A look at some of the highlights of the August 2016 issue of Cheshire Life

Great British Life: Competing in the International ArenaCompeting in the International Arena (Image: Archant)

County life

Readers’ photos - Are you in the frame?

Forever Unique - Seema’s more than just a ‘Housewife’

Fabulous festivals - Cheshire’s ready to party

Great British Life: The East Cheshire Pony Club team; Zoe Hill on Benny, Megan Tickle on Enzo, Emma Walton on Noggin, Dan Agnew on Polly and Grace Wellings on MaddieThe East Cheshire Pony Club team; Zoe Hill on Benny, Megan Tickle on Enzo, Emma Walton on Noggin, Dan Agnew on Polly and Grace Wellings on Maddie (Image: Archant)

Welcome to Jose and Pep - A guide to enjoying our county

Reasons to cheer in Rio - Our athletes in the Olympics

Tender loving care - A therapeutic garden in Leighton

Woodford walk - A ramble around the aero site

Great British Life: Seema MalhotraSeema Malhotra (Image: Archant)

Nostalgia - Charles Dickens’ Winsford connection

Knutsford - It’s a write-on kind of town

Homes and Interiors

Great British Life: Knutsford Market signKnutsford Market sign (Image: Archant)

Through the keyhole - A designer’s home in Knutsford

Dream home - An irresistible home for sale

Antiques - News from the region’s sales rooms

Great British Life: Slow braised short rib and roast fillet of beef with textures of onion, pomme dauphine and Wirral watercressSlow braised short rib and roast fillet of beef with textures of onion, pomme dauphine and Wirral watercress (Image: Archant)

Food & Drink

Cheshire Life Food & Drink Awards: The winners are announced

Restaurants Reviews in Alderley Edge and Hawk Green

Cheshire Life event - Ladies’ lunch at the Grosvenor Pulford

Fashion & Beauty

Chill-out style - Festival fashion

Off the rails - Janet Reeder’s picks

Armand Beasley - How to glow prettily

Chester Life

Chester - Storyhouse and other exciting tales

Conservation skill – - The stained glass experts

Skin deep - eauty salon review