- Hobbies & interests
DIY Christmas Gifts you Still Have Time to Make
Show someone you really care with thoughtful, creative, handmade Christmas gifts that don’t cost the earth.
- Recipes
Root Vegetable Boulangere
A lovely, comforting dish, this was traditionally made just with potatoes and cooked in the baker's oven. This version uses parsnips and carrots instead of all potatoes to keep the calorie count down and give extra flavour.
- Recipes
Marmalade & Whisky Bread & Butter Pudding
The ultimate grown-up comfort food, use leftover fruit bread or even croissants instead of the bread if you prefer.
- Recipes
Minestrone Soup
Indulge in a warming bowl of minestrone soup. This hearty and nutritious soup is a tasty crowd-pleaser and depending on what vegetables you have available to you, is very easy to tweak.
- Hobbies & interests
Expert Advice: How to Tell if An Antique is Valuable
McCarthy Stone discuss how you can find and pick antiques with James Constantinou from Prestige Pawnbrokers and TV’s Posh Pawn.
- Recipes
Toffee Apple Sponge
Try an indulgent twist on traditional toffee apples - sugared, spiced and very very nice.
- News & community
Couple Move Half Way Across the World to Find Their Dream Home in Taunton
Ronald and Sally Breeden have lived in many exotic places all over the world, from Australia to Malaysia, but it wasn’t until they moved half way across the world from Tasmania to Taunton that they were able to find their dream home
- Hobbies & interests
Expert Advice: Great Ways to Recycle at Home
Home recycling is incredibly important. To coincide with National Recycling Week, McCarthy & Stone spoke to First Mile to see how more people can recycle at home.
- Reports & research
Healthier and Happier
Research notes that older people living in a retirement community feel healthier and happier, saving the NHS and social care system c.£3,500 per person per year on average.