Harry’s home from home: Montecito is a mirror of the Cotswolds he left behind, writes ALISON BOSHOFF

Pristine beaches and majestic mountains. A world-class wine and dining scene. Architecture that’s Instagram gold. Spa culture good enough for Gwyneth. And lots of beautiful people. Montecito, where Prince Harry and Meghan are living ‘authentically’ with their rescue chickens in a mega mansion, is almost improbably perfect.  A pocket-sized community of just nine square miles, … Read more

Editor who moved to Cotswolds from London ridiculed by locals after moaning about country life

A magazine editor who moved to the Cotswolds from London for a slice of the good life has been ridiculed by locals after penning an article moaning about her experience. Jade Beer, the former editor of Condé Naste’s Brides magazine, moved out of London in 2014 after growing tired of the ‘sheer mass of people’ … Read more

Family who had meteorite land outside their Cotswolds house thought someone had thrown lumps of coal

A family who had a meteorite land outside their Cotswolds home said they thought someone had emptied a barbeque onto their drive when they saw the rocks. Hannah Wilcock, 25, and her parents Rob and Cathryn were astounded to learn that the ‘lumps of coal’ they had heard thud onto their drive on the night of February … Read more

Jeremy Clarkson suffers setback in Cotswolds farm shop planning bid

Jeremy Clarkson has suffered a setback in his bid to widen the area in which he can source goods for his ‘non-organic’ Cotswolds farm shop. The Grand Tour host had asked to adapt tough planning rules on his Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington, Oxfordshire. The rules restricted the ‘Squat Shop’ at his £4.25million farm to … Read more

Extraordinary Escapes: Five-bedroom Cotswolds party house designed by supermodel Kate Moss

Extraordinary Escapes viewers praised the ‘stunning’ interior of a very glamorous party house in the Cotswolds designed by supermodel Kate Moss.  In last night’s episode, Sandi Toksvig was joined by her close friend and The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith to explore some of the best staycations in the Cotswolds – including the colourful … Read more

Millionaire financier, 65, in court fight with business executive ex over £2.5m Cotswolds mansion

A millionaire financier is locked in a bitter court battle with his former partner over the couple’s £2.5 million Cotswolds mansion after cheating on her with another woman.  The dispute between Dr Chris Rowland, 65, and business executive Sharon Blades, 60, has now been taken to London‘s High Court as they lock horns over who … Read more

Millionaire financier, 65, in court fight with business executive ex over £2.5m Cotswolds mansion

A millionaire financier is locked in a bitter court battle with his former partner over the couple’s £2.5 million Cotswolds mansion after cheating on her with another woman.  The dispute between Dr Chris Rowland, 65, and business executive Sharon Blades, 60, has now been taken to London‘s High Court as they lock horns over who … Read more

Covid UK: Police fine rule flouters in the Cotswolds ‘because they can’t go shopping in London’

Police fined Covid rule-breakers £200 for driving 150 miles to the Cotswolds because ‘it is very hard to go shopping in London‘ at the weekend as the clampdown on lockdown flouters continues. In Gloucestershire, police fined tourists in Lower Slaughter and walkers at popular destination Bourton-on-the-Water for travelling from London yesterday. An irritated Cotswold Police tweeted: ‘Another … Read more

Property searches double for the Cotswolds in lockdown

The already in-demand Cotswolds have reached new heights of desirability amid the coronavirus pandemic, new research has suggested. The area’s pretty rural villages have long been a favourite among the rich and famous, with homes in the area owned by Kate Moss, Jeremy Clarkson, David Cameron, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and the Beckhams, to name but a … Read more