Maddy Fletcher

From Northumberland to the New Forest, the UK has torrents of regional words for rain. Maddy Fletcher meets the man who's found 188 examples

There are only two people lin the country who hand-build nautical compasses. Maddy Fletcher meets the 71-year-old Yorkshireman and his protégé keeping the skill alive

YOU Magazine's book picks for Christmas, from Sophie Kinsella to David Nicholls.

A long train journey, some new knitting needles and an inquisitive mind were all Maddy Fletcher needed to kick-start a craze that has since gone viral. Or did she..?

Awkward silences are part and parcel of the festive dinner table. Luckily there's a new book packed with corking conversation starters guaranteed to break the ice

If you'd like to rest your feet on a hand-finished British sheepskin, there's one man to go to. Maddy Fletcher finds out why customers flock to Richard Sexton's door

Craving some self-care? We've rounded up the best places on the planet for pampering. Don't book before you've read this

In the last six months, I have established a small reputation in the YOU Magazine office as being 'anti Lime Bike'.

A 12-hour rocky ferry ride north of Aberdeen, Lerwick in Shetland is one of Britain's most isolated towns. However, it's anything but remote, as Maddy Fletcher discovers

At the end of last year, a little-known British kitchenware company went into liquidation. Now it's been rescued and superfan Maddy Fletcher couldn't be happier