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Byline: Rosie Millard Yesterday, I was on a London bus going through Camden. Beside me was a woman with a large canvas bag, on which was printed, in big bold [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard We know that clambering on to the property ladder is a colossal struggle for young people today. So how can we give our children, godchildren or grandchildren [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard We know that clambering on to the property ladder is a colossal struggle for young people today. So how can we give our children, godchildren or grandchildren [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard I know, I know. Home improvements, builder negotiations and dust sheets must be among the most stressful experiences of our lives. But it needn't be that way [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard It's been a hot, busy summer. And nowhere more than in those sports clubs and community groups across the country. That have been involved with Join In. [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard At the culmination of its wonderful year as UK City of Culture 2013, Derry-Londonderry is pulling out all the stops to finish with a memorable season. Both [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Following London 2012, the number of people regularly volunteering to help a good cause has risen from 65 per cent to 72 per cent. Nick Hurd, the [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The notion was simple: to continue the fantastic spirit which prevailed during London 2012. How? With a great big celebratory event - not for the athletes but [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The programme next month for Derry-Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013is outstanding. If you visit in August, you will gain an immersion in a wealth of wonderful [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard 'Mondays and Tuesdays are full training days, Wednesday is my half training day, Thursday to Saturday are full days and I have Sundays off. That's my usual [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard City of Culture 2013 celebrations are booming across Derry-Londonderry next month and in August, taking advantage of the summer and visitors to mark this special year. Highlights [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Ireland in the height of summer is always lovely - and this year, with a host of arts festivals and The Gathering events taking place from the [...]

Byline: Rosie Millards At the height of summer, Derry-Londonderry City of Culture is positively alive with wonderful events which, in particular, celebrate the city's heritage. There's the celebration of Colmcille, [...]

Byline: ROSIE MILLARD The finish line is always at the forefront of a marathon runner's mind. The thought of it sustains us through the lonely months of training, those grim [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Ireland will be the setting for a host of wonderful happenings in the Gathering this summer. Late May and early June are simply bursting with ideas and [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Without question this is the jewel in the English Heritage crown: Stonehenge is 5,000 years old, a thing of magic and mystery and a world-famous attraction, which [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The cavernous Riding House, with its magnificent roof and viewing galleries, was built at Bolsover Castle during the 1630s. It is now among the finest surviving indoor [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Now mainly in ruins, Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden is most famous as the former home of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and the great love of [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The whole of Ireland is getting into a country-wide Gathering this year, featuring ebullient festivals and very special events right across the island. Villages, towns and cities [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The city is 400 years old; the celebrations are brand new. Derry-Londonderry, which has been awarded UK City of Culture 2013, is embarking on a year of [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Week 5: a sound investment Rosie Millard knows all about transforming a wreck into a dream home I bought a wreck. Not once, but twice. Each time, [...]

Byline: by Rosie Millard Marylebone is bustling with independent boutiques, bistros and bookshops - and it's just a short stroll from its elegant streets to the city's finest museums and [...]

Byline: by Rosie Millard My first home was in Libya. My father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and we were always travelling. I was born in 1950 so [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard You're looking to buy your first home. If you tell people this, many will pull long faces, say you are about to experience horrendous levels of stress, [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard, Harry Wallop and Daisy Bridgewater 'Everything about Jessica is cool, especially the six pack' IF YOU are one in a family of four children, you have to [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard How would you sum up Jamie Oliver in wallpaper and furniture? Mark Leib and Emma Freed are the leading lights of Blacksheep, the creative team responsible for [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Songwriter, actor and founder of Spandau Ballet, Bloomsburybased Gary Kemp, 52, talks teapots, tiles and outdoor toilets I grew up in a rented, single-floor flat in Rotherfield [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard I am sitting opposite Alberto Alessi in the inner sanctum of the Alessi HQ in Crusinallo, Piedmont. On either side of us stretches a desk 30ft long. [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Sometimes doing things differently is just what you need on a family holiday. Forsaking modern luxuries can be a positive, bonding experience – at least that's what [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The United States government advises Americans on subjects to pick for their New Year's resolutions. Aside from dieting and giving up smoking, one perennial favourite is fixing [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard What sort of Christmas decorations are you dreaming of this year? Retro or avantgarde? Child–centred or urbane? Maximalist or homespun? Here is our guide to decorating your [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard With just three weeks to go, it's time to start getting excited about decking the halls and choosing a turkey. What's more, Christmas welcomes DIY zeal. Unless [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard A staircase is often the last thing people think of, but it can make a huge difference to a house. When stairs are done properly, they instantly [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard You think you know about Sir Paul Smith, fashion supremo. He's the man who makes the suits with the beautifully cut clean lines, with the simple but [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard A couple of months ago I wrote about Barbara Elsmore, a reader from Hampshire who saved a fortune on her kitchen with a few simple DIY techniques. [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard's I am about to take a dose of my own medicine. Rather than making pronouncements from my kitchen swing – an accessory so many readers seem to [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard A new one says more about you than your bedroom, may well cost more than your car and could give a fighter jet a run for its [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The first house I remember was 123 Warmingham Road in Crewe. It was a tiny cottage and we lived there with my grandparents during the war. To [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Do you hanker after a chair–andcoat–stand combo, a chandelier made from 16 desk lamps or a block of foam masquerading as a hayrick? If so, your prayers [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Which room is the current must–have for the best houses – a marble bathroom, a restaurant–quality kitchen or an opulent bedroom? None of the above, it seems. [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard There is no question that wallpaper can add a touch of class to a room. Equally, however, there is no doubting that it can be a tremendous [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard My pronouncements about taste, kitchen worktops, indoor swings and the like have inspired many readers to respond with descriptions of their own kitchens. Barbara Elsmore has sent [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard Afriend of mine has just celebrated her 40th birthday. 'I'm nearly 60,' she says. What do you mean? I ask. Most of us think you are still [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard A–level results are just around the corner, which means that parents across the country will soon have to face the dreaded moment when their little darlings head [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard This summer, whether we go to Cornwall or Cairo, I can guarantee that on the morning of departure, the following scene will be played out by my [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard When I was young, people used to speak in hushed tones about 'taste', as if it were a matter of class. Now we are all supposed to [...]

Byline: Rosie Millards There are times when, try as you might, your house disappoints you. You can't put a finger on it, but your home seems to languish under a [...]

Byline: Rosie Millards Few objects are as undeservedly popular as Vladimir Tretchikoff's Chinese Girl, or The Green Lady. Dating from 1950, this piece of art has long been a fixture [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard My eight–year–old daughter and I are up to book five of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is a comforting bedtime read. Not [...]

Byline: Rosie Millard The age and status of my elderly parents (79 and 80) fascinates my children. 'What do they do all day?' they ask, conjuring up a picture of [...]