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Whether you’re a green-fingered guru or hardly know your onions from your shallots, having an allotment can be a wonderful way to relax. But how do you go around getting one?

An Oddfellows Educational Award has helped fund an invaluable trip to South America for a final year student doctor from Burton upon Trent. She got in touch to share her incredible experience and give thanks to the Oddfellows for their financial support.

Free prize draw: To celebrate the wonders of reading, we're giving away a copy of best-selling book Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. *T&Cs apply.

We’re giving you the lowdown on the top five best-selling books of 2018 so far, according to High Street book seller WHSmith. And to celebrate the wonders of reading, we’re giving away a copy of the best-selling book so far, Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. *T&Cs apply.

Alzheimer’s Society research found that dementia is one of the most feared and misunderstood health conditions. Often, the implications of living with dementia are either overestimated or underestimated and assumptions are made that it is not possible to live independently with the condition.

Do you remember the 80s slogan 'Let the train take the strain'? It’s still true today that train travel can be a welcome break from the hassles of driving or, for those who don’t own a car, it’s a convenient way of getting from A to B. But train fares aren’t cheap and they’re expected to rise a further 3.5% in 2019.

You’ve probably spent hours discussing the meaning of life, chuckled at the thought of your favourite pastimes, and shared details about yourself you never thought you would. And, while our friends may frustrate us at times, you’ve come to the conclusion that you couldn’t live without them.

The idea of staying at a youth hostel might make you shudder in horror. Aren’t they just for teenagers and students: stark, dormitory-type buildings with strict wardens, sleeping bags and chores to do? Think again.