An enchanting timeline of history and beauty – the most beautiful places in the Maltese Islands – and why
By Albert Fenech We have now embarked on a New Year and under normal circumstances the Maltese Islands are teeming with hustle and bustle as historical heritage... Read more.
The Mountain is not a Playground. It is a Living Environment
Press: Erica Kircheis erica.kircheis@brixen.org Plose_Winter_(c)Brixen Tourismus_Helmut Moling Mountains captivate us with the promise of freedom: clear air, wide... Read more.
Mega Award Winner Michael Fleming: An Inspiration
Anderida Writers member Michael Fleming, who was thrilled to be invited to last year’s Stockholm Writers Festival to receive an award, is urging other... Read more.
Bon Sol Hotel, Mallorca
By Isabella Schembri-Adams This was Isabella’s Favourite Article of 2025. Bon Sol Hotel is a spectacular beach side hotel with a huge range of activities to... Read more.
Gareth Butterfield tests the Skoda Superb Estate
by Gareth Butterfield In a world dominated by SUVs, it’s incredibly refreshing to still be able to review an estate. And although there are still a few large... Read more.
Taxi Noir: A Brief Visit to Brighton
Here is Chris’s Favourite Article of 2025. By Chris Ackrill I’d like to go to the south coast more often. Geographically, it’s not very far from... Read more.
Sussex National Trust Properties at Christmas
By Lyn Funnell Some National Trust properties and gardens have a Christmas theme and we visited most of them in Sussex with daughter Rana, granddaughter Isabella... Read more.
Nico’s Easy Bread. Part 1 Rolls.
By Miriam Erasmus Enjoying Oma’s bread. In the 1990s our children’s friend, Nico, would help his German grandmother in her bakery every morning before he went... Read more.
East Sussex Charity Celebrates Successful 12 Months
By Peter Lindsey A CHARITY which moved its base into Eastbourne 12 months ago is celebrating a very successful year. 2025 marked the 60th anniversary of SASBAH –... Read more.
Notorious characters – little-known aspects of shady Maltese characters
By Albert Fenech Every country has its share of notorious characters, Malta no less. I will relate the stories of some of the most notorious but strangely... Read more.
A Winter’s Day in Brixen/ Bressanone
© Bressanone Turismo_Fabio De Villa Six perspectives, one city stirring in the pale winter light. Some cities withdraw into themselves in winter. Brixen — or... Read more.
Making a New Petroglyph in the Kent Downs
Way back in 2009 as part of my arts degree I was studying the art of the sami of north Scandinavia. Their culture is ancient and goes back thousands of…... Read more.
10 Amazing Pictures of Ashdown Forest
By Peter Lindsey wetransfer_img_0702-jpeg_2026-01-04_1136.zip Or click here https://we.tl/t-tSk82qjPvT THERE’S just one week left... Read more.
Irani Café adding ‘flavours’ to Pune’s cultural canvas.
By Shraddha C. Sankulkar This is Shraddha’s Favourite Article of 2025. Pune is considered to be the cultural capital of Maharashtra, India. The city... Read more.
Annual Beachy Head Lighthouse Challenge
By Peter Lindsey. This is Peter’s Favourite Article of 2025. Photos were taken by Rupert Kirby. AROUND 1000 people took part in the annual Beachy Head Lighthouse... Read more.
The tiny town of Zuheros
By Rachel Webb This is Rachel Webb’s Favourite Article of 2025. The tiny town of Zuheros, just over the border from my home province of Jaén into Córdoba... Read more.
Review: Comic Con, White Rock Theatre, Hastings
Stuart Blight’s Favourite Article of 2025. I’m a nerd….and proud of it! Specifically, a comic book nerd. Ask me a question about Spider-Man, and I’ve... Read more.
Kent National Trust Properties at Christmas
By Lyn Funnell Some National Trust properties and gardens have a Christmas theme and we visited most of them in Kent with daughter Rana, granddaughter Isabella and... Read more.
Coronation Street Legend Hails Writing Talent
This is Tony Flood’s Favourite Article of 2025. Coronation Street legend Brian Capron was full of praise for husband and wife winners Tony and Heather Flood... Read more.
Jane Wilson reflects on one of her cruising memories during 2025 Cruising past the Kent & Sussex Coast with Ambassador Cruise Line
By Jane Wilson Ship ahoy! As the Ambassador Ambience sets sails from the British shoreland, excited passengers head to the deck to see the views of the coastline... Read more.
A Short Journey Through Calabria
By Dr Ricky Ghosh Dastidar This is Ricky’s Favourite Article of 2025. Calabria is one of the lesser known regions of Italy and forms the “toe” part of... Read more.
Turkey Jelly; One of my Favourite Foods!
By Lyn Funnell My Mum’s family all ate this, but nobody else seems to have heard of it. After I’ve lifted the roast turkey out of the baking tin, I…... Read more.
February in Malta: Solemnity Contrasts with Frivolity… and Whisky
This is Albert’s Favourite Article of 2025. Being so small, the Maltese Islands have always been subject to startling contrasts because of occasions which... Read more.
Ashdown Forest Guided Walks lead the way to a healthier 2026.
Photos belong to Craig Payne It is time to put your best foot forward and enjoy a healthy start to the New Year in the natural beauty of Ashdown Forest.…... Read more.
Gareth Butterfield travelled to Turin to test the new hybrid version of Fiat’s Grande Panda
By Gareth Butterfield Here is Gareth’s Favourite Article of 2025. Listening to Fiat bosses waxing lyrical about their new Grande Panda, at a rain soaked launch... Read more.
John’s Favourite Article of 2024 The Jewel of Kent
By John Silverton This is John’s Favourite Article of 2025. Dear reader, a question. Who connects the following event and places: a fatal sailing accident... Read more.
Mim’s Musical Instruments Part 3
By Miriam Erasmus The Show. This is Mim’s Favourite Article of 2025. St. Martins’ Pre Primary School in Durban invited me to show my musical instruments... Read more.
Is That really My Voice? Lyn Talks on Hailsham Radio FM
By Lyn Funnell Here is my Favourite Article of 2025. I was surprised when I heard my voice after I was interviewed on Hailsham FM. Do I really sound like…... Read more.
Bachelors Legend Receives Three Standing Ovations
Heather Flood reviews a performance Dec Cluskey and his fans will never forget. This is Heather’s Favourite Article of 2025. The Bachelors star Dec Cluskey... Read more.
Churchill’s Home, Chartwell at Christmas.
By Lyn Funnell Chartwell was Winston Churchill’s home. It was donated to the National Trust in 1946 at the time when Churchill was financially hard up, on condition... Read more.
Lyn’s Vegan Block
By Lyn Funnell I pinched this idea from Jamie Oliver’s Veggie Crown. As my family are Vegans, it had to be adapted. And it’s delicious! It’s very easy... Read more.
Gareth Butterfield spends a week in the BYD Seal U DM-i
By Gareth Butterfield Considering the fact that BYD is one of the world’s leading producers of rechargeable batteries, it shouldn’t come as a surprise... Read more.
Thank you. Good Manners Puppet Show.
By Miriam Erasmus How often do we need to say “Thank You”, but hesitate to do so, or just simply forget. We used to learn basic levels of MANNERS at…... Read more.
Ranjit Recommends: Candlelight: Hans Zimmer’s Best Works
By Ranjit Shergill The storied Central Hall in Westminster, London played host to Candlelight: Hans Zimmer’s Best Works on 22nd November 2025. Indeed, the... Read more.
Have a Cracking Time
By Seren Charrington Hollins It’s hard to imagine the end of Christmas lunch without pulling a cracker, indeed from the corny jokes to the paper hats they are... Read more.
A Grand Canal Scheme That Went Awry – And Left Its Unpleasant Aftermath
How shattering when a grand scheme based on noble aims goes askew and leaves a bitter aftermath that continued to be experienced for centuries before being largely... Read more.
Mim’s Rainbow Vegetable Curry
By Miriam Erasmus When feeding my family over the decades, I have always tried to give them a ‘rainbow’ every day. Being vegetarian – no meat, fish or... Read more.
Exploring the Pride of Indore: The Rajwada Palace
Out of many tourist attractions of Central India, Indore is one such destination that reflects the art, culture and history of state of Madhya Pradesh. During... Read more.
A Winter’s Day on Ashdown Forest
By Peter Lindsey Ashdown Forest was packed on Saturday for its annual A Winter’s Day. It was the third year that A Winter’s Day on Ashdown took place at the…... Read more.
Two recipes for preserving Mandarin Oranges.
By Lyn Funnell Mandarins can go off quickly. But if you preserve them, they’ll last for months! It takes a while to do, but it’s well worth it! BRANDIED MANDARIN…... Read more.
Gareth Butterfield reviews the solid and sensible Skoda Kamiq
By Gareth Butterfield Cars like the Skoda Kamiq make me think back to the days when we were blessed with weird and wonderful designs like the Yeti and the Roomster.…... Read more.
Elf on the Shelf at Sheffield Park for Christmas
By Lyn Funnell We’ve been visiting the National Trust sites that are decorated for Christmas. Our latest visit was to Sheffield Park Gardens in Sussex. There are... Read more.
There’s Nothing Quite Like A Flaming Pud!
By Seren Charrington Hollins Modern day festive celebrations are generally more commercial affairs when compared with Dickensian days. Today there is an increased... Read more.
The bumper month of December
By Albert Fenech A month for celebrations, events and joyfully colourful entertainment shows – and Christmas Day! Time gallops on and the month of December is... Read more.
Georgie, the Egyptian Goose
In November 2021 an Egyptian goose suddenly appeared by the pool after a very severe storm. We didn’t know where he came from, but the man down the valley also…... Read more.
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
By Lyn Funnell Ingredients 5-6 slices of sliced bread Butter or marge Approx 1lb/420g cooked pumpkin. I used one of my local pumpkins. ¾ pt milk ¼ pt golden syrup…... Read more.
Gareth Butterfield tests the new Dacia Bigster
By Gareth Butterfield As a motoring journalist who has been around a while, the fact that new cars have become cripplingly expensive in recent years is not lost... Read more.
Stormy’s Adventures. Carewell Canines.
By Stormy the Dog. I often go to a secure dog field in Lingfield with my friend Mya. It’s called Carewell Canines. Mya’s dad goes there often because the... Read more.
Pork Brawn – the ultimate peasant terrine
By Seren Charrington Hollins If you hanker for a taste of the past, then a brawn sandwich might just be the ticket! Brawn (also known as Head Cheese) is a…... Read more.
Tree of Light 2025
By Miriam Erasmus Tree of Light glamour Link here …. Highway Hospice Tree of Light Every year the Highway Hospice just West of Durban holds their Tree of Light... Read more.