Luxury

Even though the Channel Tunnel linking the UK to mainland Europe has been open for 27 years, there still seems to be abundant confusion between the two popular train services that use it - Eurotunnel Le Shuttle and Eurostar. Not sure which is which, or how to choose between the two options? It really depends on where you want to go and how you want to travel. We clear up some myths…
 
Are Eurotunnel Le Shuttle & Eurostar the same company?

The High Street and small independent retailers are the hub of the community. Are we losing them?
Many local businesses help shape the identity of the area. A high street filled with unique, vibrant and colourful shops will attract more tourism and help to make the community a more popular and financially healthier area.

Jet boarding has rapidly become the motorised water-sport everyone wants to get in on. Jet Boards have everything you need to power across the water in one neat portable package. Jet boards are essentially surf boards with a built in propulsion system, either petrol or electric.

A luxury selection of jewellery for this summer from the finest established and up and coming jewellery designers.

Ana Khouri Maia Ring
Diamond sapphire & 18K gold ring using an Ottoman technique dating to the late 19th century called falamenk.
£14,688
https://www.matchesfashion.com

Lenka Kerlicka Wrap Statement Gold Ring
Inspired by the air that flows around us and envelops us within it. It’s the transformation of the elusive into the intelligible.
£6,629
https://www.lenkakerlicka.com

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas and performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She formed her first band, Girl's Tyme, at the age of eight, doing the rounds in Houston.

The luxury world is planning to lead the way in sustainability by changing to net-zero emissions in production and power generation. And travel is perhaps the most important aspect of our carbon-free future.

Companies need to be encouraged to do the right thing. We spoke to Steve Malkin at Planet Mark, a UK company offering sustainability certification for every type of organisation who believes that there are three strong reasons to commit both time and money before it’s too late.

Faceittea is a sustainable skincare brand that will revitalise your skincare routine with all-natural plant-based ingredients, and also help look after our planet with zero-waste packaging.

The beauty industry creates 120 billion units of packaging every year, contributing to the estimated 8 million tons of plastic which ends up in the ocean on a yearly basis.

Synthetic chemicals found in many skincare products are also regularly washed into the oceans and harm marine life.

With power and passion, Noalia depicts Spanish tradition: horses flying off the canvas, mighty ‘toros’ (fighting bulls), and the vibrant ‘Gallo’ (cockerel) King of the Farmyard. He attempts to describe his unique, impulsive creative process.    

The artist Elie Lambert loves the racing scene.   He explains his creative process:   ‘I just capture a moment of intense happiness to be alive, surrounded by the generous nature of our racecourses, stud farms, and the beauty of a horse.’

Elie Lambert was born in Brussels in1949, but as a French citizen living in Normandy calls himself  ‘le plus Francophile des belges’).

Every so often, a manufacturer seems to lose their mind and create a car that just doesn't make sense, certainly not economic sense. 

In the '80s, when I mesmerised by the wild Group B rally monsters, spitting flames through forest stages and throwing up huge rooster tails of snow through Norwegian backroads, manufacturers had to build a certain amount of road-going versions of their rally cars to be able to race them in Group B.