When ash dieback first arrived in Britain, in 2012, an emergency COBRA meeting was formed. The disease has since spread rampantly across the countryside, but there is still hope.

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.

David Atkinson takes a whistlestop tour to track down the community spirit of Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Prestbury ...