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The little gentleman in black velvet He might look cute and cuddly, but Mr Mole is a serious pest. Adam Edwards meets the man who hunts them down – Ian Dando, accountant turned modern mole catcher READ MORE »  OTHER ARTICLES
Second time around for PamWith these Hands is a wonderful collection of poems, prose and sketches by the Cotswolds’ very own ‘poet laureate’. Katie Jarvis visited Pam Ayres at her Cirencester home to hear more READ MORE » 
Lloyd and Lloyd Howe, hedgelayersFather and son, Lloyd and Lloyd Howe, specialise in rural environmental management. Lloyd the younger, a postgraduate from Shuttleworth College also lectured in Countryside Management. Their skills cover hedgelaying, wild flower meadows, gardens for bats, owls and birds, along with ponds for dragonfly and amphibians. Contact 07746 686574. READ MORE » 
Living on the EdgeKatie Jarvis meets the slightly posh, but definitely unsnobbish, fashion designer Selina Blow. But first she has to decide what to wear. READ MORE » 
In love with Laurence Llewelyn-BowenWe fell in love with him on Changing Rooms when he taught a nation there are more adventurous ways of decorating a house than white-with-a-hint-of-pink. We’ve been away with him on Holiday; we’ve lapped up his lectures on art and design. Now flamboyant designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and his family are starring in To The Manor Bowen – a fly-on-the-wall documenting their new life in the Cotswolds. Katie Jarvis went to meet him. READ MORE » 
Cotswold PortraitAndy Hayward at his Cirencester business, where he buys and sells architectural antiques and ancient oak beams around the globe. For the past two years he has also supplied many gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show, including Chris Beardshaw’s award-winning entries.
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Distracted by the doctorKatie Jarvis meets Dr Mark Porter, and soon succumbs to something of a swoon. READ MORE » 
A country girl at heartActress Tina Hobley has discovered her inner country girl since moving to her ‘jewel box’ home in Avening. Photography by Mark Fairhurst READ MORE » 
Silver celebrationBack in 1984, the Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips gave the equestrian community a valuable gift when they established the Festival of British Eventing. The Gatcombe event is now a highlight of the sporting calendar. Katie Jarvis talks to HRH The Princess Royal about the event and its history.
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| At home with SharronSharron Davies talks to Katie Jarvis about the controversial Beijing Olympics, the trauma of IVF treatment and the lifestyle juggling every woman must do. Picture by Mark Fairhurst. READ MORE » 
A love affair with Sabrina ...... which, as we all know, is the name of the goddess of the River Severn! Katie Jarvis meets Chris Witts to talk about his fascination for the longest river in Great Britain READ MORE » 
Joly good fellowKatie Jarvis enters the surreal world of TV star and writer Dom Joly and finds out about doing the school run in a tank, why Osama bin Laden isn’t on Friends Reunited, and why Liz Hurley, Kate Moss and Kate Winslet were summoned to a Cotswold celebrities’ crisis meeting. Mark Fairhurst took the pictures. READ MORE » 
An inspirational womanIs there anything that Prue Leith has not done? Katie Jarvis met up with Prue in her Cotswold home to talk to this inspirational gardener, cook, business woman... READ MORE » 
Not your normal housemateThis summer, Lesley Brain (60) from Tetbury became the oldest contestant ever on Channel 4’s TV reality show Big Brother. But it wasn’t just her age that set her apart. Middle class, affluent and a WI member to boot, Lesley’s a million miles from your average housemate. It’s not difficult to see why the production team snapped her up. But, Katie Jarvis asks, why on earth did Lesley agree? READ MORE » 
The invisible wifeFor 40 years and 11 general elections, Lady Edna Healey was a silent onlooker to British history. Now she’s ceased to be ‘invisible’ and is celebrating her two great love affairs – with her husband Denis and with her Forest of Dean origins – in an autobiography. Katie Jarvis met her at Speech House. Mark Fairhurst took the pictures READ MORE » 
A sense of occasionChief executive of Cheltenham festivals Donna Renney is always ready to channel her energy and passion for the arts into her latest challenge. Photography by Mike Charity READ MORE » 
Meet the fabulous FionaFormer actress Fiona Fullerton is still bringing the house down. But nowadays she’s making her mark on the property market rather than the theatre. For this one-time Bond girl is enjoying a second career as a successful property developer and writer. READ MORE » 
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The little gentleman in black velvet
He might look cute and cuddly, but Mr Mole is a serious pest. Adam Edwards meets the man who hunts them down – Ian Dando, accountant turned modern mole catcher
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Big is beautiful
With 12 bedrooms and only one bathroom, restoring Barrington House was always going to be a labour of love, says Victoria Jenkins.
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The finest vegetable of them all
Katie Jarvis meets the deeply patriotic asparagus grower who is as baffled as we are by green beans from Kenya and marrows from Spain
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