Allotment waiting list shrinks as the council opens 120 new plots in Eastmoor
Some residents had waited more than four years for a plot; new half-size plots and shared beds are helping beginners get started.
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Busy bees among purple blooms
Bumblebees landing on asters in the autumn sun gathered nectar from flower to flower.
Millbrook's community orchard harvest day: apple pressing and grafting lessons
Around 600 people came to pick, press and learn at the Millbrook community orchard at the weekend, leaving with juice, saplings and the beginnings of a new skill.