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Recipe: Could this be the ultimate vegan Christmas dinner?

22 December 2023
Recipe: Could this be the ultimate vegan Christmas dinner?

Recipe: Could this be the ultimate vegan Christmas dinner?

22 December 2023

Cambridge plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for Christmas: nut roast pie


Fashion: A stylist’s hacks for effortless holiday dressing

22 December 2023
Fashion: A stylist’s hacks for effortless holiday dressing

Fashion: A stylist’s hacks for effortless holiday dressing

22 December 2023

Cambridge-based stylist Maggie Devine shares her top tips for elegant - and effortless - holiday dressing


Christmas: Get your spare room ready for festive guests

22 December 2023
Christmas: Get your spare room ready for festive guests

Christmas: Get your spare room ready for festive guests

22 December 2023

Expecting houseguests this Christmas? Cambridge designer Emma Downie shares her top tips to spruce up your guest room


Finding Joy: How venturing out of your comfort bubble can enhance your life

17 December 2023
Finding Joy: How venturing out of your comfort bubble can enhance your life

Finding Joy: How venturing out of your comfort bubble can enhance your life

17 December 2023

Kinesiology practitioner Antonia Beamish explains how embracing our authentic selves boosts our self-esteem immeasurably


Wellbeing: Scrap the New Year’s Resolutions and learn to love yourself

16 December 2023
Wellbeing: Scrap the New Year’s Resolutions and learn to love yourself

Wellbeing: Scrap the New Year’s Resolutions and learn to love yourself

16 December 2023

Columnist and life coach Hayley Scott Summer urges you to love yourself as you are right now


Fit Bits: How Louise King puts a spring in her step through ((BOUNCE)) classes

12 December 2023
Fit Bits: How Louise King puts a spring in her step through ((BOUNCE)) classes

Fit Bits: How Louise King puts a spring in her step through ((BOUNCE)) classes

12 December 2023

Performed on mini trampolines, ((BOUNCE)) is a brilliant resistance-based exercise that is low-impact on the joints and high-level fun!


Meet the Festive Makers: The Sanity Saviour

11 December 2023
Meet the Festive Makers: The Sanity Saviour

Meet the Festive Makers: The Sanity Saviour

11 December 2023

Ely-based Functional Health Coach Joey Ison shares his hacks for a stress-free Christmas


What’s On: Christmas in Bishop’s Stortford with ice skating, panto and more

04 December 2023
What’s On: Christmas in Bishop’s Stortford with ice skating, panto and more

What’s On: Christmas in Bishop’s Stortford with ice skating, panto and more

04 December 2023

A host of tinsel-topped festive events across Bishop’s Stortford to get you into the seasonal spirit


Inside Story: Putting the tree up? Be inspired by these decor trends

30 November 2023
Inside Story: Putting the tree up? Be inspired by these decor trends

Inside Story: Putting the tree up? Be inspired by these decor trends

30 November 2023

Inspired by everything from the natural world to Christmases past, Cambridge designer Georgina Robertson shares her top festive trends


Recipe: The ultimate winter-warmer soup – and it’s vegan

24 November 2023
Recipe: The ultimate winter-warmer soup – and it’s vegan

Recipe: The ultimate winter-warmer soup – and it’s vegan

24 November 2023

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for November: pea and potato soup


Fit Bits: Jane Hart helps individuals and businesses prioritise wellbeing

21 November 2023
Fit Bits: Jane Hart helps individuals and businesses prioritise wellbeing

Fit Bits: Jane Hart helps individuals and businesses prioritise wellbeing

21 November 2023

Meet personal trainer Jane Hart – co-founder of online platform GetMeFit, dedicated to prioritising fitness and wellbeing


Column: Adventurer Chris Howard on the glorious challenges of being a Dad

16 November 2023
Column: Adventurer Chris Howard on the glorious challenges of being a Dad

Column: Adventurer Chris Howard on the glorious challenges of being a Dad

16 November 2023

Meet our new parenting columnist, Cambridge-born adventurer Chris Howard, who charts his journey as a Dad to three ‘lionesses’


Wellbeing: How to embrace the opportunities autumn brings

16 November 2023
Wellbeing: How to embrace the opportunities autumn brings

Wellbeing: How to embrace the opportunities autumn brings

16 November 2023

Autumn is a great chance to wipe the slate clean and harness new exciting opportunities, says life coach Karl Williams


Five of the Best: Cambridge desserts for National Pud Day

10 November 2023
Five of the Best: Cambridge desserts for National Pud Day

Five of the Best: Cambridge desserts for National Pud Day

10 November 2023

It’s National Pudding Day. An excuse, if she needed one, for Cambridge Food Blog’s Gracie Mills to seek out five of the city’s sweetest treats. . .


Good Cooking: Cambridge chef shares the perfect plant paella

24 October 2023
Good Cooking: Cambridge chef shares the perfect plant paella

Good Cooking: Cambridge chef shares the perfect plant paella

24 October 2023

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares the perfect plant-based paella


Interiors: Cosy up for autumn with these inspired design ideas

10 October 2023
Interiors: Cosy up for autumn with these inspired design ideas

Interiors: Cosy up for autumn with these inspired design ideas

10 October 2023

Autumn’s arrival calls for cosy interiors. Bury St Edmunds design expert Jane Cappleman talks palettes, patterns and artful accessorising


Wellbeing: Kinesiologist Antonia Beamish on how to feel aligned

09 October 2023
Wellbeing: Kinesiologist Antonia Beamish on how to feel aligned

Wellbeing: Kinesiologist Antonia Beamish on how to feel aligned

09 October 2023

In this month’s Finding Joy column, Antonia Beamish looks at how we can feel more centred


Wine o’Clock: Is this the world’s greatest grape?

08 October 2023
Wine o’Clock: Is this the world’s greatest grape?

Wine o’Clock: Is this the world’s greatest grape?

08 October 2023

Velvet’s wine columnist Giles Luckett raises a glass to “the finest red wine grape on the planet”. . .


Coffee Week: 10 top Cambridge coffee shops to visit now

26 September 2023
Coffee Week: 10 top Cambridge coffee shops to visit now

Coffee Week: 10 top Cambridge coffee shops to visit now

26 September 2023

It’s both International Coffee Day and National Coffee Week this month. Velvet’s Amelia Gargiulo raises a mug to 10 of Cambridge’s best coffee shops


Fit Bits: Ballet school owner Jill Bridger on the joy of teaching dance

26 September 2023
Fit Bits: Ballet school owner Jill Bridger on the joy of teaching dance

Fit Bits: Ballet school owner Jill Bridger on the joy of teaching dance

26 September 2023

Having run her own ballet school for 35 years, Jill Bridger explains why teaching dance is so fulfilling