It’s the day of the year when soaring numbers of people are looking to buy a home. For many, logging onto Rightmove on Boxing Day will be as important as tucking into the leftovers and getting in early for the High Street sales. Experts say we gravitate towards Rightmove and other property platforms as our mind begins to turn towards New Year aspirations.

Our mental health expert has issued her advice on how to avoid feeling lonely during the festive season.

Tucked away between Briggate and Lands Lane in cobbled Swan Street is one of the city’s hidden gems. What may come to mind immediately is the City Varieties – the famous music hall and the oldest working theatre in the country – but this theatre would not have existed without the landlord of the White Swan in the mid-1800s.

Amy J Payne will never forget having dinner on the romantic island of Ischia. “My boyfriend and I were on holiday on this romantic Italian island and had just had a fabulous meal of fresh fish, salad, fruit and a delicious dessert. After the meal he suggested we go down to the beach.

Anne Hegerty sees food as a “treat” and “not just something to fuel the body with”. Known as The Governess in ITV’s The Chase, this Christmas Anne will once again be in pantomime this year, playing Fairy Rose The Good Fairy in Beauty and the Beast at Scarborough Spa Theatre.

The team at a North Yorkshire whisky distillery is celebrating after being named one of the top 50 spirits producers in the world. Hunmanby Single Estate, single malt whisky distillery, Spirit of Yorkshire, was awarded the accolade by the IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Competition) on account of its consistent quality, excellence and success in the last three competitions.

With statistics showing over two in five Brits have felt stressed during the festive season, I have put together a plan to help people cope with the additional pressures the season brings. Despite it being such a happy and exciting time for most, one in four of us have said we struggle with anxiety or depression at this time of year.

With Christmas fast approaching, as the festive light trails return to RHS Gardens and Christmas trees go on sale at RHS Plant Centres, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) shares its definitive guide to choosing and caring for Christmas trees – helping households keep their trees looking fresh, fragrant and full throughout the festive season.

Are you getting caught up in the wild swimming craze? Almost 10,000 people are searching Google for wild swimming every month, and Cumbria is one of the best places in the country for wild swimming locales that feel secluded and untouched by civilisation. “Isn’t it a little late in the year for wild swimming?” we hear you ask – and the answer is absolutely not!

Having driven past dozens of meadows and verges at the side of the country lanes in North Yorkshire this summer, full of colourful wildflowers, we decided to dedicate one of our paddocks to growing wildflowers. The aim is to attract as much wildlife as possible making the paddock a haven for bees, butterflies, birds, insects and other wildlife essential for continuing nature’s work.

If a restaurant is filled with diners on a rainy Monday evening, it indicates high standards of food, ambience, and service; this is the case with The Ivy Asia. Since this opulently styled restaurant opened, it has become the hottest ticket in town to enjoy Pan-Asian classics with a twist, cooked with real passion and presented so beautifully.