13+ hour, 26+ min ago   (869+ words) There will be a boost for fresh fruit and vegetables and deep-fried food will be banned in what the government has called the biggest shake-up to school dinners in England in over a decade. Under new school food standards, fibre…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago   (202+ words) Thousands more reusable drink covers have been funded to help people protect themselves from spiking. The latest funding brought the total number of DrinkSeals ordered for Guernsey since 2024 to 7,500. The covers stretch over most glasses and cups, leaving a small…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (316+ words) Supermarket Iceland is opening its first branch in the Falkland Islands, according to boss Lord Richard Walker. He said the store would be opening in December, adding on LinkedIn it would be the the first UK high street brand to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (723+ words) A growing trend of supermarkets selling a cheaper, less nutritious alternative to tinned mackerel is an example of "skimpflation", a consumer group has said. Princes - which supplies major supermarkets - has substituted the fish for jack mackerel, an entirely different species…...

2+ day, 17+ min ago   (796+ words) Across allotments and deep in the heart of gardens, excitement is building ahead of a big date in the calendar - the Canna UK National Giant Vegetables Championship, later this month. For the many who spend months tending their plants to…...

5+ day, 48+ min ago   (145+ words) Britain is producing less food now than 30 years ago, with lower levels of self sufficiency in 10 out of 11 key food stuffs grown by UK farmers. That’s according to a new report from the National Farmers Union which argues that food…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (392+ words) The chairman of a community group which bought a pub to save it from closure says they want it to be "a place where people are always welcome" - and plan to only sell Sussex-brewed beer. Residents in Amberley raised £750,000 to…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (634+ words) One of the largest fruit and vegetable producers in the country said it has lost up to 40% of its peppers due to British heatwaves. Lea Valley Growers' Association, which produces about three-quarters of Britain's cucumbers and sweet peppers in glasshouses…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (376+ words) A selection box from the 1990s will remain uneaten in tribute to a young girl who died before she could receive it as a Christmas gift 36 years ago. Susan Peacock, from Middlesbrough, was seven when she died in a car accident…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (618+ words) Landlords in Essex say community ownership is "the future of pubs." In the last five years, 3,953 pub businesses closed while 1,624 were demolished or lost forever, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). But in 2020, The Railway Arms in Saffron…...