Half of England’s pre-school parents miss daily play with their kids; see what academics say counts and how small, focused moments matter.

Barnes Children’s Literature Festival, the UK’s largest dedicated children’s literature festival, is to relaunch as the London Children’s Literature Festival for its return on 27th and 28th June.

That’s It! Said the Dandelion by Nicola Reddy (O’Brien Press, €14.99, 2+) is a similarly themed picture book about a tiny shoot trying to find its way in the world. “Just what can I be?” the dandelion ...

The council has launched a consultation ...

Brian Farmer was suspicious of Huntley - and called in police ...

A town centre pub has reopened after a £250,000 transformation. The Crown & Cushion - on Biddulph High Street - had shut earlier this year for the three-week makeover. Management partner Kim Welsby is ...

A conversation with Sir Stephen Fry is a whirlwind of eclectic and esoteric references across a staggering diversity of knowledge that is stochastically connected in his polymathic mind to produce ...

Tributes have been also been paid to a man who died on his 83rd birthday ...

Retired Nurse, Midwife and Nursing Tutor. At peace on 12th February 2026 at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, Doris, aged 91 years of Cheadle. Doris leaves behind her devoted husband Barry, her ...