Dog-friendly hotels in Britain
Country Life selects seven hotels where your best friend is also welcome to stay
Sporting & Country Pursuits
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Interview: Waitrose MD Mark Price
The son of a grocer who began work with the John Lewis partnership in 1982, Mark Price explains how Waitrose is the only supermarkets who owns a farm and plans this year to strengthen the local identity of each store
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Interview: Commodore Toby Elliott
The chief executive of Combat Stress, a military charity that helps veterans suffering from psychological problems incurred during active service talks to Tessa Waugh
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Interview: Ben Fogle
Television presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle has just taken on the role as president of the Council for National Parks where he has been pitched into battle over the proposed boundaries of the South Downs park
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Interview: Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher
Having started his career in radio broadcasting, Sir Henry moved into agriculture during the boom time when Britain joined the Common Market. During his two-year presidency of the CLA he plans to tackle climate change issues
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Top tips on surviving Christmas
Kit Hesketh-Harvey details how a man should behave during Christmas season -- from dealing with in-laws to inviting 'buffer guests'. He has all the answers
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Country Life Christmas Quiz
How much do you really know about the countryside, and more importantly, how avidly do you read Country Life. Test yourself with our quiz
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Country Life Christmas Quiz answers
Find the answers here to our Christmas Quiz
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Newfoundland dogs to the rescue
Being dragged around a cold lake by a big, hairy dog was possibly the most entertaining Sunday Rebecca Pearson has ever had
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Boxing Day Meets 2007
Boxing Day Meets 2007 -- full times and locations of hunt meets taking place throughout the country this Christmas
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How to find a rescue dog
Finding, choosing and then looking after rescue dogs requires special considerations and skills. We advise on making the best match
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Christmas Carol Services 2007
Dates and times of Christmas carol services taking place in cathedrals throughout the country in 2007
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Interview: Susan George
Tessa Reading finds Susan George more at home with her arabs than at Hollywood parties
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Interview: Stanley Lewis
Former solider and war artist Stanley Lewis who, at 102 years old, is writing his memoirs. He tells Jeremy Musson how his old house in Carmarthenshire is still his inspiration
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Top 10 haunted country houses
We have compiled a list for Halloween of the top ten haunted country houses in the UK. Visit them at your own risk?
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Interview: Richard Caring
Earlier this year, Richard Caring bought Mark Birley's Annabel's nightclub and everybody sat up to take notice of the unassuming successful British businessman
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Christmas Fairs 2007
We have selected the fairs below for their huge variety of original, high quality and well priced presents. Be warned however - they are incredibly popular - book tickets early to avoid disappointment.
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Interview: Jane Asher
Jessica Fellowes talks to Jane Asher about baking and acting, but she won't mention her ex Paul McCartney
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Interview: Edward Sahakian
Clive Aslet meets Edward Sahakian in the Davidoff shop on the corner of Jermyn Street where he discovers that cigars are schizophrenic
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Interview: Bruce Parry
The 38-year-old presenter of the popular BBC programme 'Tribe' has visited 15 tribes, living with each for a month at a time after which – understandably -- he craves clean sheets and an iPod
