Stories of a City: Why it’s a crime not to visit Bodies in the Bookshop
21 March 2025
Stories of a City: Why it’s a crime not to visit Bodies in the Bookshop
21 March 2025Next stop on our guided Cambridge city tour? Novelist Susan Grossey is taking us to Bodies in the Bookshop
The Style Story: Spring is cue to cleanse your wardrobe. Here’s how
21 March 2025
The Style Story: Spring is cue to cleanse your wardrobe. Here’s how
21 March 2025Spring’s arrival is cue for a wardrobe cleanse. Here’s how to do it, writes Cambridge stylist Nerys Copping
Waste Not Rowen: Saggy salad leaves? Whip up a pesto
21 March 2025
Waste Not Rowen: Saggy salad leaves? Whip up a pesto
21 March 2025Bag of sad salad leaves in the fridge? Turn them into a peppy pesto, writes food sustainability advocate Waste Not Rowen
Town Meets Gown: New columnist Dr Julia Johnson on the pursuit of sparkle
20 March 2025
Town Meets Gown: New columnist Dr Julia Johnson on the pursuit of sparkle
20 March 2025At home, she’s Town; at work, she’s Gown. In her new column, academic Dr Julia Johnson reflects on Cambridge life and our times. . .
Soul Sanctuary: Columnist Heemali Inamdar ponders the elusiveness of sleep
13 March 2025
Soul Sanctuary: Columnist Heemali Inamdar ponders the elusiveness of sleep
13 March 2025It’s hailed as the key to wellbeing, but just how do we achieve an optimum level of good sleep? Heemali Inamdar has a few ideas
Column: How do you eat yours? A Boy Called Dad’s Chris Howard talks pancakes
04 March 2025
Column: How do you eat yours? A Boy Called Dad’s Chris Howard talks pancakes
04 March 2025Coast-walking dad, Chris Howard, emerges from a cloud of flour and a dousing of syrup to discuss the perils of pancake making with his three daughters
Stories of a City: The Cambridge tour continues. Off to Garret Hostel Lane. . .
28 February 2025
Stories of a City: The Cambridge tour continues. Off to Garret Hostel Lane. . .
28 February 2025Our monthly Cambridge tour – guided by novelist Susan Grossey – continues with a trip to Garret Hostel Lane. To the river. . .
The Style Story: The staples every wardrobe needs
21 February 2025
The Style Story: The staples every wardrobe needs
21 February 2025In her first column for Velvet, Cambridge stylist and personal shopper Nerys Copping talks wardrobe staples
National Storytelling Week: Chris Howard discusses reading with his cubs
18 February 2025
National Storytelling Week: Chris Howard discusses reading with his cubs
18 February 2025Storytelling is so important to share with our children says book-loving adventurer and dad-of-three Chris Howard
Five Global Flavours: One Two Culinary Stew shares Cambridge’s best sandwiches
14 February 2025
Five Global Flavours: One Two Culinary Stew shares Cambridge’s best sandwiches
14 February 2025One Two Culinary Stew’s Pina finds five of the city’s best sandwiches – each inspired by a different (and delicious) food culture. . .
Valentine’s Day: Five of our area’s most romantic places
12 February 2025
Valentine’s Day: Five of our area’s most romantic places
12 February 2025Think romance is dead? These five Cambridge destinations can't fail to make you feel the love, writes Sophie Bishop
Wellbeing: Why love should start from within this Valentine’s month
06 February 2025
Wellbeing: Why love should start from within this Valentine’s month
06 February 2025Our new columnist, life coach Gemma Brown offers three ways you can cultivate self-love from letter writing to reframing your inner voice
Out & About: The best snowdrop displays in Cambridge and Suffolk
31 January 2025
Out & About: The best snowdrop displays in Cambridge and Suffolk
31 January 2025It’s snowdrop season: winter is officially on its way out. . . Here’s where best to see the bulbs in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk
Homes & Gardens: Top five houseplants to make you happy
23 January 2025
Homes & Gardens: Top five houseplants to make you happy
23 January 2025To celebrate National Houseplant Week, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor recommends five houseplants to lift both rooms and mood
Cooking the Seasons: It’s time for root veg to take centre-plate
17 January 2025
Cooking the Seasons: It’s time for root veg to take centre-plate
17 January 2025Don’t let their humble appearance fool you: root veg are the stars of the culinary show in mid-winter. Bury chef Waste Not Rowen gets cooking
Experience: Rowing for beginners? Sign us up. . .
17 January 2025
Experience: Rowing for beginners? Sign us up. . .
17 January 2025POV: you’ve lived in Cambridge for eight years and have never rowed a stroke. . . until now. Velvet throws Riadh Falvo in at the deep end
Wellbeing: Columnist Melanie Davies offers tips to combat SAD and brighten your day
13 January 2025
Wellbeing: Columnist Melanie Davies offers tips to combat SAD and brighten your day
13 January 2025From dopamine dressing to daytime walks, here’s how to find the light in one of the darkest months
A Boy Called Dad: Do children hold the key to beating January blues?
10 January 2025
A Boy Called Dad: Do children hold the key to beating January blues?
10 January 2025Cambridge dad-of-three Chris Howard says we should learn a few lessons from our children to find the joy in January
Style.Devine: How to master the art of dopamine dressing
03 January 2025
Style.Devine: How to master the art of dopamine dressing
03 January 2025Bringing colour into your wardrobe can be genuinely uplifting, as Cambridge-based stylist Maggie Devine explains
Decluttering: Cambridge expert Elizabeth Catchpole’s top home organising tips
03 January 2025
Decluttering: Cambridge expert Elizabeth Catchpole’s top home organising tips
03 January 2025Cambridgeshire and Suffolk home organiser Elizabeth Catchpole shares her top tips for making sense of your space this New Year
