Tim Saunders

Mongolia exhibition, Suffolk, UK May to June

Visit Mongolia in the UK this May

Motoring: Honda Civic Tourer

The Tourer is certainly visually appealing and looks decidedly futuristic, which is surprising for an estate car, which so often looks the poor relation when compared to its hatchback or saloon variants.

Oystercatchers, a delightful holiday home at Seasalter in Whitstable, Kent, UK

The oystercatcher is a bird associated with the coast since the 15th century. This is a fact that we learn while staying at Oystercatchers, a delightful holiday home at Seasalter in Whitstable, Kent, UK. Its primarily wooden structure is painted powder blue and reminds us of a Norwegian home. (See photo below.)

Book by British artist being published

A book by a prominent New Forest artist is being published and available from May.

British painter commissioned by US film director

A British artist has been commissioned by an American film director to recreate a historic painting for her latest film.

Art News: Cushions are way forward for British artist

A 1966 sewing machine has formed the foundation of a new business for a British artist.

Motoring: VW Golf SV

When I was told I would be testing the Volkswagen Golf SV, I imagined it was the standard hatchback model. That is not the case though. The SV is a larger than life hatchback, more like the C-Max is to the Ford Focus. It’s larger and higher up in all the right places although it does look a little more van-like than its smaller hatchback relative. Outside the UK it is actually named Sportsvan and is in fact the direct replacement for the Golf Plus. VW sold over 900,000 of these and in Germany the Plus accounted for 20 per cent of all Golf registrations.

Scottish Photographer Becomes the Story

Not only has a Scottish photographer been commissioned to take publicity photos of authors, she features in the books, too.

British gallery invests in exhibiting artists

A British gallery was one of the first galleries to exhibit at the Affordable Art Fair (AAF) in Battersea, London when it launched 16 years ago.

Motoring: Peugeot 308

It takes something pretty special to become the Car of the Year.

British artist does Italian job

A Sussex artist has been commissioned to produce paintings for an Italian city with a view to helping boost tourism.

Former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion's portrait

The BBC is to broadcast a special documentary on the leading landscape and Royal portrait painter, Fiona Graham-Mackay.

Artist publishes old story

An old story told to a Devon artist by his grandfather has been published as a book.

Road test: Toyota Prius Plug in

Forty per cent of AA call outs are for battery related issues.

Travel feature: Jersey

“Little bits of France dropped into the sea and picked up by Britain.” That is how Victor Hugo, the French poet, referred to the Channel Islands. We discover this at Jersey’s Living Legend Village where a fascinating video featuring Tony Robinson, John Nettles (who played Bergerac, Jersey’s famous detective) and other celebrities provides an insight into Jersey’s past. From smuggling through to German occupation, this is a land rich in history.

Artist's right hand is insured for £1m

Tetley Tea has insured a tea blender’s tastebuds for £1 million but it is not just tastebuds that are valuable - wildlife artist Pollyanna Pickering’s right hand is insured for £1 million by her publishers!

Pollyanna Pickering teams up with Brian May to save badgers!

Wildlife Artist Pollyanna Pickering has joined forces with legendary guitarist Brian May in a new venture to help raise funds for the vaccination of badgers.

British artist's hectic schedule before Christmas

A Derbyshire artist has an extremely busy schedule on the run up to Christmas.

A versatile people carrier

Sliding doors are a great benefit. I’ve never considered this until now. But as we’re crammed onto a cross channel ferry where unless you’re really scrawny you are unable to access your vehicle, such doors are a distinct advantage. While others have to patiently wait for other cars to move so that they may gain entry to theirs we simply pull the rear doors of the Mazda 5 and smile. We’ve already had a long difficult journey with our two young daughters, who are understandably fed up so late at night, especially after they have had to endure unexpected delays. But thankfully they can get into the back of the car and soon they are fast asleep.

Travel Feature: Easton Farm Park, Suffolk, UK

One family has stayed in the same holiday cottage on a Suffolk farm nine times. Numerous others have stayed on almost as many occasions.