30 January 2023
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7 min read
A somewhat traditional rural skill, hedgelaying plays a vital part in the upkeep of the British countryside. Gaina Morgan meets lifelong hedgelayer Rita Jones, who is certainly in no rush to give up her...
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Twenty years ago, two young siblings did the seemingly impossible - they saved their family farm from developers. Now, with a new generation of custodians and a bolder vision, Fordhall Organic Farm hopes they could inspire many more. Olivia Midgley reports....
28 August 2026
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5 min read
Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80, grew up working on her family’s farm in rural Tennessee before becoming one of the world’s biggest country music stars
27 August 2026
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4 min read
