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Tim Spector's pappardelle. Picture credit: Extracted from Good Mood Food by Tim Spector (Jonathan Cape, 30)/Issy Croker/PA

Tim Spector: 'Caring for your gut health is more powerful than you think'
Medical doctor and gut health expert Tim Spector says the connection between our gut and brain is much more powerful than many people realise.

A campaigner handling soil. PIC: Tayo Rapoport/PA Wire

Help farmers transition away from Glyphosate - Katie Ward

Community café run by Paula Pearse, pictured with son Ollie. (Pic credit: Keith Meatheringham / Dobson Agency)

The Black Lion, Skelton-on-Ure: The Yorkshire pub’s new community kitchen garden

Bunches’ Autumn Sunrise bouquet combines warm yellow, orange, red and burgundy blooms for a colourful seasonal display.

Autumn flowers to bring seasonal colour into your home

Gardener Emily Marston checking out the summer blooms at RHS Harlow Carr Garden, Harrogate. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

11 garden festivals to savour this autumn - including two in Yorkshire

YouGarden Bright Autumn and Winter Collection with 30 garden-ready pansies, violas and wallflowers for £19.97

£19.97 plant bundle can revive a tired garden for autumn

The Wallflower ‘Sugar Rush’ Mix produces colourful, highly scented blooms in shades of red, purple, yellow, gold and white, flowering in autumn before returning again in spring.

10 fragrant wallflowers cost £9.99 and bloom twice

Rose & Lily Chic

The perfect flowers for every moment

Pink Carnation Plant

Add greenery to your home without a garden with these house plants

Phalaenopsis Orchid

These house plants from Bunches last long after the flowers fade

I always struggle to buy birthday gifts until I discovered Bunches does much more than just flowers

Why Bunches is my new go-to website for thoughtful gifts

The Hardys 60L Multi Purpose Compost is suitable for seeds, containers, raised beds and indoor plants

More than 5,000 shoppers bought this compost and it's now 20% off

One of these could become your ‘happy place’ – from growing veg to a hobby hideaway, these unique storm-proof shelters have got you covered.

Ad Feature Storm-proof polytunnels made in Shetland now available in Yorkshire

The walk-in greenhouse provides a dedicated space for growing plants while helping protect them from changing weather conditions

Walk-in aluminium greenhouse slashed by £305 in Wowcher deal

The spacious walk-in greenhouse offers room for growing projects and garden storage under one roof

This huge greenhouse costs less than many garden sheds right now

The folding garden trolley can carry up to 70kg and folds away neatly when not in use

This folding garden trolley has dropped to £19.99 with 67% off

Sungrow Renewables will continue leveraging its expertise in power plant development and operation to drive higher-quality growth throughout the new energy industry.

Ad Feature Sungrow Renewables launches Smart Module

INSTANT PRIVACY: A wide range of trees and hedging are available to provide screening

Ad Feature How to add privacy and value to your home this summer

Hundreds of plants were found across multiple areas of the premises, with the scale, layout and equipment indicating a significant level of planning and criminal sophistication.

Police find ‘highly organised’ cannabis grow as four arrested

A police cordon is in place at a property on Whiteways Road, Sheffield, after a drug raid found around 100 cannabis plants on the evening of May 4, 2026.

Exclusive Forensic officers in white suits arrive in city street after drug raid

Ad Feature How to get a mature garden in time for the Yorkshire summer
Mature planting brings instant results and now is the time to make your garden summer ready!
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'I'm a bee expert - tips to turn your garden into a buzzing sanctuary'

These are the walks that users of the free AllTrails app think you should be checking out this spring and summer

The 10 best walks in West Yorkshire ranked and rated by hikers

Patio cleaning chemicals are a quick and easy way to wash the grime off your slabs

This £7.49 patio cleaner could save you getting the jetwash out

Ian Theasby (left) and Henry Firth, authors of BOSH! More Plants (DK). Photo: Haarala Hamilton/PA

BOSH!’s Ian Theasby on new recipe collection More Plants

Ad Feature Why anaerobic digestion plants are a growing opportunity for farmers

Ad Feature Yorkshire firm has your garden privacy covered

Autumn colours at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate. Pictured here are ornamental grasses in the main borders

How RHS Harlow Carr plans to future-proof gardens for drought

A man who was inside the property at the time tried to evade capture by squeezing through a hole in the roof

Watch: Man arrested on roof of cannabis factory after trying to escape

Bunches offers bespoke Christmas plants on a next-day delivery - for bargain prices

This family-run florist can send Christmas plants for £22.50

Cannabis was seized from the address by officers.

Police seize £110,000 worth of cannabis after being called out to fire

Japanese knotweed (left) and giant hogweed can both cause you big problems

Now is your chance to remove weeds for good – 3 to watch out for
These garden pests can bust through concrete, or leave you with nasty burns 🌱
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The cannabis grow found by police in Sheffield

'Sophisticated' cannabis farm with almost 1,300 plants found by police

Aloe vera is one of the country's most popular house plants.

Expert reveals the 5 plants every home should have to boost wellbeing

November is the best month to get a few different plants in the ground, including tulip bulbs for next spring

Three things garden experts say to plant in your garden this November

Inside 30 East Drive in Pontefract

How you can spend a night in Yorkshire's most haunted house

A view of Hollowgate, Holmfirth, before the market hall was demolished

Traders say regeneration work left them ‘suicidal’ as disruption hits businesses

Instant privacy and kerb appeal with instant hedging

Ad Feature Yorkshire-grown instant hedge plants provide privacy and security

Spring-flowering bulbs like tulips are just one of the plants to put into your garden this coming month

What experts say you should plant in your garden this October

Across the UK, these spectacular trees have significant in literature, film, history and more

The 10 contenders for UK Tree of the Year - with votes closing soon

Clematis tangutica autumn.

Time to fill dining table for the birds

Allotments are plots of land people can rent from their local council to grow their own produce

How to find and apply for your own allotment in any council area

(Clockwise from top left) Rudbeckia, asters, Japanese anemone, and cyclamen are all late-blooming flowers the National Trust recommends planting in autumn

4 flowers to plant in your garden this autumn - which help wildlife

COLOURFUL: The many-headed hydrangea.

Plants do like to be beside the seaside

PULLING POWER: Insects love Inula hookeri.

Bathe the garden in sunshine flowers

University of York researchers have investigated how differences in light impact crop growth.

How urban farmers can now 'see the light' to improve their crop yields

August’s Little Seedlings Club at Dobbies Garden Centres will cover Prehistoric Plants. Little Seedlings Ambassador Thomas Jackson is pictured at Dobbies’ Ashford

Dinosaur Day at Dobbies’ York store Unearth Prehistoric Plants at Dobbies Garden...

Autumn outside Maggie's Yorkshire

Yorkshire building named among the most beautiful in the world

The striking lady’s-slipper orchid was believed to be extinct in the UK by the early 20th century

Wild orchid found in Yorkshire Dales for first time in 100 years

Treat yourself to a beautiful bouquet of Peonies from Appleyard - 30% off with this exclusive code

Treat yourself to a beautiful bouquet of Peonies and get 30% off

British Tomato Fortnight is in June

Celebrate British Tomato Fortnight with fresh tomato growing tips

TASTE OF PARADISE: The striking Anthurium

Plants that like warmth and humidity

A Brimstone on buddleia flowers. Photo by Keith Warmington

Column by Dr Richard Fox at Butterfly Conservation - Creating a wildlife haven

LAVENDER’S BLUE: A great plant for a hot spot in the garden.

Tips to reduce water use while keeping the garden looking lovely

The average cost of furnishing is £3,487

First-time buyers face nearly £30,000 in costs in first three months

How garden pond sparked a lifelong love of wildlife for artist

Hibiscus china rose

Plants with huge, saucer-shaped blooms

The Natede Smart uses the power of plants to clean up the air in your home

Why the Natede Smart is the cleverest plant pot you’ll ever own

Find the right wheelbarrow for your needs this season

Best wheelbarrows for every task – classic, lightweight & trolleys

Police discovered an £800,00 cannabis factory

Police find £800,000 cannabis factory inside historic building

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