They might be motoring their way through middle age but Si King and Dave Myers, alias the Hairy Bikers, still tell their adventure stories with the wide-eyed enthusiasm of young boys.

You'd hope that a female novelist who writes about life with humour, insight and a deep sense of its fleeting wonder, would be immune to the pain of depression.

Every year during Fairtrade Fortnight, shoppers are encouraged to remember exactly where their food comes from.

Unlike countries that adore Shrove Tuesday (or Mardi Gras) and break out the feathered bikinis, parades and fireworks without hesitation, Pancake Day in Britain is a more indoor, cosy, Jif Lemon-focused affair.

A traditional pub in Shropshire has undergone an amazing turnaround to be named one of the best three dining pubs in the UK.

Ultimately, Australian personal trainer James Duigan tells his clients what they need (but might not want) to hear: "Cut out C.R.A.P."

His favourite childhood moment was receiving a box of Thorntons Continental. He's credited with inventing the first Marmite-flavoured chocolate. And he once spent a school trip to France, aged 14, nipping off to find patisseries.

If you haven't ordered your whole pig ready for roasting yet - to encourage good luck and family unity for the coming year, of course - you're clearly running a little behind.

Unless you're involved in planning the opening ceremony at the Olympics, it's likely you'll be thrifty in 2012.

A campaign has been launched to pit Shropshire’s famous fidget pie against other regional delicacies across Britain in a new national competition.

As the average British family spends over £500 on Christmas, according to charity Family Action, it's no wonder we're all feeling the pinch this month. And when the finances are looking precarious, it can be hard to know where to make savings.

Forget mundane healthy cooking, what every girl looking to drop a dress size needs is food she can get her teeth into. So says Jennifer Joyce, author of new book Skinny Meals In Heels.