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Cracking eggs: Velvet rates this year's Easter treats

10 April 2019
Cracking eggs: Velvet rates this year's Easter treats

Cracking eggs: Velvet rates this year's Easter treats

10 April 2019

From the child-friendly to the seriously grown-up, the Velvet team put a clutch of this year’s Easter eggs to the taste test


Dare to Bare: Bare-faced beauty is having a moment

01 April 2019
Dare to Bare: Bare-faced beauty is having a moment

Dare to Bare: Bare-faced beauty is having a moment

01 April 2019

As bare-faced beauty makes a comeback, we find out how to master the art.


Homes: Luxury living at Highfields Prior

01 April 2019
Homes: Luxury living at Highfields Prior

Homes: Luxury living at Highfields Prior

01 April 2019

Highfields Prior is a development of luxury 3, 4 and 5-bedroom homes in an exceptional Cambridgeshire location, as developer Cannon Kirk tells Velvet


Win It: This month's competition is a gem.

26 March 2019
Win It: This month's competition is a gem.

Win It: This month's competition is a gem.

26 March 2019

We’ve teamed up with Links of London to give away two pieces of stunning sterling silver jewellery


Angel + Blume's Cate Burren shares her love of books

23 March 2019
Angel + Blume's Cate Burren shares her love of books

Angel + Blume's Cate Burren shares her love of books

23 March 2019

Cate Burren, of Angel + Blume Interior Design in Cambridge, says well-shelved books help make a house a home


Heavenly scents: the Penhaligon's story

23 March 2019
Heavenly scents: the Penhaligon's story

Heavenly scents: the Penhaligon's story

23 March 2019

Great British fragrance brand Penhaligon’s inspires devotion. Once sniffed, its scents are never forgotten, writes Alice Ryan


Interview: Russell Kane is more than a stand-up

23 March 2019
Interview: Russell Kane is more than a stand-up

Interview: Russell Kane is more than a stand-up

23 March 2019

Kane is very able, as Velvet discovers


An a-moo-sing event for all

23 March 2019
An a-moo-sing event for all

An a-moo-sing event for all

23 March 2019

Cows about Cambridge is a 10-week public art trail and Velvet is udderly hooked


The Wright stuff

23 March 2019
The Wright stuff

The Wright stuff

23 March 2019

Founder Adam Wright tells Velvet why he loves bringing people together over good food.


Hole in the Wall reopens

23 March 2019
Hole in the Wall reopens

Hole in the Wall reopens

23 March 2019

The Hole in the Wall has exciting news, as Velvet discovers


Sculpture: Meet Nicole Farhi, the head girl

22 March 2019
Sculpture: Meet Nicole Farhi, the head girl

Sculpture: Meet Nicole Farhi, the head girl

22 March 2019

Fashion designer Nicole Farhi is turning heads with a new exhibition . . .


Meet the wonder women . . .

22 March 2019
Meet the wonder women . . .

Meet the wonder women . . .

22 March 2019

From politicians to TV presenters to sports stars, the latest exhibition at Newmarket’s Palace House celebrates women


Wining & Dining with Rory McGrath

22 March 2019
Wining & Dining with Rory McGrath

Wining & Dining with Rory McGrath

22 March 2019

Tim Hayward – food writer, Radio 4 regular and owner of Fitzbillies in Cambridge - meets Rory McGrath for coffee and cake


Mama Said: My Mother's Day wish list

22 March 2019
Mama Said: My Mother's Day wish list

Mama Said: My Mother's Day wish list

22 March 2019

Velvet’s Emily Martin - working mum of Girl, aged 5, and Boy, 1 – wants more than a bunch of daffs


Over the Rainbow: in the studio with Saffron Walden's Amanda Banham

22 March 2019
Over the Rainbow: in the studio with Saffron Walden's Amanda Banham

Over the Rainbow: in the studio with Saffron Walden's Amanda Banham

22 March 2019

Amanda Banham runs Clay Club from her home studio in Saffron Walden


The art of craft: Velvet meets Cambrolino's Clare Sutcliffe

22 March 2019
The art of craft: Velvet meets Cambrolino's Clare Sutcliffe

The art of craft: Velvet meets Cambrolino's Clare Sutcliffe

22 March 2019

Within three months of launching Cambrolino, Cambridge’s Clare Sutcliffe was invited to show and sell her wares at Kettle’s Yard


China in your hand: meet Cambridge potter Katharina Klug

22 March 2019
China in your hand: meet Cambridge potter Katharina Klug

China in your hand: meet Cambridge potter Katharina Klug

22 March 2019

Katharina Klug’s porcelain pieces are equal parts elegant and joyful


Check out the styles at Ely's King's Row development

22 March 2019
Check out the styles at Ely's King's Row development

Check out the styles at Ely's King's Row development

22 March 2019

Ely’s King’s Row is a triumph of architecture, build and interior design, as Alice Ryan finds out


Recovery plan: post-pregnancy fitness tips

22 March 2019
Recovery plan: post-pregnancy fitness tips

Recovery plan: post-pregnancy fitness tips

22 March 2019

Pre and post-natal fitness specialist Amber Brammah talks about recovery from C-section


Fitness: How do I stay on track?

22 March 2019
Fitness: How do I stay on track?

Fitness: How do I stay on track?

22 March 2019

If you vowed to get fit in 2019 but your resolve is waning, Matthew Hickey has some words of encouragement