Welcome to Spring Living

WE are full of the joys of Spring in the Chronicle office and it has been a real pleasure putting this edition of Spring Living together.

It is always a big team effort and we are proud of the final product.

There is always a bit of bleakness after Christmas but I, as a proud half Welsh lass, get invigorated once the daffodils start coming up. That is when you know it’s springtime.

Then you can start looking forward to longer days, an end to the frosty mornings and you have Easter on the horizon.

This edition of our lifestyle magazine should give you plenty of optimism and ideas to enjoy the coming, hopefully brighter and warmer, months ahead of us.

There is something for everybody.

We have a guide on the best places around the county to go for a walk. I know there are lots of areas you can walk within the boundaries of Barnsley but this will suit anybody wanting to go slightly further afield – we think it shows off some of the best places to go stretch your legs across Yorkshire. For those staying indoors, we have a handy recipe guide. I am personally working my way through the list and every single one has turned out to be a success thus far.

It takes in all three courses too – so there is something for everybody’s taste buds.

Anybody itching to get out on an evening can find a handy entertainment guide and we take a look at what jobs you can now be starting in the garden now that we have, fingers crossed, seen the back of the worst weather.

Our reporter Finn Smith had the good fortune to be invited to Barnsley’s newest business – a chocolate factory – I was pretty jealous that day and his feature tells you all you need to know about that venture.

We also have a local history feature and it certainly taught me a thing or two about William The Conqueror and his campaign against us northerners.

We are already looking into features for the forthcoming Summer Living which is out in June – don’t miss it!