Everyone likes to look good. OK, you may not have time to spend hours in front of the mirror in the morning or you may not care to. You may not even need to – in which case, lucky you! But if you’re comfortable with how you look, even if it’s enough for you just to have clear skin and sparkling eyes, you are going to feel better.

Eating healthily and staying fit gets harder to achieve as the weather gets nastier and the days grow shorter but check out our suggestions for autumn exercise programmes and try out our recipes for a nutritious but still ever-so-delicious family supper. We’ve got local stories as well as a constantly changing news feed from the NHS to keep you up to date on topical health issues that affect the whole family.

As the sun heads on down south for the winter we can suggest ways of keeping that tanned, glowing look that won’t require you to take a flight to Barbados (nice as that would be just at the moment). And if your feet are feeling tired and constricted now that they have had to squeeze back into those sensible shoes or wet-weather wellies why not go fishing – no, not a chilly day out on The Embankment but a relaxing, reviving Gara Rufa spa fish pedicure!

From deciding on a new hair style to searching out the best gym membership deal Bedfordshire on Sunday's online Health and Beauty pages are packed with essential information to help you get fit, eat well, live life to the full and look great.