Kate Houghton

Knutsford

Editor and Writer at Cheshire Life

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Review: The Stylish Sleepover at The Royal Lancaster Hotel

1 week ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

A weekend trip with your bestie is something every woman needs to book into her diary at least once in a year, and when a very luxurious hotel in one of London’s best postcodes offers you a every embellishment you could wish for, well, it’s a no-brainer. The Royal Lancaster Hotel is very conveniently situated on top of Lancaster Gate tube station, making it an easy 15-minute trip from Euston.
At home with Instagram's Robinson Family Abode family

1 week ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Vicky Robinson, with her husband Tom and children, Finn, 14, Dexter, 12, and Lottie, three, love life in Macclesfield, so when they found their forever family home, it was all systems go. ‘We love living here,’ Vicky says. ‘It has everything we could need: great schools, a thriving community and incredible countryside. So, when we found what we had decided was our perfect home, a Georgian doer-upper right where we wanted to be, it seemed like a dream come true.
Review: Come Fall in Love: the DDLJ Musical, at Manchester Opera House

3 weeks ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

A joyous, funny, beautiful and entrancing show. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, or DDLJ, as the 1995 Bollywood movie is fondly known, holds a significant place in Indian cinema history. Directed by Aditya Chopra, it was an immediate blockbuster, introducing a new era of storytelling focussing on the generation of South Asians born elsewhere, in this case, the UK.
Hotel review: Mallory Court Hotel & Spa, Warwickshire

3 weeks ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Who doesn’t love to make the occasional escape beyond the borders of our home counties to wrap oneself in a little luxury? It’s even better when it’s less than two hours distant, and there’s a little history on the doorstep to enjoy.
Treatment review: Red Light Therapy, Alderley Edge

3 weeks ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Red light therapy for body and face is gaining fans across the UK. We visited Wellness One in Alderley Edge to learn more about it.
Theatre review: Dear England, at The Lowry Theatre, Salford

3 weeks ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Dear England is storytelling at its finest, holding the audience gripped through laughter and tears to the close I need to start this review by making very clear I am not remotely knowledgeable about football. The only part football plays in my life is when it occasionally disrupts summer plans with World Cup and European tournaments, the menfolk disappear to local hostelries and dinner table conversation gets very one-sided.
Live Aid 40 comes to Northwich, Cheshire, this summer

3 weeks ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Four decades after the world's greatest pop stars played two concerts to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, a Live Aid 40 festival is being staged in Cheshire to mark the anniversary. The music and family fun event at Verdin Park, Northwich, on the evening of Friday, July 11, and all day on Saturday, July 12, features 12 tribute acts honouring those who performed at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia in July 1985.
A look ahead to the 2025 Royal Cheshire County Show

4 weeks ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Cheshire’s leading agricultural show is a major event in the rural calendar, but is it increasingly an anachronism in a county of such diverse industry and influences? Absolutely not, says show committee chairman, Rob Davenport, rather it’s an opportunity to share, learn and celebrate everything that makes Cheshire great. ‘The Cheshire County Show has been going since 1838 and was, of course, originally much smaller and used to travel around the county to different locations each year.
Russell Watson speaks about his upcoming Evolution Tour

1 month ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Russell Watson lives in Congleton with his wife Louise and their many animals, from dogs and cats to alpacas and sheep. He is known locally for his dedication to supporting his community and each year performs a fundraising concert at Astbury parish church. The globally acclaimed tenor celebrates 25 years of music this October and November with a series of concerts, The Evolution Tour. ‘Everybody loves an anniversary,’ says Russell Watson. ‘And 25 years is a big one.
The 1920s Brooklands home transformed into timeless retreat

1 month ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kate Houghton

Jill Jenkinson moved into her Brooklands home with now husband Mark and son George in 2013, but their search for a home to share had taken years to complete. ‘When I met Mark he was living in Bolton and I was in Timperley, with my son, George. When we decided to move in together, we started looking for something in this area. We must have looked at over 50 houses, but none of them were quite right.