Whats On

Next month marks the 50th anniversary of Cambridge Open Studios with the biggest showcase of art yet

This summer’s Newmarket Nights lineup is stellar: book now for Pete Tong, Busted, Becky Hill, JLS, James Arthur and Deacon Blue

Normally found on hospital walls, Quentin Blake illustrations to be unveiled in extraordinary new exhibition in Bury

Tickets to the June 12 event at Grand Arcade – a night of fun, fashion and fundraising in aid of Cambridge Pride - are on sale now

As Birmingham Stage Company prepare to bring Awful Auntie to Cambridge Arts Theatre, David Walliams gives his verdict

Bringing “fun, feathers and fabulous costumes” to the Cambridge stage on June 20, it’s the UK’s longest running burlesque show

From local election coverage to Big Band beats, Cambridge 105 Radio has it covered

Planning a summer staycation? Here are four of the best places to book

However you spend your Cambridge days, spend your nights with Turing Locke

To mark National Pet Month, Velvet finds four of the best local places for you and your dog to dine, stay and play this spring

From canine capers with Clare Balding to ‘Another England’ with MP Caroline Lucas, Cambridge Literary Festival’s eclectic programme unveiled

Judges at the national Newspaper Awards hail the magazine a “stand-out title”

The National Trust’s annual #Blossomwatch season has begun. Here’s where best to see the blooms across Cambridgeshire and Suffolk

To celebrate both English Tourism Week and the Easter holidays, Velvet seeks out the best places local places for families to stay and play

The Easter holidays are sorted - thanks to a packed programme of events taking place at our area’s National Trust properties

Need some gift ideas ahead of Valentine’s Day? From sweet treats to scents and silky pyjamas, we’ve got it covered. . .

MOT fraud can be an enormous problem for everyone who uses the UK’s busy road network. Here’s why. . .

Cambridge author Susan Grossey tells Velvet why the “seamier side” of University life in the late Regency proved an irresistible subject. . .

In her first column for Velvet, Bishop’s Stortford book reviewer Janet Gordon shares the best books to read and games to play this Twixmas

Let’s have a look at upsizing tyres and what you need to be aware of. . .