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1 week ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
“I’m a sitter,” comedian Helen Lederer admits.“I could never understand why someone would walk when they could drive. So trekking hundreds of miles through the Alps is the last thing I thought I would ever do."The actor, best known for her roles in the TV comedies Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom and the Young Ones, laced up her walking boots for the 12-day trek for the BBC2 series The Pilgrimage which airs on April 22.
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1 week ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson |Mary Colwell
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It’s up to all of us – particularly walkers and dog owners – to help save the haunting sound of our countryside.
By Phillipa Cherryson | Published - 13 Apr 2025
I still remember the first time I heard the call of the curlew. I was out walking in the hills in South Wales and its haunting whistle, ‘cur-lee’, stopped me in my tracks.
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2 weeks ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
Dementia is one of our biggest health challenges, with millions directly affected. The UK Government's Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals mission is accelerating the journey of the latest, most effective treatments from labs to dementia patients to improve their lives and cut NHS waiting times. Through the programme, the Government is investing in key clinical trials and clinical research like the Dementia Trials Accelerator.
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4 weeks ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
All of us have favourite plants in our gardens that we cherish and turn to again and again. Gardener’s World presenter Adam Frost says he has a ‘toolbox’ of favourite flowers, shrubs and trees that he loves and have served him over the years. But when he downsized and created a new, smaller garden from scratch, he started to experiment and try different plants.
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1 month ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
Hot cross buns are a Good Friday tradition, but with every supermarket offering its own version, which one is the best? We've put the main supermarket buns to the taste test to find out which brand really is one a penny, two a penny... how we tastedBest and worst
1. Waitrose 4 Richly Fruited Hot Cross Buns Best in test
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1 month ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
The days are getting longer and the sun is starting to have a little warmth, but heavy rain can leave the ground saturated, hard frosts can kill off tender plants and a late snowfall can ruin carefully made plans. But whatever the weather, there are still many tasks you can tick off, whether it’s chitting potatoes, sowing seeds under cover or some last-minute pruning.
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2 months ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
Omega 3 can help protect against dementia and heart disease, it can help reduce inflammation and even cool menopausal night sweats. But now scientists have found that this unsaturated fatty acid, can slow down our body’s ageing process. It may not sound a lot on paper, but if you take omega 3 every day, you’ll be ageing an average of three months less over the course of three years, than if you don’t take it.
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2 months ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
Only a few years ago hardly any of us had heard of heated jackets, gilets, gloves and insoles. But the ‘warm wearables’ market really has heated up over the past few years. And it’s not just clothing. As I write this I’ve got a Lakeland electric heated throw wrapped around me, keeping me warm and saving me money while my home thermostat is turned down.
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2 months ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
For the past five years relationship expert Anna Williamson has been working with celebrities to improve their dating skills. In the C4 series Celebs Go Dating, Williamson helps TV stars who've been through heartache to learn how to love again. And the relationship expert says what that what its taught her is there is one big mistake that older people make when they date. “Dating is very different when we get older,” says the counsellor and therapist.
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2 months ago | 
saga.co.uk | Phillipa Cherryson
Top chef Jamie Oliver made his television debut 26 years ago and has been cooking for the nation ever since. He's now published a new book Easy Air Fryer, to help us all get even more out of the popular kitchen gadgets. Jamie admitted that he had no plans to write a book about air fryers but got flooded with questions about them on his social channels after the success of his Channel 4 TV show, Jamie's Air Fryer Meals. He told ITV's Lorraine programme, "Over 50% of households have got an air fryer.
