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The People's Friend Special, 14 Oct 2026

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ArticleTake a sneak peek at this year’s Wild­life Pho­to­grapher of the Year com­pet­i­tion win­ners

A BROWN bear enjoy­ing a bath in a swim­ming pool, an exotic bird rest­ing on a rhino­ceros’s head and a hungry frog with his tongue out, chas­ing a but­ter­fly. These are just some of the strik­ing images to be chosen as win­ners in this year’s...

Take a sneak peek at this year’s Wild­life Pho­to­grapher of the Year com­pet­i­tion win­ners

ArticleSusie Kear­ley admires the autum­nal col­ours at Wink­worth Arbor­etum in Sur­rey

WHEN Dr Wil­frid Fox bought a wooded dell in 1937, he wanted to make it more col­our­ful and dynamic, so he added maples, oaks and liquidam­bars, focus­ing on trees and shrubs that would high­light sea­sonal changes. He focused heav­ily on rich autumn...

Susie Kear­ley admires the autum­nal col­ours at Wink­worth Arbor­etum in Sur­rey

ArticleDis­cover the his­tory of ginger­bread houses ahead of a fest­ival of this sea­sonal tra­di­tion

Bud­ding ama­teur bakers, pro­fes­sional chefs, and crafty con­fec­tion­ers of all ages are invited to reima­gine the clas­sic ginger­bread house with their own DIY designs. There will also be demon­stra­tions by bakers includ­ing Debby...

Dis­cover the his­tory of ginger­bread houses ahead of a fest­ival of this sea­sonal tra­di­tion

ArticleFICTION: Abso­lute Begin­ners by Moira Smyth

BERNIE? Your tea is out! Hurry up!” Bernie, sit­ting beside her best friend, Marie, on the step to their tene­ment, rolled her eyes. “I can spare another five minutes,” she told Marie. “Let me read that bit about Paul McCart­ney again. I’m begin­ning...

FICTION: Abso­lute Begin­ners by Moira Smyth