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Fresh figs are coming to market now and when perfectly ripe need nothing more than a gentle trickle of honey or a crumbling of blue cheese to accompany them

There are several theories behind why figs are linked with Palm Sunday Paula McIntyre

Fresh assorted vegetables in boxes on farmer's market

In an ideal world I’d cut right back on the meat and focus on the vegetables Paula McIntyre

Fresh figs

Palm Sunday is a day steeped in food traditions from figs to peas By The Newsroom

Kathleen Verner, WI Federation Vice Chairman and Heather Adamson, WI Balmoral Show Sub Committee Chairman, celebrate the WI’s 90th Anniversary and their return to Balmoral Show 2022.

Women’s Institute to celebrate 90th anniversary during this year’s Balmoral Show Joanne Knox

A view of the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock, some of the holiest sites for for Jews and Muslims, is seen in Jerusalem's Old City, from December 2017. Picture: AP Photo/Oded Balilty

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: British troops wounded and Arab leaders’ defiant declarati... Darryl Armitage

Electric paddock fencing with creosote posts.

“Good fences make good neighbours” By The Newsroom

Ascension Day, also known as, Holy Thursday, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord or The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, commemorates the moment Jesus ascended into heaven (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when Ascension Day is celebrated - and what it signifies

This is what you need to know about the second May bank holiday (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is everything you need to know about the spring bank holiday 2020 Rhona Shennan

Palm Sunday is an important day on the Christian calendar in the run up to the Easter weekend, marking the start of Holy Week (Photo: Shutterstock)

When is Palm Sunday this year - and what does it signify? Helen Johnson