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Daily Mirror
11 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Cotswolds village dubbed Britain's Beverly Hills has just one pub and a cafe
The tiny chocolate box village of Great Tew in Oxfordshire has just 156 residents and is served by one pub and a small cafe - but A-listers are moving in in their droves Welcome to Britain's Beverly Hills – where the hum of private jets fills the air and a single sausage roll will set you back £8. The tiny chocolate box village of Great Tew in Oxfordshire has just 156 residents and is served by one pub and a small cafe. But in recent years, famous names have arrived in their droves, with everyone from the Beckhams and Simon Cowell to US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres calling it home. And hundreds descended on the local church last month to watch the late tech billionaire Steve Jobs' daughter Eve, 27, wed Olympic showjumper Harry Charles, 26. The newfound popularity of Great Tew – which has more thatched cottages per square mile than anywhere else in the country – has sent house prices skyrocketing, with a simple three-bed in the OX7 postcode now fetching at least £2.5million. Travel fans urged to visit European country now – 'before it becomes popular' Villagers reckon celebrities are drawn to the peace and quiet, but fear the parish will buckle under the strain. One says: 'We're overrun. People come here to celebrity spot. We've gone from being a place virtually nobody's heard of to one of the UK's most sought after. It's pretty unbelievable when you think about it.' It hasn't always been this way. In the 1970s, many of the cottages lay derelict. One historian described it as 'one of the most depressing sites in the country' and coachloads of people would visit to get a glimpse of the abandoned village that time had forgotten. But things changed in 2015, when exclusive private members' club Soho Farmhouse pitched up on the outskirts. The venue hosted Meghan Markle 's hen do in 2018. The £2,500-a-year club, which offers everything from surfboard yoga sessions to a Japanese grill house serving seared fish salads, quickly became the go-to weekend escape for the well-to-do. A year later, David Beckham, 50, and wife Victoria, 51, nabbed the neighbouring barn conversion, which boasts a pool, football pitch and outdoor kitchen, for £6.15m. They were quickly followed by Simon Cowell, 65, and his fiancée Lauren Silverman, 48, who, locals say, have got stuck into village life. One resident reveals: 'Simon rides an electric bicycle. He's a creature of habit and rides around the village each day on his set route before picking up a latte and smoothie from Quince and Clover.' A small coffee at that cafe-cum-delicatessen costs £4, while ice creams start at £6.50 and smoothies at £7.95. Eggs and avocado on toast is priced at £17.50, a salt-beef bap is £16.95, and a sausage roll – albeit one adorned with fennel and sunflower seeds – comes in at £8. Prices at the Falkland Arms pub next door – the go-to watering hole for the Soho Farmhouse set – are more modest, with cocktails starting at £8.45. Many of the rich and famous arrive in helicopters and private jets, landing at nearby Enstone Airfield before being ferried to the pub in one of the club's electric Porsches. Ellen DeGeneres is another local – and the 43-acre pad she bought there is on the market for £22.5m. The US TV host, 67, and her wife Portia de Rossi, 52, paid £15m in 2019 and, according to the estate agent, have transformed the converted barn into 'an enchanting and secluded rural retreat'. There is a gym and pool, and the potential to turn the helicopter hangar into a tennis or padel court. There wasn't, however, enough room for Portia's beloved horses, so they moved nearby. Great Tew is smack bang in the middle of the so-called Cotswolds' golden triangle, sandwiched between the affluent market towns of Chipping Norton and Burford. Former PM Boris Johnson, 61, and his wife Carrie, 37, live in the nearby village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and 65-year-old Jeremy Clarkson 's Diddly Squat Farm is a 15-minute drive away. And US Vice President JD Vance, 41, is reportedly spending his summer in a sprawling manor house a stone's throw away.
Scotsman
a day ago
- Scotsman
Works and Days, Edinburgh International Festival review: 'A hymn to theatre itself'
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Works and Days Lyceum Theatre ★★★★☆ In Works and Days, the Flemish company FC Bergman – multiple award winners for their intensely visual epic theatre – offer us their vision of the story of humankind, so far. It's a show without words, both beautiful and poetic, if – at times – slightly predictable in its post-modern pessimism; and it begins, for perhaps the first 40 minutes, with a powerful evocation of the life of a hard-working farming community, before the industrial revolution. So there is ploughing and sowing, seedtime and harvest, the killing of a big old beast for its blood and meat. A barn is raised, a horse gives birth to a foal, a newly handfasted couple conceive a child, cheered on by the whole community. The image is of a life that is hard, but lived in harmony with the cycles of nature, and in deep intimacy with other humans; the music of musicians Joachim Badenhorst and Sean Carpio, who accompany the show live throughout, is all simple birdsong pipes, and the occasional bang of a drum. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Then something goes wrong, in the shape of six towering corn-doll type figures - money? war? religion gone wrong? - that distract the people. There is a powerful, discordant jazz solo; the machine age arrives, and there is idleness, and worship of the machine. And then there is the final sequence, where the oldest woman of the group – the wonderful Japanese-Flemish actress Fumiyo Ikeda – struggles and fails unforgettably, in drenching rain, to plough the dying land alone. In her despair, though, she sees the machine age end at last; and finally sits in a devastated landscape, accompanied only by a passing robot dog. The closing act of the show, in other words, is perhaps less clear in its mood and purpose than the earlier Works and Days is a completely absorbing show, so full of food for thought that its 70 minutes seem to pass in half the time. And intentionally or not, it also emerges as a hymn to theatre itself; an art-form where human beings often still work together, intensely, physically and in real time, to create something worth building, to celebrate it together, and to look to the future, whatever it may bring. Until 10 August
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
I bought a real Louis Vuitton handbag from Japanese eBay & saved £1,050 – it came within 4 days & I'm not the only one
She managed to save over £1,000 on her designer item BAG IT I bought a real Louis Vuitton handbag from Japanese eBay & saved £1,050 – it came within 4 days & I'm not the only one IT'S the ultimate fashion fantasy - a real Louis Vuitton handbag for a fraction of the retail price. But for a growing number of savvy shoppers, it's not a fantasy - it's a reality, and they're finding their epic bargains on Japanese eBay. 2 Lauran showed off her latest designer find Credit: Tiktok/@ One of the latest to join the trend is a TikToker who shared her incredible experience of saving £1,050 on a pre-loved Louis Vuitton bag. In a video that has since gained 326.9k views after three days of being shared, Lauran, 25, who is known as ' on TikTok, revealed how she purchased the bag from a Japanese seller on eBay, had it shipped to the UK in just four days, and confirmed its authenticity. So, how is this possible? Japan has a thriving market for authenticated, pre-owned luxury goods. Strict laws and a culture of meticulous care mean that second-hand items are often in excellent condition. Combined with the strong yen, this creates a unique opportunity for international shoppers to find designer pieces at prices that are often significantly lower than those in Europe or the US Revealing an unboxing video, Lauran revealed she ordered a second-hand Louis Vuitton City Bag PM size which is worth £1,600. But rather than paying the full whack, Lauran paid £550 for the dream accessory. Unboxing it, the fashion fan revealed that it was 'literally perfect'. A quick search on eBay brought up a flood of listings - all from Japan. It was here she discovered a thriving, regulated market for authenticated second-hand luxury goods. I'm a fashion fan and found viral fleece in Dunnes Stores with stunning floral design, perfect for layering Her seller of choice, "Brand Off Tokyo," was a certified professional with an impeccable reputation, boasting 99.6% positive reviews and over 43,000 bags sold. She explained that in Japan, strict laws prohibit the sale of counterfeit items, and sellers are required to provide a used item license number, offering an extra layer of assurance. The bag, which she snagged for £550, was described as "very obviously used," but to her delight, it arrived in what she called "incredible" condition. She found the perfect balance of style and practicality, with the PM size accommodating her 13-inch MacBook Air - making it the ideal new work companion. But perhaps the most jaw-dropping part of the story was the speed. 2 She couldn't believe the price she got the bag for Credit: Tiktok/@ The bag, which was estimated to take two weeks to arrive, made the journey from Japan to the UK in just four days. But she advised fellow shoppers to be mindful of the import tax, which for the UK, is a 20% charge on top of the original price, along with a small handling fee. Even with the added cost, she still made a colossal saving. Her video gained 15.2 likes with 272 people rushing to the comments section to share their thoughts. One wrote: 'I've got two Gucci bags on their way from Japanese eBay.' Someone asked: 'Can you recommend how?' To which they replied: 'Search what you're after and amend the filters to worldwide and it will show Japanese sellers! "I use brand revolution by NEXT INNOVATION and brand street Tokyo!' Another said: 'I bought a mulberry bag for £30.'
