cradled in old bras and pumpkins are wrapped in duvets at night. The UK's top giant vegetable growers reveal what it takes to grow colossal crops

Malcolm Goodman is the owner of the largest collection of kites in the Western world - a hobby that has taken over his home and cost him more than £100,000

Editor Tom Loxley on tuning into the streaming revolution and why his mag is not just for grannies

I’ve always liked scrapbooking. When I was younger this involved collecting anything that could be tamed with a Pritt Stick: train tickets, sea shells, sweet wrappers. Summer holidays were preserved in the mundane and the miscellaneous stuck lovingly onto sugar paper – for reference when I went back to the slog of primary school...