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Inside Story: How to steal stately-home style

01 February 2023
Inside Story: How to steal stately-home style

Inside Story: How to steal stately-home style

01 February 2023

With stately home style continuing to trend, Georgina Robertson of Cambridge’s COCO Interior Design tells us how to get the look


Five of the Best: Sunday roasts in Cambridge

20 January 2023
Five of the Best: Sunday roasts in Cambridge

Five of the Best: Sunday roasts in Cambridge

20 January 2023

In her latest column, Cambridge Food Blog’s Gracie Mills recommends five of the city’s finest Sunday roasts


Fitness Diaries: Why doing less could achieve more

17 January 2023
Fitness Diaries: Why doing less could achieve more

Fitness Diaries: Why doing less could achieve more

17 January 2023

Amber Brammah, personal trainer and founder of Lovefit, Cambridge, explains how doing less can sometimes be more therapeutic for overall health


Win: A one-to-one with nutritionist Michaella Mazzoni **CLOSED**

13 January 2023
Win: A one-to-one with nutritionist Michaella Mazzoni **CLOSED**

Win: A one-to-one with nutritionist Michaella Mazzoni **CLOSED**

13 January 2023

Win a one-hour appointment – worth £288 – with nutritionist Michaella Mazzoni and achieve optimum wellbeing


Inside Story: Be inspired by 2023's top trends

26 December 2022
Inside Story: Be inspired by 2023's top trends

Inside Story: Be inspired by 2023's top trends

26 December 2022

As we get set for a new year, Georgina Robertson recommends three 2023 trends to bring wellbeing as well as style to your home


Fitness: Easy ways to keep active over Christmas

22 December 2022
Fitness: Easy ways to keep active over Christmas

Fitness: Easy ways to keep active over Christmas

22 December 2022

If you don’t want to be left feeling as stuffed as the Christmas turkey, here’s some tips to stay on track from the founders of FRESH. Ely


Good Cooking: Make a dream vegan Christmas dinner

19 December 2022
Good Cooking: Make a dream vegan Christmas dinner

Good Cooking: Make a dream vegan Christmas dinner

19 December 2022

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for December: mushroom and lentil pie


Cambridge Foodies: Cracking craft ales for Xmas

13 December 2022
Cambridge Foodies: Cracking craft ales for Xmas

Cambridge Foodies: Cracking craft ales for Xmas

13 December 2022

Tis the season to be merry. . . Cambridge Foodies founder Simon Tompkins raises a toast to five of the best locally brewed craft beers


Cheese: Rennet & Rind's guide to the perfect board

09 December 2022
Cheese: Rennet & Rind's guide to the perfect board

Cheese: Rennet & Rind's guide to the perfect board

09 December 2022

The true star of the Christmas Day menu? The cheeseboard. Perry Wakeman, boss of Papworth’s Rennet & Rind, shows us how to compile the perfect board


Five of the Best: Cambridge cocktail bars

02 November 2022
Five of the Best: Cambridge cocktail bars

Five of the Best: Cambridge cocktail bars

02 November 2022

In her latest column for Velvet, Cambridge Food Blog’s Gracie Mills seeks out five of the city’s finest cocktail bars


Real Life: “Love yourself: check your boobs”

20 October 2022
Real Life: “Love yourself: check your boobs”

Real Life: “Love yourself: check your boobs”

20 October 2022

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, GHD is selling new pink styling products and donating £250,000 to the cause. Here's why we should all support


Profile: Bury's Little Jo on the magic of art

18 October 2022
Profile: Bury's Little Jo on the magic of art

Profile: Bury's Little Jo on the magic of art

18 October 2022

Known as ‘Little Jo’, Joanna Graham is an artist from Bury St Edmunds whose work reflects her passionate belief that art can heal and enlighten


Real Life: A Story from Ukraine

08 October 2022
Real Life: A Story from Ukraine

Real Life: A Story from Ukraine

08 October 2022

Jazz singer Sofia Pavlichenko felt her life was like a fairy tale; then, in an instant, the fairy tale was over. She tells Velvet her story


What's On: Need a laugh? Head for the Junction

08 October 2022
What's On: Need a laugh? Head for the Junction

What's On: Need a laugh? Head for the Junction

08 October 2022

We could all use a mood-boost round about. . . now. And we're set to get one, thanks to these three comics, all coming to Cambridge Junction


Cambridge Foodies: Six top dog-friendly pubs

06 October 2022
Cambridge Foodies: Six top dog-friendly pubs

Cambridge Foodies: Six top dog-friendly pubs

06 October 2022

Cambridge Foodies' Simon Tompkins spotlights five of the best local dog walks - all of which feature a stop at a (at least one) dog-friendly pub


Interiors: How to make your house a hygge home

03 October 2022
Interiors: How to make your house a hygge home

Interiors: How to make your house a hygge home

03 October 2022

Ryan Windsor, development director and co-founder of Cambridge architecture firm WindsorPatania, tells us how to make a home a haven this autumn


Recipes: Delicious pumpkin dishes from Gastrono-me

30 September 2022
Recipes: Delicious pumpkin dishes from Gastrono-me

Recipes: Delicious pumpkin dishes from Gastrono-me

30 September 2022

The autumn equinox is cue to cook with pumpkin. Gastrono-me’s Gemma Simmonite shares her recipes for pumpkin spiced muffins and a cockle-warming soup


Inside Story: Turn your home into an autumn haven

23 September 2022
Inside Story: Turn your home into an autumn haven

Inside Story: Turn your home into an autumn haven

23 September 2022

Georgina Robertson, founder of Cambridge’s COCO Interior Design, demonstrates how to take interior design inspiration from autumn’s glory


Fitness Diaries: Learning to think body positive

04 September 2022
Fitness Diaries: Learning to think body positive

Fitness Diaries: Learning to think body positive

04 September 2022

Amber Brammah is a personal trainer and founder of Lovefit, Cambridge. In her latest column for Velvet, she flies the flag for body positivity


Five of the Best: Sandwiches to grab in Cambridge

30 August 2022
Five of the Best: Sandwiches to grab in Cambridge

Five of the Best: Sandwiches to grab in Cambridge

30 August 2022

In her latest column for Velvet, Cambridge Food Blog’s Gracie Mills goes on a quest to find the five finest sandwiches in and around the city. . .