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Alice Ryan

Alice Ryan joined Iliffe Media, from Trinity Mirror where she was Head of Magazines & Features for the Cambridge News group, in 2017. Having started her journalism career in news, as a crime reporter, she moved into magazines and features more than a decade ago and is now senior editor of Velvet, the monthly lifestyle magazine for Cambridge and West Suffolk.

Food & Drink Awards: It’s time to meet your Suffolk winners. . .

13 June 2025
Food & Drink Awards: It’s time to meet your Suffolk winners. . .

Food & Drink Awards: It’s time to meet your Suffolk winners. . .

13 June 2025

Nominated by the public and judged by industry experts, it’s time to meet the winners of our 2025 Suffolk Food & Drink Awards


Cambridge Pride: Join the parade – and the party – this weekend

13 June 2025
Cambridge Pride: Join the parade – and the party – this weekend

Cambridge Pride: Join the parade – and the party – this weekend

13 June 2025

Cambridge Pride stages its second city-central parade tomorrow (Saturday, June 14), as part of a day of both celebration and solidarity


Win: A night for two at a Chestnut pub of your choice – worth £200!

06 June 2025
Win: A night for two at a Chestnut pub of your choice – worth £200!

Win: A night for two at a Chestnut pub of your choice – worth £200!

06 June 2025

Fancy a summer staycation? You could win a night at one of Chestnut’s pubs-with-rooms – worth more than £200


Weekend: Wavy Markets brings top shopping and party vibes to Folk Suffolk

06 June 2025
Weekend: Wavy Markets brings top shopping and party vibes to Folk Suffolk

Weekend: Wavy Markets brings top shopping and party vibes to Folk Suffolk

06 June 2025

Weekend plans? Wavy Markets brings brilliant designers, makers, producers and street food to Folk Suffolk this Sunday


Opening: Bamboo Sky brings Thai cuisine and botanical brews to Bourn

06 June 2025
Opening: Bamboo Sky brings Thai cuisine and botanical brews to Bourn

Opening: Bamboo Sky brings Thai cuisine and botanical brews to Bourn

06 June 2025

Cambridgeshire’s first ‘botanical brew house’ is coming to Bourn this summer – along with top Thai food


Win: A summer bouquet – worth £75! – from Royston florist Bloom

06 June 2025
Win: A summer bouquet – worth £75! – from Royston florist Bloom

Win: A summer bouquet – worth £75! – from Royston florist Bloom

06 June 2025

Read on for your chance to win a stunning summer bouquet, courtesy of Royston florist Bloom. . .


Photography: New book TO THE SEA out on World Oceans Day

06 June 2025
Photography: New book TO THE SEA out on World Oceans Day

Photography: New book TO THE SEA out on World Oceans Day

06 June 2025

A photographic ode to the ocean, TO THE SEA is the latest book from Cambridge-based Shutter Hub – and it’s a beauty. . .


Food & Drink Awards: Your Suffolk and Cambs finalists revealed. . .

30 May 2025
Food & Drink Awards: Your Suffolk and Cambs finalists revealed. . .

Food & Drink Awards: Your Suffolk and Cambs finalists revealed. . .

30 May 2025

With nominations for the 2025 Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Food & Drink Awards now closed, say hello to your finalists for both counties. . .


Cover Shoot: Six local drag artists strike a pose for Pride

30 May 2025
Cover Shoot: Six local drag artists strike a pose for Pride

Cover Shoot: Six local drag artists strike a pose for Pride

30 May 2025

It’s giving fashion. . . To mark Pride month, six local drag artists to share a signature look and strike a pose on location in Cambridge


Win: A Discover Experience for two at Suffolk spa Riverhills – worth £320!

30 May 2025
Win: A Discover Experience for two at Suffolk spa Riverhills – worth £320!

Win: A Discover Experience for two at Suffolk spa Riverhills – worth £320!

30 May 2025

To celebrate the reopening of Suffolk spa Riverhills, we’re giving away a luxurious day spa package for two – worth more than £320!


Climate: Making funerals kinder for people and planet

30 May 2025
Climate: Making funerals kinder for people and planet

Climate: Making funerals kinder for people and planet

30 May 2025

Meet the local people helping to make funerals both more personal and more planet-friendly


Win: Want to win a day at Suffolk’s Weavers’ House Spa? Read on. . .

16 May 2025
Win: Want to win a day at Suffolk’s Weavers’ House Spa? Read on. . .

Win: Want to win a day at Suffolk’s Weavers’ House Spa? Read on. . .

16 May 2025

Want to win a spectacular spa day? Cast your vote for Weavers’ House Spa, Lavenham, in the Good Spa Guide Awards and you’re in with a chance. . .


Fashion: Shop preloved for summer with Cambridge pop-up shop Trash Chic

16 May 2025
Fashion: Shop preloved for summer with Cambridge pop-up shop Trash Chic

Fashion: Shop preloved for summer with Cambridge pop-up shop Trash Chic

16 May 2025

Want to perk up your summer wardrobe while being kind to the planet? Make a date for Trash Chic’s summer preloved pop-up


Beauty: Not sure about pastel makeup? Here’s how to wear it well

16 May 2025
Beauty: Not sure about pastel makeup? Here’s how to wear it well

Beauty: Not sure about pastel makeup? Here’s how to wear it well

16 May 2025

Pastels for spring? Groundbreaking. But this year’s influx of pretty pinks and purples come with an icy, frosted edge, writes Alice Ryan


Eating Out: Cambridge flammekueche brand Amelie arrives in Suffolk

16 May 2025
Eating Out: Cambridge flammekueche brand Amelie arrives in Suffolk

Eating Out: Cambridge flammekueche brand Amelie arrives in Suffolk

16 May 2025

Cambridge flammekueche brand Amelie arrives in Suffolk - taking up alfresco residency at Wyken’s The Leaping Hare. . .


Weekend: See the sun – as never before – at Suffolk’s Ickworth Park

09 May 2025
Weekend: See the sun – as never before – at Suffolk’s Ickworth Park

Weekend: See the sun – as never before – at Suffolk’s Ickworth Park

09 May 2025

Visit Suffolk Ickworth Park this weekend and see the sun – up close and personal. . .


Win: A Cambridge-themed home fragrance set – worth £62

09 May 2025
Win: A Cambridge-themed home fragrance set – worth £62

Win: A Cambridge-themed home fragrance set – worth £62

09 May 2025

Win a Cambridge-themed home fragrance set – worth £62 – from the city’s new Home County Co. store. . .


Win: Topaz and gold jewellery from Dower & Hall – worth £483

02 May 2025
Win: Topaz and gold jewellery from Dower & Hall – worth £483

Win: Topaz and gold jewellery from Dower & Hall – worth £483

02 May 2025

We’ve got a white topaz and gold vermeil jewellery set from Dower & Hall to be won – worth £483!


Beauty: Products to make skin the star of the show

02 May 2025
Beauty: Products to make skin the star of the show

Beauty: Products to make skin the star of the show

02 May 2025

Whether you want to achieve a shiny glass or soft-focus finish - both are trending - the trick is to ‘backend’ your beauty routine. Alice Ryan reports


Recipes: Make the ultimate Easter feast

18 April 2025
Recipes: Make the ultimate Easter feast

Recipes: Make the ultimate Easter feast

18 April 2025

Look no further for a crowd-pleaser of an Easter menu: a fresh veggie-filled main and side, followed by a chocolatey bread and butter pud