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I've been a motoring journalist for most of my working life, so keeping on top of the latest automotive news is a big part of my day. I'm also a motorhome fanatic, and I love spending time on narrowboats, so magazines are a wonderful way of exploring those passions. I use magazines to learn more about the countryside, as I'm passionate about rural affairs.
I could sit for hours with a copy of BBC Countryfile magazine , and Farmers Guardian is one of my guilty pleasures. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Derry Journal, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The trouble is, magazines are expensive.
Take the current crop of car magazines I'm hooked on, for example. A weekly copy of Auto Express costs £4.50, and I do like to thumb through Autocar , but that's £4.
75 per week. Top Gear Magazine has always been my monthly favourite, and that's £5.99.
I'd hate to stop reading the wonderful Evo magazine but that's £6.50 per month and that's before I occasionally treat myself to a copy of Octane, which is £5.99.
Motorhome magazines cost a similar amount, while the superb Waterways World is a fiver. Countryfile Magazine costs £5.99 and even Farmers Guardian sets me back £4.
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