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DIANNE was a bit late for the tasting, so while we waited we discussed what we mean by seafood. I think we'd settled for shellfish or white fish, plainly served, and then Dianne turned up with some beautiful little scallop shells, full of crab, prawns and prawn mousse, and she set the definition.

Living the Good Life ; Are You Beating the Recession by Growing Your Own? Next Weekend's Malvern Autumn Show Is Full of Ideas for the Good Life. Mandy Bradshaw Takes a Look at the Highlights From Vegetable and Fruit Growing to Thrifty Cooking

THE season's abundance will be celebrated at this year's Malvern Autumn Show with edible gardens, vegetable displays and the very best in autumn blooms. Taking the theme of The Good Life, the two-day show will cover sustainable gardening, foraging and recycling, home crafts, energy efficiency, thrifty cooking and small-scale livestock keeping. "It is a culture which is very much in vogue and becoming increasingly important to those who care about their general wellbeing," said Sharon Gilbert,...

Go Wild for a Pretty Meadow ; Bored with Traditional Borders? Designer Mary Keen Decided to Liven Things Up with a Wild Flower Meadow and Visitors Have a Rare Opportunity to See the Results When Her Garden Opens for Charity Tomorrow. Mandy Bradshaw Found Out More

971279_13 PLANTS can be a bit like buses: you wait ages for something new then see it two or three times in quick succession. Last week, I was captivated by a pictorial meadow at Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens. This week, I came across the same thing in Mary Keen's country plot. Mary, a well-known garden designer and writer, has taken the bold step of grubbing up her herbaceous borders and replacing them with the wildflower mix, developed by Sheffield University as an alternative to beddi...

Vintage Looks On Catwalk

THE glamorous fashions of the 1940s and 1950s are the focus of a charity fashion show at Wotton-under-Edge on October 16. The show is being hosted by Wotton Ladies' Circle to raise funds for their charity of the year, Gloucestershire Young Carers.

What Colour Suits You?

It's Satyen's Show ; Buyers and Fashion Press Are Packing the Big Catwalk Shows at London Fashion Week. On Wednesday, the Spotlight Is On Gloucester Menswear Designer Satyenkumar Patel and Joyce Matthews Caught Up with Him As He Prepared for His Debut Show

SATYENKUMAR Patel admits to being a nervous man. Next week the Gloucester menswear designer has about 15 minutes to impress UK and international buyers and top fashion press who crowd into London Fashion Week. His catwalk show on Wednesday will be a stylish, glossy affair mixing smart tailoring and the best of English eccentricity with wearability. "I am a little bit stressed," he says from his Notting Hill studio. "There is a lot to do and I'm working day and night. Everyone is helping out b...

It's a Wee Bit Special ; Unshaven and Covered in Mud After an Outdoor Adventure, Daniel Pountney Turned Up at Hotel Du Vin in Glasgow and Found It Was the Perfect Place to Relax and Recuperate

IPARKED my mud caked little Peugeot next to a new Aston Martin and Sabrina stepped out of the car in her wellies. The concierge didn't bat an eyelid. "I'm Darren," he chirped as he led us to the lobby.

Dvds to Rent

State Of Play (12) Starring: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels, Jason Bateman, Maria Thayer US Congressman Stephen Collins (Affleck) is chairman of a televised committee hearing into defence budgets when he learns of the suicide of his staff assistant, Sonia Baker (Thayer). The media swarms and gossip-mongers seize on the possibility of an extra-marital affair between the congressman and his beautiful aide.

Coming Up in Weekend

Celebrity Rock star Stroudie Tom Smith talks about the release of Editors' highly anticipated new album Art Portrait painter Rupert Bathurst shows us his work at the Lydney Park Estate

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