21. City Woman: Exploring spiritual inspiration

Are you in touch with your spiritual side? Have you given it much thought?

22. Feel like royalty at historic stately home with class

Combining history with luxury, Hartwell House is a glorious stately home less than an hour away. LEIGH MENCARINI discovered it was an ideal destination for a weekend break.

23. Surrey Gold - class in a glass

Denbies is England’s largest vineyard, and LEIGH MENCARINI was delighted to discover she shares the same taste as the Queen on her overnight trip to Dorking

24. Cracking beneath the crunch

Threat of redundancy, a drop in house prices, increasing bills and rising debts – today’s credit crunch is pushing families to the brink.

25. Lovely jubbly in city of romance

Paris, Venice and Rome might seem the obvious location to woo a woman, but not so far from here is the UK’s very own city of romance – Bath.

26. City Woman: Cheap and Chic at Royal Ascot

Fancy a day at the races but feeling the pinch? Organisers of Royal Ascot 2009 have given City Woman some hints on how to make the best of what you can afford.

27. Lover boy

It's not easy being a heartthrob – if Romeo in Shakespeare’s tragic love story is anything to go by. And for that reason, the Bard might have approved of former EastEnder Jack Ryder taking the role in his play, which comes to Reading next week.

The 26-year-old has had his fair share of romantic turmoil – both on-screen as Jamie Mitchell in the BBC soap, and off-screen under the glare of media attention.

28. City woman - how to get party hair

29. City Woman: Studio offers the full works

No sooner has the final cork popped on your office Christmas party, and you’re already planning your New Year’s Eve party.

30. City Woman: Shall we dance?

New Year is full of promises of living a healthier, happier lifestyle... to eat sensibly, exercise regularly, meet new people and learn new skills.