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My Favourite Places: Salt Interior Design’s Holly Pagani

Muddy catches up with interior designer Holly on her top spots across the county - from hidden gastro gems to Alpaca walking.
Six lockdown heroines to celebrate IWD

It’s been a bit of a year so to mark International Women’s Day 2021, we thought we’d big up six women who have impressed, delighted and inspired us over the past 12 months.
The talented locals behind The Indie Store

As we gingerly step back into the real world, it's more important than ever to support local. Here some of our Indie Store businesses recount their journey and show what makes them special
My Favourite Places – Ruth Davies

Local blogger and journalist Ruth Davies gives Muddy the lowdown on her top Norfolk haunts. From bowling 'up the city' to fireworks on Cromer Pier, Ruth has a whole lotta love for our county.
A day in the life of… a small business owner

Dream of quitting your career to start your own business? We spoke to Aimee Hedley, owner of Norfolk indie Bruce Bramfield Home & Gifts who did just that!
My Favourite Places: Lucy Edge

Lucy Edge is an ex ad agency strategist turned yoga writer and entrepreneur. Her memoir Yoga School Dropout recorded her encounters with the Indian gurus of the East before she moved to East Anglia – to a Georgian farmhouse on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk.
My Favourite Places – Norfolk blogger Cookie

Her down-to-earth and reassuringly funny mishap-mum blogs, reviews and insta posts offer insight, advice and relief to many Norfolk mums. Muddy gets the lowdown on Cookie's (@cookiecrumblesuk) top places to visit across the county.
How to run well by a pro marathon runner

Need some work-out motivation? You’re in the right place. Muddy talks to endurance athlete Nick Butter about how to motivate yourself out the door and onto an exerciser regime.
What’s cooking? Calum Franklin, The Pie Room

Fresh from the launch of his mouth-watering new cookbook, we caught up with the London Pie King himself to talk Scotch eggs, the Breville toastie masker and cooking for Axl Rose.
Yes, people, this is Meg Mathews!

Primrose Hill party queen turned wellness guru? Stranger things have happened! Muddy chats to the always glamorous Meg Mathews about her new book, the menopause and, er, vagina facials.
Why Stephen Fry calls Norfolk home

From sea and sky views to antique bookshops and country pubs, the legendary actor and author lets us in on the secret places he most loves in the county.
My favourite places: novelist Raffaella Barker

Author of nine novels, daughter of poet George Barker and lover of all things Norfolk, Raffaella Barker shares some of her favourite places with Muddy.
What what the celebs learnt in lockdown

Lockdown has given us time to learn new skills but has it taught us something deeper? Muddy tapped five women juggling careers, babies and even a tumour, to tell all.
Muddy meets: Shlomo, beatboxer

He's worked with Ed Sheeran, Lily Allen, and Rudimental, and now record-breaking beatboxer Shlomo has a new project on his hands - raising money for the NHS. Tell us about it, Shlo!
Exclusive! Muddy meets…. Laurence Fox

The actor-turned-singer has been front page news of late. In this exclusive interview, he talks midlife crises, death threats and groupies with Muddy's Kerry Potter.