Building on beauty

It's been noted that even during economic downturns, shoppers will still treat themselves to little luxuries – such as a new lipstick – to cheer themselves up. In fact, Beauty's resilience in a recession is one of the reasons why John Lewis has just invested in a multi-million pound refurbishment and expansion of its flagship shop's Beauty Hall – see the results in Building on Beauty.

Also this week, we meet Rob Goldsworthy, Head Riverkeeper at the Partnership's Leckford estate. He gives us an insight into 'the best job in the world' in Tales from the river bank, and there's some good news for British farming in Farming for the future.