Community Wed 14 Dec 2022 Christmas is coming! Make haste! Make haste! It’s time to think about reducing waste! This year a rather lovely little shop opened up in Evesham in a beautiful old building on Vine Street. ‘Empty Jars’, run by Marino and Maddie, is Evesham’s first Zero Waste shop. When you think about it, what better place is there than Evesham to start trying to buy more products without unnecessary packaging? The […]
Community Tue 08 Mar 2022 Women in Wychavon – International Women’s Day 2022 #BreakingtheBias in Business This International Women’s Day we are celebrating women across the district who are forging their own path and running a business. Starting your own business is not easy for anyone and it’s especially hard if you are a woman. The Rose Review of 2019 found that only 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs […]
Meet the traders Sun 21 Nov 2021 All ‘Angelo: An interview with Droitwich Spa’s Michelin-Star-aspiring Italian restaurant Having owned four restaurants in the UK, worked under some of the top Michelin-starred chefs in Italy and just opened All ‘Angelo in Droitwich – an Italian restaurant with a modern twist – it’s hard to believe chef patron, Angelo Petritaj, is just 28 years old. At the age of 14, Angelo quit school simply […]
Meet the traders Sun 03 Oct 2021 Internationally renowned artist opens gallery in Pershore “Running a gallery has always been a lifelong ambition of mine.” Now an internationally renowned artist, Jilly Oxlade-Arnott’s latest venture is The Gallery. A bold, new art gallery in Pershore showcasing her extensive collections and works from guest artists. When Jilly was a little girl she was keen to draw anything and everything, always asking […]
Meet the traders Thu 15 Jul 2021 The Belt & Bag Shop: an interview with Droitwich Spa’s leathermaker The Belt and Bag Shop is unassuming and modest. Nestled in Droitwich High Street – it would be easy to overlook it. That, however, would be an enormous mistake. As behind the cyan frontage is a leathermaker who, despite being very modest, is a master of his craft. Nick Williams, 58, has been handcrafting luxurious bespoke items […]
Meet the traders Thu 15 Jul 2021 An interview with Evesham’s fabulous body positivity boutique If, like me, you walk into a clothes shop and think to yourself “I’ve got no idea what I’m doing” and come out feeling a little overwhelmed by it all, then don’t worry because Kirstie from Carva Clothing in Evesham is here to help.
Meet the traders Tue 06 Jul 2021 Russell’s Restaurant – an interview with the man that started it all “Guests can say they’ve dined on a piece of history” A few weeks ago, we met with Andrew Riley, the owner of Russell’s Restaurant, Russell’s Fish & Chips and No32 café in Broadway to learn what makes his award-winning eatery unique. Many of its visitors mistakenly call Andrew ‘Mr. Russell’, unaware that the restaurant was […]
