Prescot farmer uses two-ton loaf to show industry’s plight
Olly Harrison The giant hunk of bread is the equivalent of nearly 3,000 regular loaves A farmer has baked a two-ton loaf of bread to highlight what he said was the “unfairness” in the supply chain and called for more support from the government. Olly Harrison said the enormous hunk of bread is the equivalent […]
Suppliers selected to find algae solutions
PA Media Five suppliers have been selected in the first phase of an initiative to tackle blue-green algae in Lough Neagh. They have each been awarded a share of £450,000 to develop proof of concepts to treat, reduce and suppress algal growth. Up to three will proceed into a second pilot solution phase next year. […]
Who Dares Wins star Foxy purpose
Channel 4 Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox grew up in Houghton Regis, near Luton Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox, who stars in reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins, said military service gave him purpose after struggling at school. The former Royal Marines commando and special forces sergeant grew up in Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire. He recalled: “I didn’t do […]
Black Country chippy offers food for a penny to mark D-Day
A Black Country chippy is marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day by offering portions of the nation’s favourite takeaway for a penny. Queues of customers keen to bag a bargain built up outside Merchants in Halesowen an hour before it opened at midday. Leoni Lambrou from the family-run firm said her late great-grandfather George, had […]
Essex singer who lost her voice as a child is played on radio
HollyVision Ruby Poole described hearing her song played on the BBC for the first time as “very exciting” A woman who needed singing therapy after losing her voice as a child has had her music played on the radio. Ruby Poole, 18, from Harwich in Essex, was five when she woke up to discover she […]
Derbyshire farmers’ plea for a ‘future’ from next government
BBC Phil Lawton, 26, runs a dairy farm near Ashbourne A dairy farmer fears agriculture could decline like the steel industry without more support from the next government. Phil Lawton and his parents keep 130 milking cows near Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Mr Lawton, 26, says cuts in subsidies and shrinking profits have collided with a […]
Malcolm Arnold festival in Northampton streams online concerts
BBC Sir Malcolm Arnold, pictured in 1966, won an Oscar for his work on the 1957 film classic The Bridge on the River Kwai A day of online concerts as part of a festival celebrating the Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold continues his legacy of being “accessible”, the organiser said. Arnold, who died in 2006 aged […]
Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket
Getty Images A rack of lamb on sale for C$41.81 at Loblaws in 2023 Canada is searching for an international grocer to enter its domestic market, after years of anger from shoppers over high food prices, much of it directed at one of the big players. But would an Aldi or a Lidl solve the […]
Five nature wins that have actually worked
Getty Images World leaders are gathering in Cali, Colombia, to agree ways to save species from extinction and restore nature. Here are five powerful solutions to halt biodiversity loss. There’s a treasure trove of ways to save species in decline, and restore their habitats so they can live safely. In a healthy state, rich and […]
Maidstone Museum disco brings ’80s vibe to Grade II-listed manor
A museum on the site of a Grade II-listed manor house in Kent is hosting an ’80s-themed disco night in one of its galleries. Maidstone Museum said the event for over-18s will be held on the evening of Saturday 23 November. The disco follows on from the venue’s I Grew Up in the ’80s exhibition, […]