COOKERY courses are hugely popular and a local cookery school can help if you need to perfect your vegetarian dishes.

The Cordon Vert Cookery School -- just down the motorway near Altrincham, Cheshire -- has a huge range of courses to suit every cook, from the beginner to the would-be professional chef.

There is everything from gourmet meals to quick and easy dishes and even the chance to cook for your partner and let him, or her, join you in the evening, at the school, for a candlelit dinner.

The flagship course is the Cordon Vert Diploma.

Courses, including full weekend sessions with accommodation, vary in price and for more information ring Lyn Weller on 0161 925 2014.