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12 Celeb businesses in Glos - go star spotting!Ever wondered what celebs get up to in their spare time? Well, as it happens, several run successful businesses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. We've scouted out the cream of the crop, check out the entrepreneurial stars on your doorstep.
Meet your winners! Muddy Glos & Worcs Awards 2022Your votes have been counted and - drumroll please - the results are in. Here are your Muddy Awards 2022 winners. Go say hi, they're local you know!
8 Stunning flower displays near youFancy wandering through a glorious flower field? Head for one of these dazzling floral pop-ups in Glos & Worcs. From luscious lavender and confetti fields to carpets of sunflowers, dahlias and roses, plan one of these trips in.
Bilbao, Mykonos or Naples? Disney cruises into EuropeThought Disney Cruise Line was all about Miami, Florida and the Bahamas? Here are the coolest destinations for 2023 - and our insider tips on how to maximise the fun while you're in port.
How to nail the perfect picnicThe sun's out - quick, grab the wicker basket! If you're partial to a picnic (I mean, who isn't?) here's some inspo on how to pimp up your al fresco feast - including £500 of free Ocado deliveries (well hello M&S Deli range).

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12 Celeb businesses in Glos – go star spotting!

Ever wondered what celebs get up to in their spare time? Well, as it happens, several run successful businesses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. We’ve scouted out the cream of the crop, check out these entrepreneurial stars on your doorstep.
- 12 Perfect Picnic Spots in Glos & Worcs
  
  Pack your scotch eggs and lashings of ginger beer – we’re heading to these 12 outdoor beauty spots across Glos and Worcs to enjoy lunch al fresco. See where to take your bulging wicker basket this month.
- Insider guide: 11 best indie sipping spots
  
  Love a sundowner in the sunshine? Cheltenham and Gloucester have put themselves firmly on the map for top class taprooms, distilleries and artisan tipple-ries. Check out our insider guide to the best places to take your tankard this summer.

Culture

Six shiny new things to watch on TV this week

A new series of The Umbrella Academy, how to make the most of Glastonbury from your sofa, feel-good comedy… Here’s this week’s ultimate guide to staying in.
- Pass the remote! 7 great things to watch this week
  
  Fancy something to settle down with? Hey, we all need a bit of me-time. From a sultry new Tudor drama to quirky Netflix comedies, don’t miss Muddy’s pick of the week.
- Better than socks! 12 Father’s Day experiences
  
  Can’t bear to buy the man in your life yet another aftershave? Pick up one of these days out in Glos & Worcs instead, from husky dog trekking to Michelin-style dining and the Red Devils – you’ll get mega brownie points (and hopefully an invite…)

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Want to support local? Our curated pick of the most creative, unique and brilliant businesses near you.

Luckley Holidays, Cotswolds

Sugar & Loaf, Wye Valley

Emporium Gift Shop, Leckhampton

No.131, Cheltenham

Cattle Country Farm Park, Berkeley

Thornbury Castle, near Bristol

Cotswold Farm Park, near Cheltenham

By The Red Phone Box Glamping, Tenbury Wells

Studio Blackwell, Cheltenham

Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury

The Old New Inn, Bourton-on-the-Water

Octavia's Bookshop, Cirencester

Travel

8 Stunning flower displays near you

Want to wander around a glorious flower field? Head for one of these dazzling floral pop-ups in Glos & Worcs. From luscious lavender and confetti fields to carpets of sunflowers, dahlias and roses, plan one of these trips in.
- Bilbao, Mykonos or Naples? Disney cruises into Europe
  
  Thought Disney Cruise Line was all about Miami, Florida and the Bahamas? Here are the coolest destinations for 2023 – and our insider tips on how to maximise the fun while you’re in port.
- Driving us wild! The world’s best road trips
  
  There’s nothing like hitting the open road to give you a sense of freedom and adventure on holiday, whether it’s a 24-hour jaunt or a week-long epic escape.

Home

7 of the best bistro sets to buy now

The faintest whiff of summer sun and you’ll find us out in the garden, chilled spritz in hand. And to sit at? One of these seven totally chic bistro sets, darling!
- How to nail the perfect picnic
  
  The sun’s out – quick, grab the wicker basket! If you’re partial to a picnic (I mean, who isn’t?) here’s some inspo on how to pimp up your al fresco feast – including £500 of free Ocado deliveries (well hello M&S Deli range).
- 10 of the prettiest gin bottles to add to your shelf
  
  It’s World Gin Day on 11 June, so what better way to celebrate than by picking up a bottle of the good stuff? Here are some that’ll look as good on your shelf as they taste in your G&T…
Wellbeing
- 8 Stunning flower displays near you
  
  Want to wander around a glorious flower field? Head for one of these dazzling floral pop-ups in Glos & Worcs. From luscious lavender and confetti fields to carpets of sunflowers, dahlias and roses, plan one of these trips in.
- 6 ways to get the best sleep you’ve ever had
  
  Do you struggle to snooze? We’ve nobbled the pros at Healthily for the latest scientific thinking on how to conquer insomnia. Cue, walnuts, pink noise – and orgasms.

Life

Meet the Muddy Awards Finalists 2022!

Drum roll please! … meet your Muddy Awards 2022 Finalists! Your nominations have been totted up and the results are in. Here are your amazing Muddy Awards 2022 Finalists in Gloucestershire & Worcestershire. Vote to crown your local champions now!
Kids
- Has the IB finally overtaken A levels as the smart choice for kids?
  
  The International Baccalaureate is admired by universities, respected by companies and gaining traction in the UK with online school Kings InterHigh offering the first ever fully-virtual IB from Sept 22. What’s the fuss about? We ask Head of Sixth Form Alessandro Capozzi
- Surf, circus & cinema! At the Costa del Cotswolds
  
  Why spend 5 hours on the M5 getting to the coast when you’ve got the UK’s largest inland paddling beach right on your doorstep! The Cotswold Country Park & Beach is summer-ready, so what can you do there? From alfresco cinema to the circus, find out here.

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Fashion

The Muddy edit: 30 hottest summer pieces from Next

Whether you’re heading to the beach, on a chic city break or sipping Pimm’s at a garden party – here’s how to do it in style with Muddy ed-in-chief Hero Brown’s picks, all new-in at Next.
- Win a designer beach bundle worth £400!
  
  Raffia and leather beach bag, designer shades, serious kudos beach towel and luxe sun lotion could all be yours in this fabulous summer bundle
- 5 stylish sleepwear sets for him
  
  Threadbare boxers begone! The style gods have spoken (aka Gucci and Harry Styles) and pyjamas for men are in – here are five sets that hit the spot.
Beauty
- The Muddy edit: 30 hottest summer pieces from Next
  
  Whether you’re heading to the beach, on a chic city break or sipping Pimm’s at a garden party – here’s how to do it in style with Muddy ed-in-chief Hero Brown’s picks, all new-in at Next.
- The HOTTEST new nail polish shades for spring
  
  Spring is here – time for pretty new nails! From new season chic pastels to Harry Styles’ psychedelic new collection, here are the shades to have on rotation right now.

People

12 Celeb businesses in Glos – go star spotting!

Ever wondered what celebs get up to in their spare time? Well, as it happens, several run successful businesses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. We’ve scouted out the cream of the crop, check out these entrepreneurial stars on your doorstep.
- Can these 7 celebs pull off a moustache?
  
  It takes a certain kind of man to pull off a moustache, and Miles Teller’s Rooster in the new Top Gun has got our surprised seal of approval. Time for a game: TO ‘TACHE, OR NOT TO ‘TACHE? Let us know if you agree in the comments!
- What’s Cooking? With Susie Whitfield
  
  In this Muddy regular, we bring you the best of the counties’ makers and bakers to spill the beans about their work, lives and cooking. DIshing it up this week is passionate baker Susie Whitfield from The Cotswolds Baking Workshop.