http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Lifestyle http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034974_divide_and_conquer_crowded_borders Although there was an autumnal nip in the air this week, the fact is there still should be plenty of warmish days ahead to do some important gardening. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034974_divide_and_conquer_crowded_borders Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034972_start_saving_your_star_plants_seeds_for_next_year Keats’s season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is with us now. Or at least it is according to the Met Office who sneakily changed the date when summer turns to autumn to the first of September a few years ago. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034972_start_saving_your_star_plants_seeds_for_next_year Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034970_first_tinges_of_autumn_on_the_leaves It is rare that I write about the same thing two weeks in a row, but I like rare events. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034970_first_tinges_of_autumn_on_the_leaves Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2034810_spray_on_a_ray_of_sunshine_ We all know how damaging the sun’s rays can be to our health – but a lovely bronze tan can be just the thing to lift our spirits as the summer draws to a close. KIM FRANCIS discovers. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2034810_spray_on_a_ray_of_sunshine_ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2034808_on_a_choir_level_ Choirs are back in popular demand thanks to the success of the BBC’s Last Choir Standing. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2034808_on_a_choir_level_ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034743_americas_southern_jewel San Diego sits in the south western corner of the United States – just north of the Mexican border – in California. SARAH DAVE stopped dreamin’ and started exploring. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034743_americas_southern_jewel Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034742_comiccon_is_in_the_diary From now on, the month of July will not only mean hot (hopefully) summer days, ice cream and holidays. For me it will also mark the annual Comic-Con International show. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034742_comiccon_is_in_the_diary Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034741_eating_like_a_president You’re never short of interesting places to munch in Sunny D with Afghan and Ethiopian restaurants joining the usual mix – and don’t forget to sample the traditional fish taco. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034741_eating_like_a_president Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034345_make_note_of_what_is_to_be_tackled_and_when August is a good time of year to go out into the garden with a notebook and write down every one of your mistakes and failures. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034345_make_note_of_what_is_to_be_tackled_and_when Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034057_from_now_on_its_the_killing_fields_at_chez_fort My mission this weekend is to keep the vegetable patch going over the winter. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034057_from_now_on_its_the_killing_fields_at_chez_fort Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034055_children_will_be_sweet_on_your_homegrown_corn Sweetcorn is a lovely vegetable to grow for yourself especially if you have children and it should be ready to start picking around now. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034055_children_will_be_sweet_on_your_homegrown_corn Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034054_sparrowhawk_haven__in_the_wilderness It is surprising that in Reading there are some impenetrable wildernesses. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034054_sparrowhawk_haven__in_the_wilderness Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034029_feel_the_rays_in_sunny_cyprus England is in the middle of another bad summer, so STEVEN HUGHES escaped the inconsistent weather and took off for the perennial sun of Cyprus. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2034029_feel_the_rays_in_sunny_cyprus Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2033770_essential_beauty_ New and exclusive to John Lewis, Italian fashion house Trussardi has just launched its new fresh, contemporary unisex fragrance Essenza del Tempo. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2033770_essential_beauty_ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2033768_its_art_take_my_word_for_it Reading’s Turbine House is to host the latest works of a group of artists. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2033768_its_art_take_my_word_for_it Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000