Real Life: How my house became a home
12 September 2020
Real Life: How my house became a home
12 September 2020For novelist Penny Hancock, there was a silver lining to lockdown: finally falling in love with her Cambridgeshire cottage
Signature Bakes: Master the art of making tarts
09 September 2020 Signature Bakes: Master the art of making tarts
09 September 2020In his September column for Velvet, Cambridge’s Great British Bake Off finalist Ian Cumming shares recipes for a pair of seasonal tarts
The Fitness Diaries: How to reset your regime
01 September 2020 The Fitness Diaries: How to reset your regime
01 September 2020Is it time to reset your fitness goals? Lovefit's Amber Brammah has some ideas on how to get on track
Conscious Living: Want to go zero-waste? Read on
28 August 2020 Conscious Living: Want to go zero-waste? Read on
28 August 2020In her new monthly column, Aksara Inamdar of to Woke Souls shines a light on conscious eating, sustainable living and wellbeing
Food: Denim brands that look good - and do good
04 August 2020 Food: Denim brands that look good - and do good
04 August 2020Personal stylist and shopper Nerys Copping of thestylestory.co.uk spotlights three denim brands that look good and do good, too
Food: Bake Off Ian's recipes for comfort and cheer
11 May 2020 Food: Bake Off Ian's recipes for comfort and cheer
11 May 2020In his first column for Velvet, Cambridge Bake Off finalist Ian Cumming shares a pair of recipes designed to bring ‘comfort and cheer’ to our plates
Fitness: How to stay fit in four walls
01 May 2020 Fitness: How to stay fit in four walls
01 May 2020From using your garden bench for step-ups to doing circuits in your lounge, there’s lots of ways to keep fit during ‘lockdown’ says Amber Brammah
Fitness Question of the Month with Tom Harris
11 April 2020 Fitness Question of the Month with Tom Harris
11 April 2020PT Tom Harris offers some nutritional tips for feeling fit and healthy
The Fitness Diaries: Amber Brammah on the importance of sleep
10 April 2020 The Fitness Diaries: Amber Brammah on the importance of sleep
10 April 2020Amber Brammah is a personal trainer and founder of Lovefit, Cambridge, talks about the importance of sleep
Fact & Fiction: This month's must-reads
01 April 2020 Fact & Fiction: This month's must-reads
01 April 2020Each month, the teams at Cambridge University Press and Heffers select their top fact and fiction titles
Allotment Diary: Spring has arrived in the kitchen. . .
31 March 2020 Allotment Diary: Spring has arrived in the kitchen. . .
31 March 2020Spring has finally sprung. Bringing an influx of fresh fruit and veg, it’s cause for culinary celebration, says Katie Moore of Allotment
Marathon Nan: Jude Clarke is back in the game
04 March 2020 Marathon Nan: Jude Clarke is back in the game
04 March 2020Training is back on track for first-time marathon runner Jude Clarke. All she needs is a few more hours in the day. . .
Down on the Farm: The Gog's Charles Bradford joins the Velvet team
13 February 2020 Down on the Farm: The Gog's Charles Bradford joins the Velvet team
13 February 2020The Gog’s Charles Bradford reflects on his family’s 100 years at Heath Farm - and looks forward to a year of fine food
Garden News: Down to Earth with Robert Barker
11 February 2020 Garden News: Down to Earth with Robert Barker
11 February 2020Don’t be disheartened: signs of spring are starting to appear, if you know where to look, says Cambridge garden designer Robert Barker
Mama Said: How not to do date night
02 February 2020 Mama Said: How not to do date night
02 February 2020Roses are red, violets are blue, Emily Martin is spending Valentine’s night with the kids (probably) and perhaps you are too. . .
Home Front:How to master the art of indoor plants
02 February 2020 Home Front:How to master the art of indoor plants
02 February 2020Cate Burren of Cambridge’s Angel and Blume Interior Design shares her enthusiasm for incorporating flora of all types into our homes
Bar Fly: The Stillery's Tim Blake talks cocktails
31 January 2020 Bar Fly: The Stillery's Tim Blake talks cocktails
31 January 2020Tim Blake - bona fide drinks buff and the brains behind Bury St Edmunds speakeasy The Stillery - gets into the Valentine’s spirit
At the Bar: Raising a glass to the year's finest wines
09 January 2020 At the Bar: Raising a glass to the year's finest wines
09 January 2020Hal Wilson of Cambridge Wine Merchants looks back on 2019’s top vintages - and forward to the fine wines 2020 will bring
Real life: Wake Up Call
07 January 2020 Real life: Wake Up Call
07 January 2020A crisis in her own life prompted Birgit Buenger to do extensive research into something that many of us take for granted - sleep
Mama Said: How terrible *are* 'the twos'?
04 January 2020 Mama Said: How terrible *are* 'the twos'?
04 January 2020As Emily Martin’s baby turns two, she wonders just how terrible can ‘the twos’ be?