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I'm Sandra, editor of Muddy Hertfordshire, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.
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Ding Dong!Our comprehensive guide to the most gorgeous, dreamy wedding venues in England.
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Staffy BCocktail chairs, candles and jazz vinyl. Have you been to Staffy B? Put Fri 20 Oct in your diary.
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Win: A year of ginWhen you get that Friday feeling nothing beats a gin and tonic by artisan gin makers Silent Pool. And now we have an brilliant competition that will keep you in gin for a year. Cheers baby.
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Have pooch, will travel38 perfect dog-friendly stays in the UK, from hotels and inns to pubs and cottages
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Muddy bobs up at Salon Bon BonWelcome to Hitchin, Salon Bon Bon!
What's On
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Muddy reviews THOMPSON St Albans
Thompson St Albans is doing everything right. How lucky we are to have such a brilliant restaurant in Herts!
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Gotta have it
A lighter shade of pink, this jammy treat is tart and sweet. A new rhubarb gin liqueur lusciously ripe for summer drinking.
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Muddy meets: Julia Jenkins, Flagship Wines
Wine expert Julia talks Picpoul de Pinet, Gewürztraminer and Godello.
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Muddy loves the Shropshire Hills
Thinking about an autumn break? South Shropshire is the perfect place.
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Hatfield House
Elizabethan and Jacobean design swirled together with contemporary sculptures and gorgeous green spaces. What are you waiting for?
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Muddy Book Club: beach reads bonanza!
Sunglasses on, sunlounger primed, children gagged - it's Muddy's best holiday books!
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Most Read
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Education
Stormont School, Potters Bar
Muddy says: Have a go at something different, and celebrate the fact that you’ve tried something new. Stormont School is a breath of fresh air!
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Arts & Culture
Tring Park School
When your teacher asks you to come to the front of the class to present your ideas, why walk when you can pirouette?
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Muddy meets Harriet Kelsall
Happy days! I get to interview the talented and ethical bespoke jewellery designer Harriet...
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Mother’s Day gift ideas
Some gift ideas for Mother's Day, with recommendations from some of the local independent businesses...
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Review: No 15 Church Street, Welwyn
A week after my No 15 Church Street experience, I'm still feeling bouncy. My hair is, too....
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London calling! The capital’s best autumn art exhibitions
Need a culture fix? Here’s the capital’s best art exhibitions this autumn.
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The Muddy Book Club – September’s best new reads
Read all about it! Muddy's pro-bookworm Kerry Potter burrows into this month's best literary offerings.
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Tring Park School
Is it really possible to do well in your GCSEs and have your eye on a Hollywood career?
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Muddy Book Club: beach reads bonanza!
Sunglasses on, sunlounger primed, children gagged - it's Muddy's best holiday books!
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Staffy B
Staffy B is a great interiors and lifestyle shop in Baldock, north Herts. On Fri 20 Oct, there's a late night opening to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Fizz, gorgeous Christmas gifts, and the threat (promise) of snow.
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Wellbeing
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September resolutions
Feeling perky after the holidays? September is the best time to make resolutions.
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How to be happier at work
After reading this alarming piece about the rise of the ‘sad desk luncher’ (which reveals 64 percent of employees recently surveyed by BUPA break for less than 20 minutes each day) at Muddy HQ this lunchtime we made a stand. Downing tools, we trooped outside to sit in the sunshine and decompress. As we nibbled on our salads […]
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Kids
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Tring Park School
Is it really possible to do well in your GCSEs and have your eye on a Hollywood career?
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Muddy meets: Julia Jenkins, Flagship Wines
Wine expert Julia talks Picpoul de Pinet, Gewürztraminer and Godello.
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