Cuts to our cultural institutions will only save a minimal amount of money, but could do a significant amount of harm.

Three of the top 10 operas performed worldwide are by the emotionally volatile Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, who died a ...

Forcing people back to the office reeks of management insecurity, and tracking them on their computers is Orwellian. What ...

Historic jewellery firm Hancocks, now in its new St James’s home, specialises in old-cut diamonds pieces that gleam and turn ...

John Hoyland celebrates the renewed popularity of the irrepressibly cheerful pelargonium. ‘Never trust a man or a woman who ...

Results from the most recent Big Butterfly Count show an ecosystem in serious decline, according to nature charity Butterfly Conservation. The cross-bench peer and former NFU president uses some down ...

Jousting in castles? Falconry demonstrations? That's all fine, says Athena, as long as people don't forget about the real ...

These round songbirds have inspired not only some of our best poets, but have also sewn the seeds of the countryside around us. It has been suggested that humans are hardwired to respond positively to ...

Practical and pretty under a plant pot, these Zinc Round Fluted trays cost from £3.70 each, Black Bough. The Langley ...

It’s exactly two and a half years since Ben Randall first started writing his weekly dog training advice column for Country ...

Rachel Podger, one of the world's leading violinists who specialises in Baroque music, chooses one of Vincent van Gogh's ...

The anticipation of cheerful spring bulbs can keep the gardener going through the dull winter months. John Hoyland advises on ...