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I'm Keya, editor of Muddy Leics & Rutland, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

Gotta Have It

Making plans? Find your perfect Pub, Inn, Hotel, Café, Restaurant or Bar across the Muddy counties.

Family-friendly rentalsEaster's approaching, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help - 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
A cocktail, and make it snappy!
Mother's Day treatsShow your mum some serious lurrve and treat her to something special from personalised pink gin bottles to special spa days and more.

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MARCH 2019.

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

The Langton Arms

This village local in Church Langton has had a complete refurb. Gone is the dated pub and in its place is something seriously stylish and the food’s not bad either.
- Mother’s Day treats
  
  Show your mum some serious lurrve and treat her to something special from personalised pink gin bottles to special spa days and more.
- Bloomin’ gorgeous, The Loquacious Baker
  
  Pretty as a picture - this little coffee shop in Burbage is all style and plenty of substance.
- 31 Below, Marylebone
  
  You can keep Oxford, Bond and Kensington - it's Marylebone High Street and its new watering hole, 31 Below, all the way for me!
- Muddy Eats: Paris House, Woburn
  
  Elegance, class, sophistication...no, we're not talking about ourselves! The Michelin recommended Paris House across the border in Woburn, Bedfordshire aces fine dining.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Family-friendly rentals

Easter’s approaching, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help – 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
- Hampshire hotel hotty
  
  Shall we count the ways we love you Chewton Glen? Nah, we'll be here for days.. Instead, here's what you need to know about this coastal classic spa and hotel destination.
- Hot travel destinations for 2019
  
  From once-in-a-lifetime dream destinations to cultural hotspots - the best places to visit this year.

New season fashion – a bluffer’s guide

Spring is coming but what to wear? Here are the key six trends that’ll give your wardrobe an easy-peasy update.
- The best sports gear for 2019
  
  Finding it hard to kickstart that hardcore new exercise regime? Buy some slinky new kit and...
- Something for the little ones
  
  Our fashion favourite Cos is launching babywear this week - and we've gone gaga for it. Behold the cuteness!

The fun of the fair: Cirque Berserk review

Take a trip down memory lane and rediscover the magic and mayhem of the circus.
- Need a new book?
  
  You're in the right place - we're on it and have picked this month's seven sexiest reads.
- Alternative Valentine’s Day ideas you will lurrrrve!
  
  Not the romantic type? Here's Muddy's top 10 offbeat picks for Valentine's Day fun that won't make you cringe.
- Read these! February’s best new books
  
  Dust off your Kindle and let's hunker down with a compelling new book. Cue February's must-read tomes.
- Your 2019 culture planner
  
  Get yer diary out for Muddys curated guide to the best TV, music, theatre, film, books and...

How to declutter your home

Who needs Marie Kondo when you’ve got decluttering expert Samantha Tidball on hand. We got her expert tips on how to start decluttering your home, room by room. Let’s take a deep breath and get started shall we?
- Decor trends we’re loving
  
  Light up your life with our round-up of the brightest interiors trends this season including...
- Race you to the stove
  
  A speedy supper with excellent health credentials? Bring out this easy-peasy spinach and chickpea curry pronto, garçon.
Wellbeing
- 5 killer tips for better work/life balance
  
  The juggle is real - and not going anywhere - so how the hell can we get it right?! Let's ask the work/life balance experts for some help.
- Mother’s Day treats
  
  Show your mum some serious lurrve and treat her to something special from personalised pink gin bottles to special spa days and more.

5 killer tips for better work/life balance

The juggle is real – and not going anywhere – so how the hell can we get it right?! Let’s ask the work/life balance experts for some help.
- Wanna work for Muddy?
  
  Muddy Leicestershire and Rutland is looking for a brilliant intern! Could this be you or someone...
- Worklife need a reboot?
  
  Job doing your head in? Or maybe it's lack of job that's the problem? Our careers agony aunt...
Kids
- How schools can attract more girls into STEM subjects at uni
  
  Richard Nicholson, Head at King’s High, Warwick, tells us how this progressive all-girls senior school is addressing the gender imbalance.
- Kids’ party planning
  
  Planning on throwing a kids party and getting flashbacks to your wedding? It doesn't have to be that stressful.

Where does interior designer Nicky Keen like to unwind?

Design and decor guru, Nicky Keen loves transforming houses in to unique homes. She’s lived in Leicestershire for 12 years now and reveals her fave places to shop, drink, eat and enjoy with the family.
- Muddy makes the Daily Mail!
  
  The 50 most inspirational women in the UK - Keeley Hawes, Dina Asher-Smith, Thomasina Miers,...
- Artist Kirsteen Thomson
  
  Wild card on Sky’s Landscape Artist of the Year 2018, artist Kirsteen Thomson tells us about some fabulous places she's stumbled on locally and during her painting travels.
- Muddy makes the glossies!
  
  Our ed-in-chief Hero Brown on being a centre-fold pin-up in Psychologies magazine - alongside...
- Meet Leicester’s most stylish lady
  
  When it comes to fashion, Sukhina Garcia has got it nailed. She runs ladies boutique, Betty Brown which grabbed the gong for Best Women's Store in the Muddy Stiletto Awards 2018.