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Daily Mirror
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Shop the fleece gilet that Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan owns in 2 colours
Harriet Cowan has become the standout star of season five of Clarkson's Farm, and her uniform fleece gilet is already being coveted by fans – so we tracked it down When on the lookout for fashion inspiration, you probably wouldn't think to head straight to Diddly Squat Farm, the location of Jeremy Clarkson 's Amazon Prime hit series Clarkson's Farm. However the arrival of new team member Harriet Cowan is about to change all that, as fans have already labelled her a fan favourite, not to mention been searching her social media for where to buy some of her outfits. And whilst Harriet's outfits are all done with practical farm life in mind, it seems this summer everyone's hoping to copy some of her country chic looks. One piece that's been a stand out is her fleece gilet, which has appeared in several scenes on the show, not to mention been spotted in multiple social media posts of hers posted prior to the show airing. In fact, Harriet loves the gilet so much she owns it in at least two colours. Whilst she's not mentioned the brand on her TikTok and Instagram posts, an eagle eyed look at her previous posts indicated it's most likely to be Schoffel's Lyndon Fleece Gilet. Although plenty of other outdoor brands have created their own versions, Schoffel's is considered the original blueprint for the look. It's also been worn by fellow Clarkson's Farm stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper, although they would have presumably opted for the men's Oakham version. Harriet appears to have both the navy and the forest green colours, and a close look at some of her TikTok videos shows the white writing detail on the front zip and Schoffel's signature brown trim. It also features an adjustable drawcord around the waist which lets you cinch it in for a little more shape. The technical fleece is soft, warm, breathable and hard wearing, making it perfect for being out in the British countryside, and is made from Italian-milled Pontetorto fleece. It's currently available in sizes 6 to 22 for £160, with 10 colours to choose from. Although there are TikTok videos of Harriet wearing the iconic fleece as far back as 2021, more recently, Harriet shared a new addition to her fleece gilet collection, posting that Beaumont and Bear had also gifted her a navy fleece with a similar design. There are also plenty of other options around, including Finisterre's Women's Hegen Wool Fleece Gilet which is £135 and comes in a light oatmeal colour. For bargain hunters, Craghoppers has slashed the price of its Women's Dinas Vest from £65 to £45.50. Meanwhile Regatta's currently has 50% off slashing it to £12.50. However for the true authentic countrywear look – and to follow in almost all of the Clarkson's Farm stars' footsteps, shop Schoffel's women's Lyndon Fleece Gilet and men's Oakham Fleece Gilet now.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The Hoosiers to play at record shop in Oakham after festival cancelled
Multi-platinum selling band The Hoosiers are set to play an intimate gig to just 70 people after a festival where they were due to perform was cancelled. The band had been booked for On the Green Fest in Peterborough, which was cancelled due to poor advance ticket sales. But instead the band will play a free gig at family-run independent record shop Rockabuy Records in Oakham, Rutland, on Saturday 24 owner Dean Poole said he was staggered when the festival organisers approached his son asking if they wanted The Hoosiers to play in their shop. Dean said: "The people who were running the festival know my son Chris and contacted him and said 'the festival has been cancelled, so how do you feel about The Hoosiers playing in your shop?'"My instant reaction was that we've only got a small shop which will only hold about 70 people; do they really want to play here? "But we were told they were happy to do a small intimate gig, so I thought 'let's do it'. Sometimes in life you just need to go for it, and it'll be nice to give something back to the fans. "It's quite a thing for sleepy little Oakham, and we'll need to be careful we don't upset the noise police, but it will be an acoustic gig, so we won't be shaking the windows!" The Hoosiers – who comprise original members, vocalist Irwin Sparkes and drummer Alan Sharland - will play hits from their entire back catalogue during the said: "With the disappointing news that On The Green Festival has been cancelled, Al and I thought it would be only right and a bit fun to do a pop-up gig at the nearest record shop for fans who were planning to come to our festival show."Entry to The Hoosiers show will be on a first-come, first-served basis, prioritising those who have cancelled tickets to On The Green Festival at the Embankment with them.
BBC News
06-05-2025
- BBC News
Rutland county councillors raise concerns over 'lack of safety' at roadworks
Concerns raised over 'lack of safety' at roadworks The council's principal highways engineer said it was not what was expected from contractor Thomas Bow, which has been approached for comment by the LDRS. Independent member Ms Harvey said the incident was so unusual she "thought she was dreaming", the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said. Mark Chatfield and Samantha Harvey said they saw the workman on the B640 Barleythorpe Road in Oakham and relayed details to Rutland County Council's scrutiny meeting on Thursday. Councillors in Rutland are launching an investigation after a contractor was spotted repairing potholes in rush hour with just a bucket and no safety measures. 'So unprofessional' Describing the scene as shocking, Ms Harvey said she was returning from Leicester one morning when she was "horrified" to see no cones or other safety measures in place around the roadworks. She said she wanted reassurance it had been raised with the contractor "because having workmen in a major highway at rush hour with not even a cone and just a little bucket" was an issue. "[There was] just some chap on his knees in the middle of the road, on an open road, filling in a long stretch," she said. "I did actually think I was dreaming... I was flabbergasted." Mr Chatfield, who represents the Liberal Democrats on Rutland County Council, also saw the workman and said it "looked so unprofessional it was untrue". Andrew Tapp, the authority's principal highways engineer, Thomas Bow, taken over the had contract from Tarmac in May last year. "From a council perspective, that is not what we expect of our contractor," he said. "We have done our own internal investigation, we have made sure our process was okay and fine, therefore we have now left it with the contractor to do their formal investigation. "They are aware of our high-level concerns around that and they are taking it seriously."
