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Christmas food boxes and deliveries in Suffolk and CambsCan't be bothered to stuff a turkey this year? We've rounded up the best delivery services who'll whip up a feast for you, all you have to do is serve!
How to save Christmas 2020Christmas cancelled? Not on our watch! It might look a little different this year, but here's how to make the most of the festive season in 2020.
Cracking Christmas wreath workshops in Suffolk and CambsDeck your door with boughs of holly! These local festive craft classes are hugely popular so, quick, book now!
Superflashy newsflash! The latest local newsPiping hot news, coming atcha! This week in Suffolk & Cambridge: new openings, foodie subscriptions, and more reasons to get merry.
Is it time to start your own business?2020 has forced many of us to radically rethink our careers, goals and dreams. Muddy meets four inspiring women who took control and started their own businesses during Covid. Are you ready to take the leap, too?

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Gotta Have It

Forget colour co-ordination - this year we're dressing our trees with the most bonkers baubles we can find!

The UK’s most creative and unique independent shops, makers and producers local to you.

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Little Black Book

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

Millar Made, Cambridgeshire

The Suffolk Hamper Company

Schildren Homewares

Hawksbeck Garden Rooms, Shenfield

Bruce Bramfield Home & Gifts

The University Arms, Cambridge

The Duke's Head Pub, Somerleyton

The Swan Hotel, Southwold

The Swan Lavenham

Angela Reed

The Botanical Alchemist

Two Magpies Bakery, Southwold

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Christmas food boxes and deliveries in Suffolk and Cambs

Can’t be ars… er bothered to stuff a turkey and spend hours stirring the bread sauce this year? We’ve rounded up the best restaurants and delivery services who’ll whip up a feast for you, all you have to do is serve!
- Support local! The best farm shops near you
  
  If you’ve vowed never to go back to piling your supermarket trolley sky high and ignoring your local shops, let us help you keep your promise with our pick of the best farm shops in Suffolk & Cambs.
- 40 of the best indie coffee roasters
  
  Can't function without your morning brew? Try one of these delicious artisan blends from indie coffee roasters to kickstart your day.
- Local recipe: Pumpkin Spiced Muffins
  
  Wondering what to do with the innards of all those pumpkins you're carving? Let us inspire you with these Pumpkin Spiced Muffins from Bury st Eds cafe Gastrono-me.
- Suffolk & Cambs bakeries we love in honour of GBBO
  
  Bake Off is back on TV so time to drag out the food mixer. Can't be bothered? No, quite right. Here are some brilliant bakeries instead.

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Muddy’s TV guide: 9 new watches this week

Bored? Not any more! Here are our top picks for new TV shows and films hitting the small screen this week. Popcorn at the ready…
- What’s on the box? 11 new TV shows and films
  
  Nowhere to go and nothing to see? Au contraire - snuggle down on the sofa and transport yourself with the best new watches of the week.
- Where’s the remote? 14 must-watch shows
  
  Already running out of things to do as the darkness draws in? Well, put away the chess board and engage with these 14 new televisual delights instead.
- Settle into the sofa: 9 shows to watch
  
  It looks like November is going to be spent on the sofa, so make an extra-big bucket of popcorn, get into your comfiest PJs and pop one of the these on the box.
- Boo! 14 Halloween films for kids
  
  Halloween films that will scare not scar your kids for life, including brand new release The Witches, starring Anne Hathaway – available to stream right now.

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- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s winter warmers
  
  Spent all of lockdown scoffing crisps and mince pies? Whip up a veg-packed soup or hot pot from Hugh’s new cookbook, ‘Eat Better Forever: 7 Ways to Transform Your Diet’
Wellbeing
- 7 steps to better sleep in lockdown
  
  So you've downed a chamomile tea and ignored your phone but still can't get to sleep. Sound familiar? Read on for our guide to getting some Z's during lockdown.
- Lockdown anxiety: 7 ways to keep it in check
  
  Lockdown is back and with it, hours and hours to listen to the rising panic in our heads. Don’t fancy that much? Nor us, so read on for seven ways to tackle the tension.

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16 Muddy approved attractions in Cambs

From the big-beast tourist destinations to our cool insider alternatives, read on for our pick of 16 unmissable attractions in Cambridgeshire.
- 16 Muddy approved attractions in Suffolk
  
  From the big-beast tourist destinations to our cool insider alternatives, read on for our pick of 16 unmissable attractions in Suffolk
- Review: The Swan Hotel Lavenham
  
  Historical splendour meets modern luxury at one of Suffolk's most famous hotels. We hotfooted it to Lavenham to experience The Swan Hotel's medieval magic.

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Ready, steady… SHOP INDIE!

You want to ‘shop small’ but lockdown is making it tricky. Not on my watch! Our latest launch, The Indie Store, is all about supporting brilliant local retail, and here’s how you can help too.
Kids
- Stoke College, Suffolk
  
  Exciting times ahead for this pastorally-strong non-selective secondary day and boarding school with brand new owners, future development plans and an impressive new head.
- Your spooktacular guide to Halloween in East Anglia
  
  Halloween is round the corner and Suffolk & Cambs are bursting with fun activities and things to do to keep the kids happy this half term. It'll be a scream!

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9 stylish pyjamas for a luxe lie-in

It’s dark, cold and wet outside, so let’s hunker down with some new pyjamas that are chic enough to wear to your morning Zoom meeting (we won’t tell!).
- Cosy treats for dark days
  
  It's cold, drizzly and dark at 5pm so it's time to up the comfort factor with these must-have items for days indoors, including plenty of opportunities to #supportlocal
- Trend alert! White-hot boots to buy now
  
  Forget your usual black and brown, there's a new colour on the block when it comes to winter boots and we're loving it. Here are nine white pairs to add to basket.

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- How to give yourself a DIY facial at home
  
  With salons closed until December, we're retreating to our own bathrooms for a stress-busting DIY facial treatment. Fluffy white robe and cucumber slices optional.
- New nail polish colours for Autumn
  
  Ditch the neon brights and pretty pastels and get dark and daring for the change in season. Here are the brand new nail polishes we'll be picking up for our at-home mani.

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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.
- What’s cooking? Phil Skinner, The Three Blackbirds, Woodditton
  
  In this new Muddy regular, our favourite chefs spill all about their work, lives and top tips. Dishing it this week: Phil Skinner, head chef at The Three Blackbirds, Woodditton
- 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, self-care and, er, vagina facials.
- Muddy meets The Botanical Alchemist
  
  We catch up with Cambridgeshire's The Botanical Alchemist, Imogen Hall, about her magical touch with flowers, plans for the business post-lockdown and her range of 'girl power' wreaths.
- Where William Sitwell goes
  
  The food writer and MasterChef judge has called the village of Weston, in neighbouring Northants, home all his life. Fancy a peek into his personal Little Black Book?