Christmas: Make dates for these great Cambridge shopping events
10 November 2023
Christmas: Make dates for these great Cambridge shopping events
10 November 2023Need to get going on your Christmas gift list? These Cambridge markets and pop-up shop are the perfect places to start. . .
Beauty: Looking for a beauty advent? Here’s nine of the best
27 October 2023
Beauty: Looking for a beauty advent? Here’s nine of the best
27 October 2023The beauty advent calendar is a blissful addition to the Christmas countdown. Velvet rounds up nine of this year’s best buys
Weddings: Retro styling at its finest in this Copper and Bloom photoshoot
31 August 2023
Weddings: Retro styling at its finest in this Copper and Bloom photoshoot
31 August 2023Lodge Farm in Fulbourn is transformed into a wedding wonderland in this retro-inspired photoshoot
Wellbeing: Hair SOS? Cambridge Trichology can help
17 February 2023
Wellbeing: Hair SOS? Cambridge Trichology can help
17 February 2023Her own experience of hair loss inspired Cambridge’s Caroline Yates to train in clinical trichology - and then open her own clinic in the city. . .
Art: Dinky Doors go under hammer for Street Aid
20 January 2023
Art: Dinky Doors go under hammer for Street Aid
20 January 2023Want to own an artwork by ‘Cambridge’s Banksy’? Now’s your chance. . .
Market: Shop and make merry at Stonham Barns
04 November 2022
Market: Shop and make merry at Stonham Barns
04 November 2022This year's Christmas Craft Market at Stowmarket's Stonham Barns Park is set to be the most festive yet, as Velvet discovers
Books: Looking for your next page-turner? Read on
20 October 2022
Books: Looking for your next page-turner? Read on
20 October 2022A J Campbell - a mum-of-three and full-time carer from Stansted - has published four novels in two years, all with page-turning plots. . .
Recipes: Top three booze-free cocktails for summer
27 August 2022
Recipes: Top three booze-free cocktails for summer
27 August 2022Raise a glass to the August Bank Holiday - with a trio of cocktails full of flavour but free from booze, courtesy of Seedlip
Recipes: Best ever burger and chips - but vegan
23 August 2022
Recipes: Best ever burger and chips - but vegan
23 August 2022What could be better than a juicy burger in a squishy bun with a side of crispy chips? All the above, but vegan. Here’s how to make them. . .
Food: Top five afternoon teas in Cambs and Suffolk
13 August 2022
Food: Top five afternoon teas in Cambs and Suffolk
13 August 2022To mark Afternoon Tea Week, Velvet writer Claudia Goodman recommends five top spots to take tea in both Cambridgeshire and Suffolk
Recipes: Dine alfresco the Mediterranean way
08 August 2022
Recipes: Dine alfresco the Mediterranean way
08 August 2022Read on to download a *free* recipe book filled with delicious Italian-inspired dishes ideal for alfresco dining. . .
School Holiday: Head for Histon's new Kidstonfest
03 August 2022
School Holiday: Head for Histon's new Kidstonfest
03 August 2022Need a new way to entertain your school-agers this summer? Make a date for Kidstonfest, the new Histon festival run for kids - by kids!
Books: Warboys witches spark new Dawson novel
26 July 2022
Books: Warboys witches spark new Dawson novel
26 July 2022What her many fans have avidly been waiting for – the new Jill Dawson, The Bewitching, is in bookshops now. Here Jill talks to Velvet’s Sarah Ingram
Diary Dates: This month’s hottest tickets
24 July 2022
Diary Dates: This month’s hottest tickets
24 July 2022The cultural calendar is filling up nicely for summer across both Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. Here are four of Velvet’s top things to do
Tried & Tested: Summer's best pre-packed hampers
14 July 2022
Tried & Tested: Summer's best pre-packed hampers
14 July 2022To celebrate picnic season, we’ve teamed up with our friends at The Food Marketing Experts to put six posh pre-order hampers through their paces
Style Awards: Meet the July Festival best-dressed
08 July 2022
Style Awards: Meet the July Festival best-dressed
08 July 2022Velvet, media partner for yesterday's Newmarket’s July Festival Style Awards, recaps the fashion action - and introduces the winners
Cover Shoot: Regal couture in Ely Cathedral
03 June 2022
Cover Shoot: Regal couture in Ely Cathedral
03 June 2022Our Jubilee cover shoot sees contributing fashion editor Rohiny Belani model gowns fit for a Queen from Cambridge haute couture label Bowen Dryden
How To: Make your own Jubilee bunting
29 May 2022
How To: Make your own Jubilee bunting
29 May 2022Fancy making your own Jubilee bunting? Irena Spence, of Cambridge's Sew Knit Craft, shows us how
Fast Food: Meet the new-gen ready meals
16 May 2022
Fast Food: Meet the new-gen ready meals
16 May 2022We teamed up with our friends at Brampton’s The Food Marketing Expert to put four brands to the test
Ad: Top six bars to celebrate World Cocktail Day
05 May 2022
Ad: Top six bars to celebrate World Cocktail Day
05 May 2022It’s World Cocktail Day this month. Velvet spotlights six of the best local places to raise a glass
